KESTREL® INSTRUMENTS LAUNCHES NEW 3550FW FIRE WEATHER METER FOR MONITORING & REPORTING REAL-TIME WILDFIRE CONDITIONS
Capable and connected for continuous monitoring, and shareable reports, the 3550FW delivers the same rugged reliability and accurate performance that wildfire firefighters have trusted for years while enabling them to capture and share critical fire weather data far more quickly and easily. Richard Paul Russell Ltd, announces the release of the Kestrel® 3550FW Fire Weather Meter. Kestrel’s newest and most…
The Beast from the East – WindChill
BBC Weather ‘A spell of heavy snow and blizzard conditions is expected. The snow will be accompanied by very strong easterly winds leading to severe drifting. Some places could also see significant ice build up due to freezing rain from later on Thursday evening, most likely in the south of the area. Long delays and cancellations of public transport seem…
Working at Heights – It’s a Windy Winter!
Safety is vital when working at height. HSE guidelines for the selection and management of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) stress the importance of assessing hazards, especially those caused by wet, cold and windy weather. Workers should be able to make informed decisions – a Kestrel puts that vital information into the hands of the MEWP operator providing accurate and…
Winter Warmers and Cattle Heat Stress ?
Today the south of the UK may experience the warmest December day on record, so lets take a look at one of our more specialised product ranges available. Heat and humidity are tough on cattle. Rising temperatures and humidity result in increasing body temperatures, with very negative consequences. Even cattle living in fairly moderate climates may experience periods of heat stress. Heat stress causes…
Kestrel Elite – Top Pick in International Sniper Competition
Kestrel® Weather & Environmental Meters, have been named as a top pick in sniper tech by FOX News at this years USASOC International Sniper Competition, held at Fort Bragg, NC, USA During the week, the world’s elite special operations forces converge at Ft. Bragg for specialized competitions hosted by the U.S. Army Special Operations Command. The competitions are designed to challenge the…
AroundBritain.org Update
Mark Newton, a former army Tank Commander from Swansea, holds the Guinness world record for the longest distanced travelled on a mobility scooter – 12,186 miles in 596 days. This record breaker is visiting every war memorial in Britain to photograph and catalogue War and Lifeboat Graves and Memorials a county at a time- on his mobility scooter. All his images will be on website www.war-graves.co.uk,…
Kestrel 4000 in Record Breaking Road Trip
Yesterday R-P-R received a well-used Kestrel 4000 Pocket Weather Tracker in for a check up. The Kestrel 4000 is an essential part of kit being used in an ongoing, Guinness Book of Records breaking, road trip all around Britain. Now in its 978th day with 17000 mile completed, this epic journey around Britain, with his Kestrel4000 mounted on the handlebar, former soldier Mark Newton rides his….. mobility scooter! Mark previously…
August Bank Holiday – Heat Wave
Are we in for another long wet Bank Holiday weekend, at our www.weatherfile.com site in Lymington this week we had a rainfall measurement of over 2inches in one day, can there be much water left in the clouds? Planning for an active sporting weekend in a Heat Wave ( or at least some warm weather) an essential piece of kit is the new range of Kestrel Heat Stress Trackers:…
‘Outwardly, this is a simple little device’ – Combat and Survival Magazine July2015
Interesting review of the Kestrel Drop D3 by Mike Gormley, in the July 2015 issue of Combat and Survival Magazine . ‘Outwardly, this is a simple little device’. The Kestrel Drop range are wireless data loggers that work in conjunction with your smartphone or tablet (iPhone, iPad). The Kestrel Drop D3 records Temperature, Relative humidity, heat Index, Dew Point, Station Pressure Density Altitude, Pressure Trend, ‘A…
National Mills Weekend – Wind, Water and Tide
National Mills Weekend 9th-10th May 2015 is the annual festival of our UK milling heritage and provides you with a fantastic opportunity to visit mills, many of which are not usually open to the public. During the weekend Denby Dale Radio Society are co-ordinating the radio ‘Mills on the Air’ linked event and many Radio Amateurs and Short Wave Listeners will…
