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Calypso Portable Anemometer

This range of innovative marine electronics now has a UK distributor – Hampshire-based weather monitoring and datalogging specialist Richard Paul Russell Ltd. Calypso’s Portable Anemometer is a solid state wind instrument that’s waterproofed to IPX8 standards and can be mounted easily on RIBs and daysailers, or at the masthead of larger vessels.

The ultrasonic transducers solve one of the most common problems associated with conventional wind sensors – the reliability of their moving parts.

The internal battery is charged by a solar panel and has sufficient

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