Review on Wintact Digital Anemometer And Weather Station For Accurate HVAC Duct And Outdoor Measurements by Bob Berry

Overall I think that this device works well and seems to be relatively accurate. I race sailboats and have for pretty much all of my life so I have a pretty good estimate of wind speeds as many of the larger boats I've raced on have anemometers on top of the mast giving a true wind speed/direction reading.The wind direction is where this falls short. I was somewhat under the impression that the head rotated on this to get the wind direction. While the product description is misleading saying it gives direction, it actually does give compass readings. The caveat being, you need to turn your arm into the direction of the wind. As the wind is not visible, it's still a best guess effort if you're facing 100% into the direction of the wind.This unit doesn't cost much more than the smaller pocket-sized units but brings far more features to the table. We'll be using this when we have to do our race committee duty during the season.