Yep, you read that right: BUY Belfort Instruments DigiWx-SHIT... Have a PILE OF SHIT guaranteed! Have you heard about the Meadow Lake Airport AWOS Fiasco? Quoting, http://meadowlake-airport.com/AWOS.htm reads in short: "Executive Conclusion: Of the four candidate AWOS manufacturers, only two meet the threshold and objective system performance levels. These are systems provided by All Weather Inc (AWI) and Vaisala. The SuperAWOS by Potomac Aviation does not pass an initial cut due to maintenance problems encountered with their SuperUnicom installed at Meadow Lake airport." "The Belfort Digi WX "AWOS" is not a true FAA fully commissionable AWOS. Its complete sensor suite is not certified. Installation of this system at 00V means that we would not have our weather data (METAR) accessible in the federal database which means that Flight Service and other sites such as ADDS, XM weather, WSI, etc would not not have Meadow Lake weather data. The only certified weather info would be altimeter and visibility. While this does allow Part 91 and 135 instrument approaches, the inability to incorporate its complete METAR data in the federal system is a deal-breaker." "The apparent initial cost savings of the initial Belfort Digi WX acquisition is minimal and not worth the lack of functionality and usefulness to the national aviation community. Life-cycle cost of the Belfort system over 15 years is over $27,000 higher than the Vaisala system." "It would not allow us to transition to a three letter airport identifier." "Bottom line is that the Belfort system represents false economy, minimal pilot usefulness and is inconsistent with providing the aviation community services that make this airport attractive to current and future pilots and businesses." "Of the remaining systems offered by AWI and Vaisala, Vaisala is the preferred system." The complete report highlighting DigiWx shortcomings can be found at: http://meadowlake-airport.com/AWOSanalysis.doc Now have a LQQK at this..... Ron Lee from Meadow Lake Airport wrote in Pike's Peak Flyer: January 2009 The SuperUnicom was shut down in early August 2008 due to harmful interference on the 122.7 MHz frequency A grant was submitted and approved to get an AWOS III P/T using FAA funds. Our portion of the cost is around $4,000 although incidentals may drive it higher... but far below the $25,000 previously budgeted for an AWOS. One MLAA Board member is attempting to force a system that is not fully certified down our throats using the flawed rationale that it is cheaper that the fully certified systems offered by All Weather Inc and Vaisala. A major down side to the Belfort system is that pilots will not be able to access METAR data through Flight Service, ADDS, on their on-board weather systems, etc. We will very likely be unable to acquire a three letter airport ID and maintenance will cost much more over its lifetime than with either of the fully certified systems. Plus in its current implementation, there is no obvious upgrade path to getting present weather and lightning information available in an AWOS III P/T system. It is crucial to the safety of this airport and our usefulness as a destination airport within the National Airspace System that we get a state of the art AWOS. With the FAA grant, it is amazingly affordable. But it is essential that local pilots become informed on this matter and contact all Board members to express their view. My opinion... based upon extensive research on behalf of MLAA members... is that we need a fully certified AWOS. The minimum configuration is AWOS III, with AWOS III P/T highly desirable (objective). It needs to be the number one priority acquisition with a target installation not later than Spring 2009. It must not be sacrificed to pay interest on the land acquisition. His full report is located he http://home.pcisys.net/~ronlee/MeadowLakeAWOSSelectionAnalysis.doc If you're considering Digiwx AWOS... READ THIS ANALYSIS FIRST! Following up on the post regarding the UN-APPROVED, UN- CERTIFIED and UN-OFFICIAL weather data spewed by Belfort Digiwx AWOS, one also needs to note that they only sold 2 units during all of 2009. markwdec...@gmail.com wrote: "These Belfort Digiwx AWOS Chinese made wind sensors are about the worst products available in the weather instrumentation marketplace worldwide. This is yet another reason why Belfort Instruments did not get the following Digiwx AWOS weather sensors (ie. wind speed, wind direction, temperature, dewpoint, relative humidity, density altitude, present weather, precipitation, lightning, ceilometer (aka condensation altitude)) FAA Approved, nor FAA Ceritified and why the information SPEWED from a Belfort Digiwx AWOS is NOT OFFICIAL FAA WEATHER INFORMATION (like you'd find in a FAA METAR report). Belfort formats their UN-APPROVED, UN-CERTIFIED and UN-OFFICIAL weather data to make it look like an official avaition METAR when it's NOT! And that's why you won't find a single FAA COMMISSIONED Belfort Digiwx AWOS anywhere in the world!" Bruce R. Robinson's 10 reasons to NOT buy Belfort Digiwx AWOS: Ten reasons for not buying Belfort Instrument Digiwx AWOS: 1) no FAA Approved or FAA Certified wind speed 2) no FAA Approved or FAA Certified wind direction 3) no FAA Approved or FAA Certified temperature 4) no FAA Approved or FAA Certified dewpoint 5) no FAA Approved or FAA Certified density altitude 6) no FAA Approved or FAA Certified visibility 7) no FAA Approved or FAA Certified precipitation measurement 8) no FAA Approved or FAA Certified precipitation discriminator 9) no FAA Approved or FAA Certified ceiling measurement (ceilometer) 10) no FAA Approved or FAA Certified lightning detection Then you can always check out the reliability of a Digiwx..... Check it out yourself: http://www.digiwx-n27.com - CURRENT DATA NOT AVAILABLE http://www.digiwx-2m8.com - CURRENT DATA NOT AVAILABLE http://www.digiwx-ambergriscayairport.com - CURRENT DATA NOT AVAILABLE It's been this way for months! Not hours, not days, not weeks, but months! How many more examples of unreliable Digiwx stations do you need? The United States had 546 commercial service airports as of 2001. See: http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/20.. You won't find a single Digiwx AWOS in use at any of these commercial service airports where passengers are being transported. When you consider that Digiwx AWOS is nothing more than a FAA Approved barometer and visibility sensor, now you know why! Why would you put your family at risk to a small airport that has a Digiwx AWOS in use? Do you have a death wish for your family? Here are some other reliable AWOS alternatives that you will find in use at U.S. commercial service airports including: http://www.vaisala.com (Who's computer is this?) http://www.allweatherinc.com (Who's computer is this?) http://www.superunicom.com (Who's computer is this?) Belfort Instrument Digiwx AWOS LOWLIFES BELFORT & GAMMA SCIENTIFIC CO-OWNER Bruce R. Robinson (serves as Chief Fondler at Utilipoint Intl) Ellen H. Robinson (phuck buddy) 60 Paako Drive Sandia Park, NM 87047 brobinson (at) utilipoint.com http://www.utilipoint.com/team/robinson.asp BELFORT & GAMMA SCIENTIFIC CO-OWNER Nicholas C. Kaufman (a phucking nobody) Darlene C. Kaufman (phuck buddy) 13667 Marsh Harbor Drive North Jacksonville, FL 32225 cs (at) quickstrategy.com http://www.quickstrategy.com/advisors.jsp CHIEF OPERATING BITCH Debra S. Lange (murdering bitch) Debra S. Alascio (maiden name: Spence) Santo V. Alascio (drunk husband) 960 Fell Street, Unit 313 Baltimore, MD 21231 DSAlascio (at) belfortinstrument.com FORMER BELFORT CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (who was fired) William C. Gordon (backstabbing dick sucker) Judith A. Gordon (phuck buddy) 13911 Manor Road Baldwin, MD 21013 BELFORT DIRECTOR OF SALES Ralph F. Petragnani (a phucking wannabe) Elisa Petragnani (phuck buddy) 1039 Old Bay Ridge Road Annapolis, MD 21403-4256 rpetragnani (at) belfortinstrument.com BELFORT INSTRUMENT DIGIWX AWOS SUPPORT M. Tylor Burton III (a phucking dick licker) Jane M. Burton (phuck buddy) 25 Dunvegan Road Catonsville, MD 21228 tylorb (at) gmail.com BELFORT INSTRUMENT MARKETING MANAGER Steven K. Eagan Joy M. Eagan (phuck buddy) 18912 Falls Road Hampstead, MD 21074 Digiwx AWOS was voted the MOST UNRELIABLE AWOS weather system in the U.S. marketplace according to a recent poll of pilots from AOPA. http://groups.google.com/group/alt.airports/msg/2de1905c0cdcc7a3 Pilots reported that: 1) Digiwx unable to consistently transmit weather data 2) rampant Digiwx outages (that pretty scary) 3) incorrect wind direction and wind speed readings 4) incorrect temperature and dewpoint readings 5) Digiwx AWOS systems that aren't even FAA commissioned 6) non-existent tech support from Belfort Instruments 7) Digiwx that doesn't broadcast over UNICOM using mic clicks 8) Digiwx that doesn't broadcast over UNICOM using voice reco 9) several airports that have replaced Digiwx with SuperAWOS 10) Belfort Instruments lies about it's involvement with Wright Brothers And then a LQQK at this..... Much has been written about Belfort Instrument Company's DigiWx AWOS anonymously for good reason because the Belfort DigiWx "fur" has been flying since at least 2005. One can find mention of Belfort's inferior weather station named DigiWx as witnessed by: Ten reasons to NOT buy Belfort DigiWx AWOS (keep reading) http://www.aviationkb.com/Uwe/Forum.aspx/piloting/5041/Ten-reasons- to... I also am of the belief that Belfort Instrument Company has been actively censoring anyone and any words which dishes dirt on this inferior DigiWx AWOS weather station. Now we have word from Belfort Instrument Company of a "Recommended Service Bulletin" dated April 21, 2011 and numbered 2011-1. SUBJECT: Unicom Transmission MODELS AFFECTED: Belfort DigiWx AV100 with                  either Technisonic or ICom radios TIME OF COMPLIANCE: At owner's discretion There have been some discussions by users at congested airports of not being able to receive the AWOS broadcast over the Unicom or the weather report stepping on other Unicom communications. The following suggest may decrease the problem. 1. On the DigiWx radio, set the squelch well above the squelch break point this, in turn requires more power to break the squelch which means traffic has to be closer to the airport to receive the weather report. 2. The DigiWx standard broadcast mode is using 3 MIC clicks. At busy airports, there isn t a way for the DigiWx to determine if someone is clicking the MIC 3 times for the weather or three (3) separate pilots are clicking the MIC to talk. If this is the case, it might help to change the number of MIC clicks for weather to 5 MIC clicks. Both of the above recommendations will help reduce the number of broadcasts from the DigiWx and they are easy to do and don t cost money. Belfort Field Service Team 800 937-2353 serv...@belfortinstrument.com Well, I fly from one of the airports in MT with one of these DigiWx AWOS pieces of SHIT. And its beyond me to understand why changing the mic clicks at a congested airport is going to fix the problem of a DigiWx which clogs the UNICOM frequency. Just like Belfort said, DigiWx cannot distinguish who is clicking the mic 3 times. The DigiWx is stupid. When it hears any 3 mic clicks, it activates and clogs an already congested UNICOM frequency. We pointed this out to Belfort 3 years ago and THIS WAS AND CONTINUES TO BE THEIR FIX? If I cut thru the emotion of everything ever written about the Belfort Instrument Comanpy DigiWx AWOS, I am now a believer. Belfort doesn't know the first phucking thing about designing an AWOS to broadcast over a UNICOM frequency. I have talked with numerous pilots from other airports who have the SuperAWOS and the Vaisala AWOS. And they just DON'T have these clogged frequency problems. About Belfort Instrument Company: Belfort used to be a leading provider of weather instruments to the government, professional meteorology and aviation markets. Key words: "use to be." They never provided any wind sensors to the Wright Brothers despite their fantastic assertion that they did! Historical archives available at the U.S. Air Force National Museum (1100 Spaatz Street, Wright- Patterson AFB, OH 45433) tells a very different story and specifically mentions a "Richards" anemometer which Wilbur Wright held as pictured at: "http://wings.avkids.com/Book/Wright/history1_19012.html". The Belfort aerovane wind system on U.S. Naval aircraft carriers are currently being replaced with ultrasonic wind sensors from QPI (11207 Single Oak Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22407) which just won a $94 million dollar contract for the Moriah Wind System. Belfort wind speed and direction anemometers found on the ASOS platform are now being replaced with ultrasonic sensors from the Vaisala Group. Belfort Instruments Model 6000 visibility sensor will no longer be a part of the U.S. Air Force's OS-21/FSB program come early 2007. And despite a $500,000 U.S. government grant from NASA's Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) program in 2004 to build a low-cost ceilometer, Belfort didn't possess the technical smarts nor the engineering know-how to accomplish the task. So now they're importing the Eliasson CBME 80A laser ceilometer from Muir Matheson. As one can readily see, Belfort is no longer setting any standards of measurement in the weather instrumentation world. And now Belfort is propagating lie after lie about their fabled company history while trying to steal thunder from the accomplishments of the Wright Brothers. According to the National Museum of American History (12th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20560), Belfort founder Julian Friez never made it to Baltimore to set up shop until sometime in the 1890s even though Belfort officials fraudulently claim the company was founded in 1876. Thus, there was no 125th anniversary for Belfort to celebrate in 2001 even though they hosted a party to which no one came! Belfort's proclamation that it is the "Oldest Weather Company in the World" is simply yet another Belfort lie as Thomas Romney Robinson invented the first wind anemometer in 1846, six years before Julian Friez was born in 1852. Belfort doesn't even know it's own company history so they just make it up! You should wonder what other crap (eg. Digiwx AWOS) they also make up! 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