our local airport 61B (Boulder NV) has an "automated Unicom" system, on the
CTAF freq, it calls out winds and altimeter setting, not sure it could do
visibility or cloud height. But it has to be activated by a radio
transmission on the CTAF freq. If it hears radio transmission activity, it
jumps in periodically with the wind information.

BT

"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
oups.com...
I fly out of O61 (near Sacramento). Because our airport is 1000 feet
above Sacramento our weather (fog) tends to be different from
Sacramento. My partner and I end up driving up to the airport sometimes
just to find the weather isn't what we expected. What does it take to
get an AWOS? Has anyone on this group been involved in such a purchase?
-Robert