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LD350 Lightning Detector

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BC-LD350-220V
£1,596.96 £1,330.80
The LD350 Lightning Detector is similar to the Storm Tracker PCI Card but portable.
 
The LD350 Lightning Detector detects lightning strikes up to 300 miles away and plots them in real time on a map of your area. It sends data through USB port and the software can display the different strike types (Cloud to ground, cloud to cloud). The LD350 has a timestamp option available to connect multiple detectors on a network for higher accuracy strike location. The LD350 does not have the ability to connect a Garmin GPS for tracking lightning while driving.
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Brand Boltek
Country of Manufacture Canada
Contents

LD-350 Receiver

ANT-2 Lightning Sensor

50 feet (15m) of Antenna Cable (Cat6 Direct Burial)

120V/220V AC Power Supply

USB Cable

NexStorm-Lite Lightning Display Software

User Manual

Explanation

The Boltek LD-350 Lightning Detector puts a live lightning map on your laptop or desktop computer. Within milliseconds of a lightning strike the detector beeps and your computer displays the strike location. The LD-350's direction-finding antenna measures lightning strike direction while the LD-350's receiver estimates distance from received signal strength. Advanced signal processing in software improves distance accuracy, reducing the effects of strike-to-strike variations in strike energy.

The LD-350 can warn of both close and severe thunderstorms. If a storm is detected closer than a preset distance or the strike rate exceeds a preset limit, the LD-350 sounds its internal alarm and activates the computers alarm tone or WAV file notification. Both the Close Storm and Severe Storm alarm statuses are indicated on the LD-350's front panel. Strike rates, both Close Strikes / Minute and Total Strikes / Minute are shown for the previous hour on the Strike Rate Trend Graph letting you easily see if storms are increasing in severity or dying out.

Three display ranges, 100, 200 and 300 miles (160, 320 and 480 km) allow you to zoom into the region of interest. Zoom out to the maximum range of 300 miles (600 miles across) or zoom in to 100 miles to see only the nearby storms.

LD-350 lightning data is live! Your computer beeps and displays the strike within milliseconds of the strike happening! With the LD-350 Lightning Detector you are actually detecting the lightning strikes themselves. There are no on-line or recurring charges of any kind.

LD-350 Lightning Detector has two built-in alarms: a Close Storm Alarm and a Severe Storm Alarm. The Close Storm Alarm will activate if a thunderstorm is detected closer than a preset distance. The Severe Storm Alarm activates if the number of lightning strikes per minute exceeds a preset limit.

The LD-350 will sound an alarm tone when either alarm activates. Front panel pushbuttons allow both the Strike tone and Alarm tones to be disabled.

The computer can also be configured to sound an alarm tone and/or pop up a notification window when an alarm activates. Alarm status is indicated by the color of the Close Storm distance circle and Severe Storm status indicator in the top left corner of the map window.

The LD-350 uses a small active antenna to receive the radio signals from lightning strikes. These signals are the crackling you hear on an AM radio during a thunderstorm. The direction-finding antenna is able to tell which direction the signal is coming from. The software measures the strength of the received signals to estimate distance. Special signal processing in software reduces the effects of strike-to-strike energy variations providing more accurate distance information.

The antenna may be mounted indoors (in a wood framed house) or outdoors.

Ideal For Professional, Education
Typical applications Environmental (Outdoor), Field Research, Weather Monitoring
Power Mains power (AC Power Supply included)

Standard delivery (Royal Mail) - £3.95 to £4.99

Available for purchases under £100. Your order should be with you within 4-5 working days.

 

Tracked delivery - £5.95 to £6.50

Our tracked delivery is either Royal Mail tracked, Parcelforce or UPS. Your order should be with you within 1-2 working days.

 

Next Day service - £9.95

Place your order before 2:30pm Monday - Friday and receive your order the next working day (excludes Saturdays, Sundays and Public holidays). Orders placed at the weekend are shipped on the next working day and usually arrive the following day. Goods shipped on a next working day service may be subject to delays by the courier which are outside of our control. Services to outlying areas may differ and take longer and enhanced services may not be available.

 

International delivery

International delivery is available for this product. The cost and delivery time depend on country.

 

Collection

You can collect from our showroom. Please call before visiting to ensure we have your order ready.

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