老外的Brunton ADC Pro手持气象站 测评——翻译自英语 - 装备天下 - 8264户外手机版

    这个掌上气象站被设计用来做任何事情——从警告你即将到来的风暴，到跟踪记录高度变化、风寒度和水流速度。我从11月到1月，在各种可以想象的天气环境中测试了这个装备，下面我们看看它表现如何。

    把东西拿出盒子后，你只需要一点点时间来熟悉这个小装置。浏览一下随机附赠的CD然后开始进行试用教程——你会需要它们的。这个小玩意儿有三个主按钮，用来帮助进入它大批的的模式和设置功能。还有个小一点儿的按钮来提供黑暗环境下，LCD显示屏的背光照明。预置笔画、大字体的数字显示器会一目了然地告诉你你所需要的信息，不会有任何偏差。Brunton的小玩意儿可以轻松装进口袋里，也可以装到你的包上，或者你也可以系上附带的绳子，把它挂在脖子上。

        Brunton称轻量又防水的ADC Pro可以帮助跟踪预测将来12小时的天气变化。在显示时间和温度的主界面上，一个大图描述了目前的天气，并且没人会弄错天气：大太阳表示什么？你已经猜对了，天气不错！除此之外，像当前温度、气压计和风速计之类的功能结合起来，可以让你确切了解天气将会怎样变化。

    我很喜欢气压图表功能，我并非专业人士，但是参考图表，是判断天气将会如何变化的一个简单方法。如果图表显示的是一条平滑的曲线，几乎没有上升或下降，那么你可以认为天气会保持现状；如果图表开始骤然下降，那你可能要找个地方躲起来了——有风暴正在形成！

    在你更加适应这些数据的意义后，你可以结合它们来得到一个更精确的预测。如果在气压下降的同时湿度在上升，那你可以预见到，一场暴风雨正在到来。在这些数据的基础上推测出天气预报实在是得心应手，但是有谁会想在享受户外的时候，边走路边盯牢一个科技产品呢？ADC Pro也有风暴预警、高度计、风速和风寒度指示。把它挂在包上，然后听它的警报——你就会知道某些严重的东西已经在路上了。

    除了天气预报功能，ADC Pro 还配备滑雪计数器功能。这个功能结果成了我最喜欢和最常用的功能之一。把ADC Pro带上，把滑雪计数器归零，一整天中它就会计算你总的旅程，外加跟踪你总的直上升和下降距离。现在，你向朋友们炫耀你在当地旅游胜地的“伟大的20趟旅程”，你就可以拿出ADC Pro，然后用它来为你的说法作证。这个装置作为一个测量设备，通过气压的变化，同时跟踪行程和高度。不要仅仅猜你骑了20000英尺的垂直高度。带上ADC Pro来了解确切数据。这个神奇的小装置还有一个“逐圈计算”功能使你可以计下比赛时间。如果你要找回自我，那就记下你滑雪时的超级大回转时间来反对那些滑雪专家们。

    另一个很酷的功能是装置顶上小小的风速/水速感应器。你断言你登顶的上一座山峰上风速超过60英里/小时？下一次你就会知道确切风速了。ADC Pro不仅测量风速，它还会计算出风寒指数。那条小溪是不是看上去流速太快不能跨过呢？这个小风扇也可以测量水流速度。作为一个额外功能，这个小风扇有一片风叶是不同颜色的，这片风叶会指向磁北，这个很粗略的指北针可以告诉你你正朝着那个方向前进。虽然你通常并不会用到这个指北针来在野外导航，但是作为一个快速的参考，这还是很棒的。

    以上是至今这个装置的所有优点，但是它的缺点在哪里呢？我的第一点不满是说明书：我喜欢他们减少使用纸质说明书，而改用CD，但是光盘并不与Mac电脑兼容。怎么办呢？我不得不去借我朋友的PC来弄清楚ADC Pro。我希望在这个科技发达的世界，说明书应该在PC和Mac平台上都能运行。不要期望ADC Pro能提供100%的精确度。毕竟，它的读数都是基于气压变化的。我以前在景点骑过半天车，同时使用滑雪计数器功能，但它显示我已经骑了超过25000英尺的垂直距离！哪里出问题了？山上快速变化的气压迷惑了ADC Pro，使它产生一个糟糕的读数。这在这种情况下并不是一个很大的问题，但是你不会希望它在你深入尤纳山区20英里时给你一个错误信息。要知道这个装置是难免有错误的，所以你一定得考虑到野外的天气变化会影响它的精确度。

    总体上，ADC Pro提供Brunton标称的几乎所有数据。我有一个户外手表，被设计用来做和ADC Pro同样的事情。我可以诚实地说，ADC Pro远远优于这个手表。精确度常常是争论的焦点，但是在户外，没有任何事是精确的。刚好超过200美元的价格，使ADC Pro可能不会出现在你的第一张“必备装备”清单中，但要知道在户外，天气对你的影响是无法估量的。

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You’ve planned your weekend Backcountry geTAWAy,now the only question is the weather. Most adventurers could qualify as juniormeteorologists; constantly pouring over weather reports and charts to ensuretheir well crafted trip won’t be spoiled by Mother Nature’s harsher elements.Study all you want, the weather research done at home often means little whenyou get out into the wild. How can you take the guesswork out of weatherpredicting in the backcountry? Brunton’s ADC Pro Atmospheric Data Center is hereto help.This pocket weather station is designed to do itall- from warning you about impending storms to tracking altitude change, windchill and water speed. I tested the
Brunton fromNovember through January in every imaginable weather condition; here’s a lookat how it performed.Straight out of the box this device takes alittle getting used to. Pop in the CD that comes with the ADC Pro and starttaking the tUTOrials- you’ll need them. This gadget has three main buttons thathelp navigate its numerous modes and settings. There is also a smaller buttonthat provides an LCD backlight for dark conditions. The display is solid; largefonts and digital readout will give you the answers you are looking for at aglance; no squinting here. The Brunton stows eASIly in a pocket, can be clippedto your pack, or you can attach the included lanyard and wear it around yourneck.Brunton claims that the lightweight andwaterproof ADC Pro will help track weather pattern up to twelve hours inadvance. A large picture on the main time and temperature display depicts thecurrent weather, and no one could screw this up: the big sun means, you guessedit, it’s nice out! In addition, features like current temperature, a barometricpressure gauge and a wind speed tracker combine to let you know exactly what toexpect from the skies above.I liked the graphing feature for barometricpressure; I’m no professional but referencing the graph is an easy way tofigure out what the weather is up to. If the graph is showing a smooth linewith little rise or fall you can expect the weather to hold; if the graphstarts plummeting you might want to seek some shelter- there’s a storm brewing!As you get more comfortable with the meanings ofthese fancy numbers you can combine them for a more accurate prediction. If thehumidity is rising while barometric pressure is falling you can expect a stormwith precipitation is on the way. Figuring out the forecast based on thesereadings is handy, but who wants to walk around staring at a piece oftechnology while you’re trying to enjoy the outdoors? The ADC Pro also hasalarms for storms, altitude, wind speed and wind chill; clip it to your packand listen for the alarm- you’ll know you’ve got something serious coming yourway.In addition to the forecasting features the ADCalso comes equipped with a ski run counter. This turned out to be one of myfavorite and most often used features. Strap in and set the ski run counter tozero. Throughout the day the Brunton will tally your total runs, plus trackyour total vertical rise and fall. Now when you’re bragging to your buddiesabout that “epic 20 run day” at the local resort, you can pull out the Pro andback up your claims. The device Tracks both the runs and altitude by usingchanges in air pressure as a measuring device. Don’t just guess that you rode20,000′ vert, know for sure by having the ADC Pro with you. This pocket wizardalso has a “Lap” feature that allows you to time races; stack up your Super Gtime against the pros’ if you want to bring your ego back down to earth.Another cool feature is the tiny wind/waterspeed reader at the top of the device. You swear the wind was blowing 60+ MPHon the last peak you bagged? Next time you will know for sure. Not only doesthe Pro measure the wind speed, but it also calculates the wind chill factor.Does that stream seem like it’s flowing too fast to cross? The same little fanwill also measure the water speed. As a bonus, the fan also has one blade thatis a different color; this blade will give you a reading for magnetic north,and the very bare bones compass markings can show you which direction you’reheading. You wouldn’t use this compass to navigate off trail but it’s nice fora quick reference.It’s all rosy so far for the device, but wheredoes it fall short? My first gripe is the instruction manual: I like that theyhave cut down on paper by using a CD, but the disc isn’t compatible with Macs.What gives? I had to borrow my buddy’s PC to figure out the ADC; I expect thatin today’s tech-savvy world the manual should work on both PC and Macplatforms. Don’t expect 100% accuracy from the ADC; after all, its readings arebased on changes in air pressure. I did a half day of resort riding while usingthe Ski Run counter and it told me I had logged over 25,000′ vert! Why theerrors? The rapidly changing air pressure on the hill had confused the ADC Prointo delivering a bad reading. Not a big deal in this situation, but youwouldn’t want it giving you bad info while 20 miles deep into the Uintas.Understand that this device is fallible and you must consider that wild weatherswings will affect its accuracy.Overall the ADC Pro delivers on almost everyclaim Brunton makes. I own an outdoor watch that is designed to do the samethings as the ADC Pro and can honestly say the Brunton outperforms it by far.Accuracy is sometimes an issue, but in the backcountry nothing is an exactscience. With a price tag of just over $200 the ADC Pro might not be the firstpiece of gear on your “must have” list, but knowing what the weather holds foryou in the outdoors can be invaluable.

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ADC Pro可以挂在你脖子上，放在口袋里或者卡在包上

大字体的数字显示意味着你可以一目了然地读取ADC Pro上的信息