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Capturing wind Kestrel 5700 elite

jsimonh

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I've always left the target at 000° and then put in the o'clock manually but I've been messing with using the target and wind capture function to speed the process up. Seems pretty easy however I can't seem to find what W1 and W2 are based on when using the capture function. I was hoping it was an average and a "high" but after messing with it tonight that doesn't appear to be the case. Also have you guys found it to be fairly accurate as far as direction? Tonight I wouldve put the wind I was reading at 730, maybe 8 at most but the kestrel set it at 830. I wasn't to inspired by that. I've had the 5700 since they first came out but I've always just used it old school style, just looking at trying to take a little more advantage of what it can do.
 
W1 is average, W2 is high. When in doubt:
https://kestrelinstruments.com/mwdownloads/download/link/id/17

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I have had good and bad experiences with Kestrel. Mostly the fault is the compass needing a calibration.

The device is also somewhat hard to aim at a target with precision. Half an hour error is likely when doing it on the spot. (Target direction + wind direction) Let's say it needs practice.
 
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I used a hand held map compass and input the wind direction and the firing direction that way.