Lightning DetectorsSkyview, the Weather Company is proud to present the Boltek Lightning Detector series of instruments.
Lightning is one of the most spectacular forms of weather but it can also be incredibly destructive, especially to electronic equipment. Be safe with one of our lightning detectors. Easily installed, they will detect the actual lightning strikes up to 300 miles away.
StormTracker Lightning Detector
A long-range lightning detector on an internal card for desktop computers.
StormTracker works by detecting the radio signals produced by lightning. These are the same signals you can hear on an AM radio during a thunderstorm. StormTracker's direction-finding antenna provides direction information while storm distance is calculated from received signal strength. Special processing in software reduces the effects of strike-to-strike energy variations providing more accurate distance information.
StormTracker keeps received data on your computers hard disk. This allows you to replay the previous few hours events in accelerated time. This feature allows continuous looping through the data from a user selectable start point up to present. Watching historical data in accelerated time gives great insight into the trend of the current storm. Now there is no more guessing if the storm is heading your way as with audible warning type systems. You can instantly see where the storm is and in which direction it is heading.
StormTracker has two built-in alarms. 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.
Features
300 mile range
Gives lightning distance and position data
Real-time plotting over your local area map
Receive early warning of approaching or developing storms
Close storm alarm (programmable)
Severe thunderstorm alarm (programmable)
Follow developing and decaying storms from first strike to last
Replay previous data in accelerated time for easy trend-spotting
Indoor and outdoor mounting antenna
Data logged to computer hard drive for future analysis
Includes 50ft of antenna cable (additional cable length available)
Unit powered by: AC/DC adaptor included
LD-250 Lightning Detector
A long-range lightning detector for laptop & desktop computers. Also for mobile use and storm chasing.
The Boltek LD-250 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-250's direction-finding antenna measures lightning strike direction while the LD-250'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.
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-250 lightning data is live! Your computer beeps and displays the strike within milliseconds of the strike happening! With the LD-250 Lightning Detector you are actually detecting the lightning strikes themselves. There are no on-line or recurring charges of any kind.
Features
Gives lightning distance and position data
Real-time plotting over your local area map
Close storm alarm (programmable)
Severe thunderstorm alarm (programmable)
Data logged to computer hard drive for future analysis
Indoor, outdoor or mobile mounting antenna
Connects to desktop or laptop computer via RS-232 or USB
Detects lightning even when your computer is switched off
Three display ranges (100, 200 and 300 miles) allow zooming in out out on specific regions
Strike rate trend graph showing close strikes per minute and total strikes per minute
Connects to GPS or marine compass for mobile tracking
Includes 50ft of antenna cable (additional cable length available)
Unit dimensions: 123 x 170 x 27mm
Unit powered by: AC/DC adaptor included
Lightning Strike Display
Both units come with software to enable the user to watch the progress of storms on the computer screen.
Map images may be purchased or you can make your own, to see exactly where the strikes are occurring.
