La Crosse Technology 2800 Weather Radio User Manual


 
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WINDSPEEDANDDIRECTION
Windspeedanddirectionisdisplayedintheupperrightsectionof
themainwindow.
CURRENTWINDSPEED
Thecurrentwindspeedisdisplayedatthetopofthissection,above
theBeaufortscale,withthewinddirectionrepresentedbyacompass
inthemiddle.Thecurrentwinddirectionisrepresentedbythearrow
witharedtip.
Note:theBeaufortscale(bft)istheeffectofwindupon
waterand
hasahighreadingof12.Thiswillshowdifferentlythantheactual
windspeedreading.
WINDDIRECTIONHISTORYINDICATORS
Thecompassimagealsodisplaysthepreviouswinddirection.Therearefiveindicatorsdisplayingthelastfive
reportedwinddirections.Thesearedisplayedwitharrowswithblacktips.
GUST
Inthelowersection,theGustvaluedisplaysthehighestwindspeedrecordedinthepast20minutes.
MAX
TheMaxvaluerepresentsthehighestwindspeedrecordedsincethemaxvaluewaslastreset.Toresetthemax
windspeedvalue,seethesectiononminmax
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ALARM
Tosetahighwindspeedorwinddirectionalarm,seethesectiononsettingalarms.
CurrentWindDirection
PreviousWindDirections