Thursday : January 8 : 2009
January 8 : 2009
Pocket Meteorologist
BOOTHWYN, PA…Nielsen Kellerman, manufacturer and distributor of Kestrel Pocket Weather Meters, is pleased to announce their attendance at the 2009 SHOT show at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. Kestrel Pocket Weather Meters are trusted by military professionals, the US Long Range Rifle Team and the US Biathlon Team to make every shot count. The SHOT show, the leading showcase of firearms, hunting and outdoor products, runs January 15-18.
Kestrel Pocket Weathers include an NV line relied on worldwide by the military. Kestrel NV models are military spec OD and feature a tactical red backlight designed specifically for use in low-light scenarios. "The effects of wind and weather play a huge role in our sport. Not only does the wind affect the flight of the bullet, but differences in altitude, pressure, and temperature can also change the bullet's impact," said Emil Praslick III, Head Coach of the National / Palma® Team. "Tools like the Kestrel Pocket Weather Tracker can often mean the difference between being a winning team, or being at the weather's mercy."
A complete hand-held weather station, the Kestrel 4000 NV measures every major environmental condition: barometric pressure, altitude, density altitude, temperature, humidity, wind speed, wind chill, dewpoint, wet bulb temperature and heat stress. This pocket-sized unit is more than just a weather meter for checking the current conditions; the Kestrel 4000 NV is a tracking device that allows users to log the environmental data for entire expeditions or flights. The Kestrel 2500 NV and 3500 NV operate similarly, but sample some (but not all) of the same information as the 4000. The 2500 NV measures: wind speed, temperature, wind chill, barometric pressure and altitude. The Kestrel 3500 NV measures the same features as the 2500 plus humidity dewpoint, heat stress and wet bulb temperature.
The NV's red backlight preserves the natural night vision of users such as military personnel and pilots. It takes 30 to 45 minutes for the average eye to adapt to darkness and maximize night vision. Even a short burst of white, yellow, green or blue light "bleaches out" the rod cell photoreceptors in the eye and causes night blindness until the entire adaptation process can take place again. Light in the red spectrum does not cause this "bleaching out", preventing night blindness and night vision fatigue. This unit's red backlight is also much dimmer than a standard backlight, making it more difficult to detect with the naked eye in night operations.
With a memory of 480 data points, the Kestrel 4000 NV can record months of data, depending on the storage interval. The easy-to-use customization menu allows the user to choose how often the unit will take regular measurements. Once programmed, the unit "wakes up" at the predetermined interval to measure and store all the readings. The data can then be reviewed in a graph with a scrolling cursor that tells the date, time and value for each reading. Every Kestrel Pocket Weather Meter is backed by a five year warranty. The Kestrel 4000 NV retails for $359.
Nielsen-Kellerman's Kestrel Weather division has been researching, developing and manufacturing technically advanced portable weather instruments for more than ten years and owns multiple patents on their unique features. Kestrel Pocket Weather Meters are employed by thousands of users in hundreds of different activities around the world. Other products in the Kestrel family include the Kestrel 1000 ($99), which measures solely wind speed, the Kestrel 2000 ($129) which measures wind speed, temperature and wind chill, Kestrel 2500 ($199), which measures wind speed, temperature, wind chill, barometric pressure and altitude, the Kestrel 3000 ($199), which measures wind speed, temperature, wind chill, relative humidity, heat stress index, and dewpoint, the Kestrel 3500 ($259), which measures wind speed, temperature, wind chill, relative humidity, heat stress index, dewpoint, barometric pressure, altitude and wet bulb temperature, and the Kestrel 4000 ($339), which measures wind speed, temperature, wind chill, relative humidity, dew point, heat stress index, barometric pressure, altitude, density altitude and wet bulb temperature.
Kestrel Pocket Weathers include an NV line relied on worldwide by the military. Kestrel NV models are military spec OD and feature a tactical red backlight designed specifically for use in low-light scenarios. "The effects of wind and weather play a huge role in our sport. Not only does the wind affect the flight of the bullet, but differences in altitude, pressure, and temperature can also change the bullet's impact," said Emil Praslick III, Head Coach of the National / Palma® Team. "Tools like the Kestrel Pocket Weather Tracker can often mean the difference between being a winning team, or being at the weather's mercy."
A complete hand-held weather station, the Kestrel 4000 NV measures every major environmental condition: barometric pressure, altitude, density altitude, temperature, humidity, wind speed, wind chill, dewpoint, wet bulb temperature and heat stress. This pocket-sized unit is more than just a weather meter for checking the current conditions; the Kestrel 4000 NV is a tracking device that allows users to log the environmental data for entire expeditions or flights. The Kestrel 2500 NV and 3500 NV operate similarly, but sample some (but not all) of the same information as the 4000. The 2500 NV measures: wind speed, temperature, wind chill, barometric pressure and altitude. The Kestrel 3500 NV measures the same features as the 2500 plus humidity dewpoint, heat stress and wet bulb temperature.
The NV's red backlight preserves the natural night vision of users such as military personnel and pilots. It takes 30 to 45 minutes for the average eye to adapt to darkness and maximize night vision. Even a short burst of white, yellow, green or blue light "bleaches out" the rod cell photoreceptors in the eye and causes night blindness until the entire adaptation process can take place again. Light in the red spectrum does not cause this "bleaching out", preventing night blindness and night vision fatigue. This unit's red backlight is also much dimmer than a standard backlight, making it more difficult to detect with the naked eye in night operations.
With a memory of 480 data points, the Kestrel 4000 NV can record months of data, depending on the storage interval. The easy-to-use customization menu allows the user to choose how often the unit will take regular measurements. Once programmed, the unit "wakes up" at the predetermined interval to measure and store all the readings. The data can then be reviewed in a graph with a scrolling cursor that tells the date, time and value for each reading. Every Kestrel Pocket Weather Meter is backed by a five year warranty. The Kestrel 4000 NV retails for $359.
Nielsen-Kellerman's Kestrel Weather division has been researching, developing and manufacturing technically advanced portable weather instruments for more than ten years and owns multiple patents on their unique features. Kestrel Pocket Weather Meters are employed by thousands of users in hundreds of different activities around the world. Other products in the Kestrel family include the Kestrel 1000 ($99), which measures solely wind speed, the Kestrel 2000 ($129) which measures wind speed, temperature and wind chill, Kestrel 2500 ($199), which measures wind speed, temperature, wind chill, barometric pressure and altitude, the Kestrel 3000 ($199), which measures wind speed, temperature, wind chill, relative humidity, heat stress index, and dewpoint, the Kestrel 3500 ($259), which measures wind speed, temperature, wind chill, relative humidity, heat stress index, dewpoint, barometric pressure, altitude and wet bulb temperature, and the Kestrel 4000 ($339), which measures wind speed, temperature, wind chill, relative humidity, dew point, heat stress index, barometric pressure, altitude, density altitude and wet bulb temperature.
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