Naturally, as with anything, peoples preferences vary tremendously. It is treated as home software which primarily measures the speed of the wind however, it does not technically. The kilo2400abs also features an improved laser with tighter beam divergence and a molded, glass asphere for the transmitter channel. Ballistic calculates trajectory, windage, velocity, energy, lead, and bullet flight time for any valid range. The vaavud wind meters turn your phone into a hightech meteorological tool. Weatherflow wind meter for smart phone this android iphone anemometer attachment plugs into your headphone port or lightning to headphone adapter in the case of newer iphones and provides you with wind data in an app. A kestrel weather meter allows you to measure the wind speed at your location, which can help you establish a baseline for your wind. Kilo2400abs 7x25mm digital ballistic laser rangefinder. The vast mountain plateau of hardangervidda is one of europes largest and is a true mecca for snow kiting in norway. Tool experts wind meter iphone ios android wind speed. The weatherflow weathermeter is a highly accurate miniature weather device used with your smartphone to measure wind, temperature, humidity and pressure readings. Your phone does the rest by recording the wind speed average and gust, wind direction and location.
Takes accurate wind readings, at wind speeds from 0. To use the weatherflow wind meter, you just download the free app for ios or android and plug in your wind meter to your smartphone aux or headset jack. Amazons choice for iphone wind meter holdpeak 866b digital anemometer handheld wind speed meter for measuring wind speed, temperature and wind chill with backlight and maxmin 4. Plug the shaka wind meter device into the headphone jack. The details day it will work with the iphone 6 or 7 but it needs to be plugged into the headphone jack which doesnt exist the customer support via twitter was pretty vague, saying it would work by holding the meter near the middle of my phone but ive not managed to achieve this. Smart weather station quick start guide why pay for membership. Meters per second, mph, knots, kilometers per hour, and. It may find specific use for all kitesurfers, windsurfers, sailors and other fans of wind related activities. Scarlet ws wind smart meter turns your smartphone into a hightech meteorological tool. Ballistic is the definitive ballistics trajectory calculator for ios devices, intended for serious shooters who want a serious and seriously accurate application. Jan 18, 2017 vaavud is raising funds for vaavud wind meter v 2. Wind meter works by measuring the volume of wind flowing over your iphone microphone and converting it into an effective wind speed reading in real time at your location.
Measure average wind speed and gusts with your ios or android phone. If you are into sailing, windsurfing, kite surfing, kite boa. A wind meter like the kestrel 3000 will tell you all you need to know about the speed of the wind, the temperature, even humidity and heat stress information. It lets you access weather data through ios or android devices. Wind meter, best overall buy long range hunting forum.
Dec 26, 2012 iphone wind meter wed dec 26, 2012 by dave phillips wind meter uses your iphone to estimate the speed of the wind. How the kestrel became the iphone of weather meters. The latest in revolutionary gadgets turn you smart phone, iphone, ipad, ipod, android, or smart device into a wind meter with this handy portable attachment and. Add to cart add to cart add to cart add to cart add to cart. Wind meter uses your iphone to estimate the speed of the wind. Use your iphone, ipad, or tablet as the display or use existing instrument with nmea0183. Its been in the market for about 20 years, and yet still one of the most popular today.
Best apps for sailing and boating sail far live free. Anyone who spends a lot of time engaging in outdoor activities would find it useful to know exactly how fast the wind is blowing. The elite meter will get even an amateur shooter on target at long range without wasting a lot of expensive ammo. Weatherflow wind meter an anemometer pocketsized device for wind, kite, board surfers, sailors, and wind observatory used to capture highly accurate wind measurements. Today, kestrel wind guage meters and weather trackers are as small as a mobile phone and cost about the same. This application brings the functionalities of an anemometer wind speed meter and of a wind spectrum analyzer to your iphone ipadipod. Wind meter works decent need to use it more to get better at it. The weatherflow wind meter is an anemometer that fits in your pocket. The free ballisticsarc iphone and android app allows to to calculate a variety of ballistics information when you used with this shooting wind meter wirelessly over bluetooth a nonbluetooth version that plugs into your phones headphone jack is also available, although it is missing a few features. Wind speed converter is a simple tool to convert between many various wind speed measurement scales. If your smartphone doesnt have a headphone jack, then the weatherflow wind meter bluetooth model may be the best wind meter for smartphones. Your phone does the rest by recording the wind speed average and gust, wind direction and. Weathermeter and windmeter are both fully compatible with the iphone 7 and 7 plus using the included adapter cable for windmeter. Its compatible with iphone, ipad, ipod, and all major android devices.
This android iphone anemometer attachment plugs into your headphone port or lightning to headphone adapter in the case of newer iphones and provides you with wind data in an app. The meteorological data provided by a single hand held kestrel weather and wind speed meter used to require expensive equipment that took up a truckload of space. It measures both the current wind speed and also keeps track of gusts, plus the direction and gps location. To use, simply point the microphone into the wind and push get wind. The kestrel wind meter is the most basic and extremely easy to use wind meter by kestrel.
Its operating range extends from the smallest puff to well over hurricane force winds. Weatherflow wind meter for ios and android smartphones. Meters per second, mph, knots, kilometers per hour, and beufort scale. Wind speed sensor 12v24v anemometer voltage signal output with 3 meters cable. Unlike the first two, this one can be slipped inside your pocket because its very compact. The best wind meters for long range shooting wind and. The wind meter is designed to be better than any other handheld anemometer on the market. The worlds first handheld device to measure both wind speed and direction. Whether youre a sailing enthusiast, a kite flyer, a skydiver, a pilot, a hiker, a fireman. Were working on a simple accessory to permit onehanded operation. Im using a wind meter designed for golfers that radio shack sells.
Holdpeak 866bapp digital anemometer handheld app with wireless bluetooth vane wind speed meter for measuring wind speed, temperature, wind chill with backlight black 3. It can be a little off on the direction, but i dont really care about that anyway. Meters highly accurate miniature weather devices used with your smartphone to measure wind, temperature, humidity and pressure readings. Highlighting the intent of the kestrel for the military, the dual color backlight includes a nightvisionpreserving red backlight that helps sustain natural night vision.
Windmeter works with iphone 7 via the apple lightning to 3. Sig 2400 abs windmeter to iphone with lightning connector. Shaka turns your iphone into a windspeedmeasuring machine. Mar 01, 2009 wait at least 510 seconds and then push got wind.
It works with android and ios devices like iphone, ipod touch and ipads. You have to watch the video of the iphone application compared to an actual electronic wind meter featured at the top of this article. You can see most of these pros trust one device above all the others. Weatherflow windmeters are pocketsized anemometers that capture highly accurate wind measurements. Find the best wind conditions out there, shared by others.
Theyre extremely useful devices that measure wind speed and sometimes other climate or weather information. Wind meter for android lead time is around 2 weeks, weather station lead time is around 4 weeks. The weatherflow windmeter will work with android devices that can provide enough power through the audio jack which is most android devices, including but not limited to the marked model devices below. We will inform you by email when your ordered products will ship so please use a valid email while checking out. The best smartphone anemometers wind meters with iphone. Its compatible with iphone, ipad, ipod, and all major android devices except not supported on lg g2. If you looking to figure out whats best for your budget and your shooting. Product title kestrel pocket wind meter blue 0810. Weatherflow wind meter foriphone and andriod devices. Make a precise measurement of the win d no matter where you are and what you are up to. Btmeter bt8805 handheld digital anemometer wind meter gauge for wind speed temperature chill tester for hvac cfm shooting boats drone.
Holdpeak 866b digital anemometer handheld wind speed meter for measuring wind speed, temperature and wind chill with backlight and maxmin 4. Jun 21, 2012 its a tiny wind meter that works with your iphone. Download wind speed and enjoy it on your iphone, ipad, and ipod touch. Just a quick show of how the bluetooth weatherflow works with strelok pro to be used for long range shooting. You can always manually input the data from a kestrel or other weather meters. More advanced weather meters like the kestrel 5500 track nearly 20 different weather parameters, and can record the data for later analysis.
Make a precise measurement of the wind no matter where you are and what you are up to. If so, can you help me with the parts and pieces to connect them to get it to work. Download one of our free apps for ios or android and plug in your wind meter its really that easy. Turn your iphon e into a hightech meteorological tool with the vaavud app and the vaavud wind mete r. But if you have an iphone or android phone with a headphone jack you might want to strongly consider the vaavud models.
Just showing the wind speed meter pro app on my android phone. Plug the wind meter into the headphone port on the phone and open up the spot on app. There is at least one alternative out there for people who want to use their iphone to measure the wind, which is reportedly about as accurate as. The spot on wind meter takes an accurate reading of the wind speed and direction and inputs the data directly into the spot on ballistic match technology application that every serious hunter and shooter should have on their smart phone. Weatherflow wind meter for cell phone iphone android. Its truly a groundbreaking wind and weather meter coupled with an accurate fire control computer. This compact pocketsized wind meter that links with iphone app, allowing you to capture and share wind speed and other data. We recommend that you test the wind meter for your particular iphone or type of use, using only natural wind and a commercial grade anemometer for comparisons. Dwyer instruments portable wind meter balls, pk3 3xru4a. Looking for dwyer instruments portable wind meter balls, pk3 3xru4. The kestrel ballistics weather meter with applied ballistics.
Weatherflow wind meter anemometer for mobile iphone android. Wind speed monitor complies with osha safety regulation for outdoor events, film production, temporary structures such as. Nikon s allnew spot on ballistic wind meter plugs directly into the headphone port found on almost all smart phones. Shaka is the first accurate wind meter that will turn your iphone into a precision weather monitoring tool. Weatherflow is proud to announce the weatherflow wind meter its an anemometer that fits in your pocket. Since i have some experience in commercial air balancing ang using alnor flow meters and hoods, i decided to make an air capture hood from card board, with a 24 x 24 base and tapering to a 12 x 12 opening so that i could have an exact 1 cubic foot of air, and even with an exact area, the numbers were all over the place. I bought this for shootinghunting and so glad i did. Kitelife magazine in our own field tests here at kitelife, we found that in a relatively consistent wind speed of 328 mph, the wind meter app was.
Best wind meters for long range shooting 2020 weather. They connect to your ios or android device with the. The weatherflow windmeter works fine with the iphone 7s lightning to 3. Choose your model of nikon riflescope, caliberload, sightin distance and target distance.
Testo 405i wireless hotwire anemometer smart probe. It works by measuring the volume of the wind on your iphone microphone and converts it into a wind speed reading. Typically, cheaper android phones are not compatible. Turn your iphone into a hightech meteorological tool with the vaavud app and the vaavud wind meter. You have to go through a calibration process, which technically requires a real wind meter for exact accuracy, when setting it up. It adjusts for environmentals well if your within cell phone service. Bluetooth smart ble technology allows this weather meter to pair instantly to your mobile device for quick sampling. Has anyone been able to used the windmeter that comes with the sig 2400 abs with an iphone. Once its held into the wind and its blades start spinning, a paired app displays data such. Calibrated at the university of floridas aerospace engineering department, this airspeed meter is so accurate that even if you dont hold it directly into the wind, youll still get very accurate wind speed. Weatherflow wind meter for ios and android smartphones youtube. Download nikon s spot on ballistic application free for iphone, ipad and android. This isnt quite as accurate as a handheld windmate or your masthead anemometer, but its a cheap, simple app that gives wind data good enough to be useful.
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