Frequently Asked Questions

Please see this guidance

Changing Direction of Fire and have Wind Direction Change   (Size: 147.6 KB)

This tutorial will show you how you can now change DOF and have your Wind Direction change. This setting can be found in all 5700s with firmware version 1.41 (or higher).

Please see this guide here:

How is Bullet Length Calculated?   (Size: 1.1 MB)

A quick diagram of how to measure bullet length

When filter is on, it runs the microphone through an electrical filter, but as of now we do not recommend turning the filter on as there should be no need to do so.

Your KST1000 can be configured for fixed or random start delays in the main menu. With the left and right buttons, you can scroll the fixed start delay. Scroll all the way left to turn off the fixed delay. The random line allows you to add random time to the start delay. Again, scroll right and left to change the maximum randomized time. This combination of fixed and random delay will result in a random delay between 2.0 and 3.0 seconds. To change the lower bound, make the adjustment in the start delay line. To change the upper bound, make the adjustment in the random line.

Var is going to be the magnetic declination of your current location, further information can be found here: Magnetic Declination
Var is not used when selecting Magnetic North. If you choose True North, then it is advisable to add the Var number.
To find your magnetic declination, here is a good place to start Find my Var

Unfortunately this will not be available at the launch of the product. We hope to eventually have this integrated at a point in the future however.

Our article Understanding Pressure, Altitude and Density Altitude talks about Altitude and Barometric Pressure in great detail. The article also describes how to utilize your Kestrel to take these measurements.