Vaisala RS80 Technical Specifications

General specifications


 
 Dimensions excl. antenna:                 55 mm by 147 mm by 90 mm 
 
 Weight, battery activated:                approximately 220 g 

 Battery:                                  water -activated 
 
 Voltage:                                  19 V 

 Transmitter frequencies:                  403 MHz, 1680 MHz

 Windfinding alternatives:                 GPS, Loran-C, Alpha/Com-VLF

 
 
Meteorological sensors


 
 PTU sensors are individually factory calibrated.

 
 Pressure:                                 BAROCAP® Capacitive aneroid 

 Measuring range:                          1060 hPa to 3hPa (mb) 

 Resolution:                               0.1 hPa

 Accuracy:

 Reproducibility (1):                      0.5 hPa 

 Repeatability of calibration (2):         0.5 hPa



 Temperature:                              THERMOCAP® Capacitive bead 

 Measuring range:                          +60 °C to - 90 °C 

 Resolution:                               0.1 °C 

 Accuracy: 

 Reproducibility (1):                      0.2 °C up to 50 hPa, 0.3 °C for 50-15 hPa, 0.4°C above 15 hPa level

 Repeatability of calibration (2):         0.2 °C 

 Lag:                                      < 2.5 s (6 m/s flow at 1000 hPa) 



 Humidity:                                 HUMICAP® Thin film capacitor 

 Measuring range:                          0 to 100 % RH 

 Resolution:                               1 % RH 

 Lag:                                      1 s (6 m/s flow at 1000 hPa, +20 °C) 

 Accuracy: 

 Reproducibility (1):                      <3 %RH

 Repeatability of calibration (2):         2 %RH 


(1) Data based on WMO International Radiosonde Comparison, Phases I, II, and III (WMO/TD no 195 and 451)
(2) Standard deviation between two successive calibrations