- Powered by two 9V batteries (not included): automatic shut-off after five hours of continuous operation.
- Rugged ABS plastic.
- Detect the presence of lightning/thunderstorm activity occurring within 40 miles of your location.
- Severe thunderstorm alarm and emits a distinctive 15 second continuous audible tone different from the detection of normal lightning activity.
- Accurate to within 1 to 2 miles 97 percent of the time.
- Powered by two 9-volt batteries (not included) for 40 - 70 hours of operation.
- Imported from USA (Sizes & Specifications are based on the USA Market).
Product Description
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XTREME RESEARCH SKYSCANX SkyScan Lightning/Storm
Detector (EA)
.com
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Used by Little League teams, golf courses, and
recreational districts, SkyScan gives you advance weather warning
technology you can use at home, indoors or out, and take wherever
you go, for any kind of outdoor sports and recreation. SkyScan
offers you the ability to detect the presence of
lightning/thunderstorm activity occurring within 40 miles of your
location. SkyScan detects the characteristic electromagnetic
emissions from individual lightning strokes and uses patented
technology to determine the distance to the detected stroke. The
distances are indicated in four ranges: 0-3 miles; 3-8 miles;
8-20 miles; and 20-40 miles. This allows you to track the
approach of dangerous storm activity.
Since SkyScan allows you to know the level of activity of the
storm, it determines if it is moving towards, away or parallel to
your position. Each time SkyScan detects a lightning stroke, it
emits an audible warning tone (if this feature has been turned on
by the user) and lights the Range Indicator column. The full
column stays lit for approximately 3 seconds. This feature allows
you to see the distance to the last, closest detected stroke
without waiting for SkyScan to detect a new stroke.
Your SkyScan may also identify certain types of especially
strong storms. These storms can produce dangerous winds, heavy
rains or tornadoes. When SkyScan detects lightning patterns
indicating the presence of these storms, it activates the Severe
Thunderstorm Alarm and emits a distinctive 15 second continuous
audible tone different from the detection of normal lightning
activity. Once activated, the severe thunderstorm alarm remains
on for approximately 15 minutes. At the end of this period, the
SkyScan checks again for indications of severe storm activity. If
none is detected, the Severe Thunderstorm Alarm is turned off. If
severe thunderstorm conditions are still detected, the indicator
remains on for another 15 minutes, accompanied by another 15
second warning tone.
SkyScan is designed to operate in a vertical position. The case
is designed for proper orientation when placed on a flat, stable
surface. An alternative is to use the Optional Wall Mount (see
the Accessory Order Form included with this manual). If the
SkyScan is used in any other fashion, loss of accuracy and
sensitivity may result.
The unit is accurate to within 1 to 2 miles 97 percent of the
time. One of the most important advantages of using this unit is
that the user can detect a thunderstorm as far away as 40 miles.
This gives the user approximately 1-1/2 hours warning as the
average storm in most parts of the country travels at
approximately 25 miles an hour. SkyScan has ranges (20-40, 8-20,
3-8, and 0-3) allowing the user to easily tell if the storm is
moving towards, away, or parallel to their location. Each time
the SkyScan unit detects a lightning strike within one of the
ranges, the unit will display a rising column of lights for three
seconds with each stroke. For example, if it detects a strike in
the 3-8 mile range, the 20-40, 8-20 and the 3-8 lights would
illuminate for three seconds. The 3-89 light would then blink for
60 seconds telling the user where the closest lightning strike
had been within the past minute. The unit will continue to
monitor the storm so that each time the unit sees a lightning
stroke, the lights would continue to illuminate for three
seconds. It also incorporates an audible tone that the user can
either have "On" or "Off", and if "On", the user can set the
range where the tone will sound.
Note:
SkyScan uses the latest electronic and computer technology to
provide the most accurate information possible. However,
thunderstorms are a dangerous and rapidly changing weather
phenomenon. The information about storm activity obtained from
your SkyScan should always be used in conjunction with
information from your local weather professionals. Common sense
and extreme caution should always be used when confronting
lightning and thunderstorm activity.Because the average stroke of
lightning is 6 miles long, and because thunderstorms can move at
speeds of up to 25 mile per hour or more, you are in immediate
danger any time there is detected lightning activity within 8-10
miles of your location. You must also remember that SkyScan does
not predict where the next lightning stroke might occur.
Thunderstorms are unpredictable and should be considered
extremely dangerous. Be aware that storms can form directly over
you location, offering little to no advance warning, even when
using a SkyScan.