decent wireless digital thermometer suggestions?

I have a La Cross which works OK but requires a complete re-initialization of everything every time you change the batteries. Also an older RF-Tech which loses the remote on a fairly regular basis.

Isaac

The ones I have purchased from Oregon Scientific have been decent as far as performance and reliability but the change of batteries can be a hassle. The receiver and multiple transmitters in my installation require re-syncing whenever any transmitter or the receiver have a battery failure, which forces all the outdoor and indoor transmitters to be opened and reset buttons to be pushed / batteries to be removed and reinstalled, in order for them to each chose non-interfering channels for transmission. This is an annual hassle for me with my 4 transmitters, 3 indoors and 1 outdoor.

I now routinely change all 5 sets of batteries when the first of the 5 units fails to avoid having to redo all of them 5 times a year.

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I have Oregon Scientific's EMR963HG:

Whenever I replace batteries, the unit just starts working afterward, without any 'reset' needed on either the remote or base unit.

It is a well designed tool.

(I have no connection to Oregon Scientific other than as a delighted customer.)

--Winston

My Oregon Scientific setup is at least 10 years old so perhaps they have found a better way to get all of the radios to report without collisions using time slots, frequency hops, or some other method. Apart from this inconvenience, I also find their stuff to work just beautifully, with accurate and reliable measurement and reporting. And they were priced very low when I looked years ago. Not sure if this is still true or not.

I would recommend them, all considered. Just wanted to warn that this peculiar issue was one I never anticipated, and does detract from an otherwise excellent design.

Smarty