While in Ohio, I visited a store called Restoration Hardware (online at http://www.restorationhardware.com).
One of the things I saw there was twine from Nutscene, a Scottish company (http://www.nutscene.com). One huge role advertised "600 meters" of twine, with no non-SI equivalents given that I noticed. Other balls of twine were labeled in the style of "60 mtrs". I've posted a note to them on this. I did purchase for $70 a wireless indoor/outdoor weather system there. The displays can indicate the temperatures in Fahrenheit or Celsius. Pressures are not given numerically but as weather icons. The pamphlet states the range at which the remote sensor can be located from the receiver is "Maximum 30 m, open area" with no non-SI indications. However, the auxiliary temperature probe has a "6 feet [sic] cord" with no SI indication! Temperature ranges are given in SI with Fahrenheit equivalents (without spaces between numbers and units): indoor 0°C to +50°C (+32°F to +122°F) remote -10°C to +50°C (+14°F to +122°F) probe -50°C to +70°C (-58°F to +158°F) but with the note that "below -10°C" the remote sensor should be indoors to avoid freezing the batteries ["dry" cells] and the probe snaked to the colder spot (outdoors, food freezer, etc.). No manufacturer is given but the device is labeled "Weather Centre" and "RF-tech". I suppose a search of RF-tech might yield something. The device is made in China. By the way, so far I'm rather pleased with this device. It saves me from having to carve a slot in a window sill or jamb to pass through a fluid-filled tube, common among indoor/outdoor temperature devices. I have the receiver located in the room at one end of the second floor of my house and the remote located midway along the back wall at eye level when standing on the ground. Estimated distance (straight-line through the house) is some 10 m to 12 m. Occasionally the remote reading drops out, but it soon restarts itself. Temperature readouts are to the nearest 0.1 °C and when placed side-by-side the two units agree within less than 0.5 °C. The outdoor sensor seems to be consistent with the NWS readings taken just a few kilometers from my house. The device records min/max readings for indoor and outdoor temperatures --- both, individually. It's good enough for home use, at least above a minus ten! Time can be set in 12 h or 24 h format and there is an alarm available as well as a "snooze" feature. I suppose the alarm would be useful if I took this camping. The pamphlet says that the receiver can monitor and (in rotation) display up to three remote devices, though only one comes in the package. The receiver and remote sensor are each devised to allow hanging or self-standing configurations. Jim -- Metric Methods(SM) "Don't be late to metricate!" James R. Frysinger, LCAMS http://www.metricmethods.com/ 10 Captiva Row e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Charleston, SC 29407 phone: 843.225.6789
