LabRadar, updated app

[five.five-six]

I hadn’t used my LabRadar in a bit but what’s pleasantly surprised this last time with the app updates.

* Portrait and landscape orientation (I have a keypad that works best landscape)

* Rename strings

* Detailed notes on the strings.

Anything else I missed?


I really like the ability to name and annotate strings, in the past I have had a running notepad with info reference int string numbers. The lack landscape orientation was just a nuisance but overcomeable.


What other goodies have you found in the new app?

[the_tunaman]

I haven’t had mine out in a long time, and thus hadn’t updated. Thanks for posting this, as you’ve got me curious and gave me incentive to update that one, along with the rest (Kestryl, Strelock, etc.).

I’ll watch this thread to see what others have discovered.

[divingin]

Are you iOS?

Last few times I looked on the Play Store, there's no new Android app.

I think I still have to update my unit's firmware. Never seem to get around to it (I also may have done the upgrade to the last version, and don't remember.)

[five.five-six]

Are you iOS?

Last few times I looked on the Play Store, there's no new Android app.

I think I still have to update my unit's firmware. Never seem to get around to it (I also may have done the upgrade to the last version, and don't remember.)

[divingin]

I have the files ready to go; just haven't gotten around to putting them on a card and doing the upgrade.

I heard about the iOS app upgrade aa week or so ago on another forum. Doesn't help me, as I don't do Apple. Glad you guys are moving forward though (at least someone is.)

[rsrocket1]

Are you able to arm it with the phone?
That's invaluable to me and a deal breaker if you can't and I've heard that the feature has ceased working on the update.

With the wonky rifle range setup where I shoot, I have to stand the unit up on the table, align it perfectly and most of the time if I press buttons on the unit, it gets out of alignment and won't track the bullets.

[divingin]

Are you able to arm it with the phone?

Yes.

You could with the old app, as well, as long as the connection stayed alive.

[rsrocket1]

Good to know. Thank you.

[five.five-six]

Are you able to arm it with the phone?
That's invaluable to me and a deal breaker if you can't and I've heard that the feature has ceased working on the update.

With the wonky rifle range setup where I shoot, I have to stand the unit up on the table, align it perfectly and most of the time if I press buttons on the unit, it gets out of alignment and won't track the bullets.

[sigstroker]

Do you need an app to use the chronograph?

[tanks]

Do you need an app to use the chronograph?

No. You could take out the SD card and download the info to your computer.

[five.five-six]

Do you need an app to use the chronograph?

[rsrocket1]

I don’t know your setup at your range but perhaps there’s a more suitable tripod that would work for you.

The bench is continuous with a narrow walkway between the groups. There is a wooden board about 5 yards out and about 2 feet above the benchline I suppose to prevent shooters from ricochets. I can't even mount the Lab Radar on the small tripod even with the legs horizontal. If I had a metal plate with a 1/4x20 flat head screw protruding up I could perhaps mount the Lab Radar on it and keep it steady. Putting the Lab Radar on a regular tripod in front of the bench might work, but then I can't adjust or align it while the range is hot and I certainly won't be able to reach the Lab Radar if it's sitting 2-3 feet in front of the shooting bench.

[divingin]

Rocket: Can you reach out and touch the muzzle of your rifle while the line is hot? If so, you can place a LR (and adjust its aim) in front of the bench. Ideally, it should sit a few inches to a foot to the side, even with, or slightly behind, the muzzle with the muzzle near the center of the unit vertically ("slightly behind" increasing to "several inches behind" if your rifle has a brake.)

From a bench at my range, I place the unit on a tripod just in front of the bench (maybe a couple of inches between bench and unit) which places it perfectly relative to the muzzle. I can reach forward and place or remove the unit while the line is active. Of course, that my vary as benches are not all the same.

The original LR mount was a rubber-footed plate of steel with a tripod head mounted to it; it raised the bottom of the LR about 2-3 inches off the benchtop. You needed a fairly deep bench to use that with a rifle.

One other note: There's a guy I've seen at the range who chrono's using a stock LR, no external trigger, with the unit set next to the ejection port on his bolt rifle. Large caliber (meaning something larger than a .223); seems to work fine for him.

[rsrocket1]

Yes, in fact for a while, I've placed my gun so that the muzzle is even with the side of the LR to make sure the unit picks up the sound of the blast. I'll need to bring my Silk camera tripod with me to the range the next time to see if I can set it up properly just in front of the bench. On the pistol side, there is no barrier so setting it up on the LR tripod is easy and lining up the muzzle of the handgun to the side of the LR is not a problem.