Compatible Wind Direction / Speed sensor

[EarlWer]

What have people used for Wind speed / Wind direction sensors?

The new Raymarine sensor is over $1,000

Has anyone installed something cheaper?

It will be connected to my new RPi5 / MacArthur build.

Ideally much cheaper, wired, NMEA and easy to install on the top of the mast.

thanks

[PaddyB]

Not the cheapest but very happy with my ultrasonic cv7, never gets turned off and no little spinning cups for the seagulls to break ?
https://www.svb24.com/en/lcj-capteurs-cv...rsion.html

[SCarns]

I also vote for the LCJ Capteurs CV7. I had one on my last two boats and will put one on my current one once the birds finally crush the Raymarine unit that's up there - I hate that thing! The CV7 has NO moving parts. It is NMEA 0183 or can go direct to NMEA 2000 with their windy adapter. I love that thing!