My daughter and I were out doing some testing this afternoon with some new ELR antennas that we just got in. Here's a pic of our camera/ELR antenna setup. This took about 60 seconds to set up. The camera in this pic is actually a little closer than it needs to be. We were mostly out here testing these new antennas, and doing the father/daughter summer afternoon 22 plinking thing. My daughter shot the target with her 22....then we started driving to see how far we could go and still get a clear picture of her 22 holes (ELR antenna on the right on the tall tripod, camera mounted low and far out of bullet path on the lower left). For most people using our system the ELR antennas are overkill.
Ok, we stopped at one mile - clear, 2 miles - clear....and here's a pic from 3 miles away from our target. 22 holes are clear as a bell. That's right, 3 miles...over 5200 yards away!!!We would have driven further because we weren't getting any flickering or signs of interference on the screen but we just ran out of road (and it was getting pretty dang hot out there!!!). This is a pic from my phone in direct Nevada sun at 2 in the afternoon. The sun is shining directly on the screen in this pic so this is a "worst case scenario" as far as the effect of bright sun. These screens that we use are designed for this type of use and do a great job even in direct mid afternooon Nevada sun. Little 22 cal shots are clearly visible (fyi, we supply a set of sun shade shrouds with our product but most people don't need them as evidenced by this pic) This was also accross a major highway (Hwy 50 just east of Carson City) and about 3 sets of power lines crisscrossing directly through the transmission area, so not ideal area for RF.
To get these specialized antennas I tracked down an engineer on the other side of the country who specializes in antennas for these types of transmitter/receivers. He designed and now makes them specifically for us and our product. The proof is in the pudding and needless to say I'm very pleased with this design. This setup doesn't take no for an answer!!!Most of our customers don't even need to use these ELR antennas and just use our standard whip/dipole antennas that our system comes with but lately we've had a number of people asking for a setup that is guaranteed to work at ELR.
Our system comes with a 100% satisfaction guarantee. You can purchase it through the Hide by hitting the "Shop Sniper's Hide" link above or hitting this link -
http://snipershide.mycustomevent.com/ShoppingCart.aspx?com=detailview&iid=91& A portion of each purchase goes to supporting Sniper's Hide. You can also call me directly at (775)852-9449 between 8 AM and 11 PM west coast time. I can answer any questions you have and your purchase will still help support this great site. If you are in the Denver area you can also buy our product from the good people and fellow Hide sponsor Mile High Shooting -
Mile High Shooting Accessories You can also order directly from Randy and crew at Mile High and they can ship to you.
In about 2 weeks you will see our product on Extreme Outer Limits TV hosted by Bob Beck. This airs on The sportsman's channel on Monday nights
Extreme Outer Limits TV | Hosted By Bob and Chris Beck | Your Long Range Authority We are now an official sponsor of this show right up there with the big boys like Nightforce and Berger so you'll see us on this show regularly from now on.
Later this summer you will see our system as a featured product being tested out at the Gunsite Academy in AZ on Sportsman's Channel TAC-TV. We did the filming for this show already about 3 months ago using our system out at over 1300 yards
TAC TV Home You'll see host Larry Vickers and Gunsite long rang instructors Walt Wilkinson and Cory Trapp featured on 3 "long range" episodes of TAC-TV with AI rifles and ammo supplied by Randy of Mile High - watch for it.
We have spent a lot of time developing our system and we are very proud of it. In the end the real value of our system is it makes time spent out at the range much much more productive with instant feedback after every shot. This is good for everyone and it gets more people involved in our sport. We also have some awesome capabilities "in the works" for the near future that are going to change the way a lot of precision shooters will approach their shooting. Our current product is designed to allow these enhancements to be integrated as they are released.
sorry for the long winded post fellas...
call me anytime with questions about our TargetCam spotting systems.
Keith Averill
(775)852-9449