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Sorry if this has been posted before but is it worth forking out for a kestrel or can someone recommend a cheapy that'll do the same job without falling to pieces or chewing through batteries??
I don't need a ballistic calculator as I have strelok on my phone and I'm not to worried about temp at this stage.
Thanks in advance
Aliexpress, search wind meter.
Been there , kestrel all the way
Where's the best place to buy kestrel in NZ? Or are you best to ebay or amazon?
Tried two cheaper wind meters both were crap and not that cheap either, go Kestrel only real option
kestrel!
buy once cry once.
you only need the 2500
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Just throw some grass in the air, count "1000 & One" for every meter it travels = 4kph, dead faken easy
Burnsco have wind meters from time to time for about 30 - 40 bucks dunno if thats good or not
what was wrong with them?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dermastor
you are way better with the kestrel as you get station air pressure and temp which are crucial when you start streching your legs and changing altitudes.Quote:
Originally Posted by chalkeye
oh and it's a quality wind meter as well!
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I have had one from Dick Smiths for years, works for me, temp wind and so on have been the same as kestrel but it doesn't have all the functionality...
Kerry at 'The GearLocker' or 'Precision Shooter' imports and sells them, give him a hola
https://www.facebook.com/precisionshooter/
Sweet I'll look into it tomorrow Double Shot. I was leaning towards spending a little more to get something decent, it seems to work out better in the long run.
I can get that data elsewhere. Do they not read the windspeed accurately?Quote:
Originally Posted by andyanimal31
The two cheap ones I had one a Windmate 3500 the turbine crapped out in less than a year and they expected me to purchase a new one the other very cheap from a local store just never worked well and chewed batteries. I now have a Kestrel 5000 and very happy.
Can you get that data elsewhere with no cell coverageQuote:
Originally Posted by chalkeye
I too can get all the data i need if I have coverage but I'm on iPhone
I started with a cheap one ($25) for a couple of years, worked fine, but have upgraded to a Skywatch Xplorer, i went with the Xplorer 4 due to it also measuring air pressure.
just wondering what your using to get that data?Quote:
Originally Posted by chalkeye
I did have a cellphone for a while that had the 3 sensors which actually coresponded with my kestrel
unfortunately I killed it as my Sammy S5 only has station pressure now.
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How do you find that data on the s5?Quote:
Originally Posted by andyanimal31
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I use the applied ballistics and when you go to populate the atmosphere feilds you press the top right hand corner 3 dots and it will ask you if you want to use the pressure from the phone.
just tick it and it puts it in.
it's a great piece of software!
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I use shooter and all I got was this.Quote:
Originally Posted by andyanimal31
Maybe because mine is a s5 mini? https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...eb99595e1d.jpg
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check to see what sensors your mini has online.
I cracked the shit with shooter and went applied ballistics as shooter(sean) wasn't replying to my emails
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it looks like it only has the accelerometer for angle measurment
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Ah cheers Andy.
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