Furuno PB150 Ultrasonic Weather Station (PB150)

The enhanced PB150 Ultrasonic WeatherStation® Instrument features higher-accuracy temperature readings and improved wind speed and direction accuracy. WeatherCaster? PC Software version 2.0 puts your own personal weatherman on-board the boat, 24 hours a day. The easy-to-use program has multiple screen views and advanced setup features to customize what you want to see. No Computer on board?no problem, just connect the PB150 to a NMEA 0183 display for up-to-the-minute weather information.

Before Leaving the Dock ? Decide if you want to spend your day on the water. Anticipate weather fronts by checking the wind speed and direction, temperature, and barometric pressure. Check the weather history graphs, as the WeatherCaster? Software can store readings for up to 72 hours.

Underway ? Monitor up-to-the-minute weather conditions at your location. See where and when the fish will bite best based on wind conditions and a rising or falling barometer.

Docking ? The on-board PC or chart plotter can display true wind data to make docking a vessel in high wind a breeze.

By combining Furuno?s popular RD30 Nav Data Repeater with the PB150 Weather Station, you can now display important weather information in a large, easy-to-read format. As an added bonus, the PB150 has been fitted with an internal compass as well as a state-of-the-art Furuno GPS sensor, allowing you to utilize the PB150 as a backup GPS navigator.


* True wind speed and direction
* Apparent wind speed and direction
* Barometric pressure
* Air temperature
* Wind chill temperature
* Measures wind speed and direction ultrasonically
* Wind calibration traceable to NIST
* Internal WAAS GPS
* Two-axis solid-state compass
* Three-axis accelerometer provides pitch and roll
* NMEA 0183 output
* WeatherCaster Software
* Very easy installation and two-year warranty
* Maintenance-free operation?no moving parts
* Recommended for recreational powerboats

Data Output Protocol - NMEA0183:


* $GPDTM............ Datum Reference
* $GPGGA............ GPS Fix Data
* $GPGLL............ Geographic Position?Latitude and Longitude * $GPGSA............ GNSS DOP and Active Satellite
* $GPGSV............ Satellites in View
* $GPRMC............ Recommended Minimum GNSS
* $GPVTG............ COG and SOG
* $GPZDA............ Time and Date
* $HCHDG............ Heading, Deviation, and Variation
* $$WIMDA........... Meteorological Composite
* $WIMWD............ Wind Direction and Speed
* $WIMWV............ Wind Speed and Angle
* $WIMWR............ Relative Wind Direction and Speed
* $WIMWT............ True Wind Direction and Speed
* $YXXDR............ Transducer Measurements

Power Requirements:

* 9-16 VDC

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