The Kestrel LiNK app also displays real-time readings on a vivid, customizable dashboard – providing a remote display that functions up to 100´ away (line of sight). The Kestrel 5500 features a large, high contrast screen, dual color backlight, scratch- and breakage-resistant window, corrosion-resistant battery compartment with secure door, intuitive user-interface, plus it tracks and logs over 10,000 sets of time-stamped data. Data log can be transferred to a mobile device wirelessly, or to a PC/MAC with the optional waterproof USB Data Transfer Cable (sold separately).
Combine the Kestrel 5500 with a portable vane mount and portable tripod (tripod sold separately) for a data-logging weather station that rotates in even the slightest breeze and is ideal for short-term monitoring. This versatile, waterproof instrument floats, features an easy-to-read backlit display, and has an auto shutdown feature which activates after 15 minutes without a button press (feature can be disabled). Lanyard, protective pouch, lithium AA battery (average life 400 hours), certificate of conformity, and instruction manual are included. Five-year manufacturer’s warranty.
Measurements
- Altitude (Barometric)
- Barometric Pressure
- Compass Direction
- Crosswind
- Density Altitude
- Dew Point Temperature
- Headwind/Tailwind
- Heat Stress Index
- Relative Humidity
- Station Pressure (Absolute Pressure)
- Temperature
- Wet Bulb Temperature (Psychrometric)
- Wind Chill
- Wind Speed/Air Speed
| Sensor | Accuracy | Resolution | Specific Range |
| Windspeed/ Air Flow | Larger of 3% of reading, least significant digit or 20ft/min |
0.1m/s,1 ft/min, 0.1 km/h, 0.1 mph, 0.1 knots, 1B*, 0.1 F/C* |
0.6 to 40.0 m/s, 118 to 7874 ft/min, 2.2 to 144.0 km/h, 1.3 to 89.5 mph, 1.2 to 77.8 knots, 0 to 12B*, 2-131.2* |
| Ambient Temperature |
0.5°C 0.9°F |
0.1°C 0.1°F |
-20.0 to 158.0°F -29.0 to 70.0°C |
| Relative Humidity |
±2% RH |
0.1% RH | 10 to 90% 25°C non-condensing |
| Pressure |
±1.5bar at 25°C, 700-1100 mbar/ ±0.044in Hg at 77°F 20.67-32.48 inHg/ ±0.022PSI 10.15-15.95 PSI |
0.01 inHg 0.1hPa/mbar 0.01 PSI |
25°C/77°F, 700-110mbar/20.67-32.48 inHg/10.15-15.95 PSI |
| Compass | ± 5° |
1° 1/16th Cardinal Scale |
0 to 360° |
Ordering Information
89655 – Yellow Model with LiNK and Vane Mount
89656 – Olive Drab Model with LiNK and Vane Mount
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