Has anyone used this device in an attempt to identify bats in an attic? I have a sporadic chirping noise coming from the attic
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I used it to listen for flying bats in the attic after finding some bat droppings. It is not designed to identify types of bats though with some research you might be able to identify species by listening to comparisons of known soundings. You can really hear the sonar calling when they are flying and that alone should tell you it is not another creature, like a mouse. I actually installed an infrared camera in the attic and security software on my PC. I then set the motion sensitivity very high. The first night I recorded a bat flying through the attic in total darkness but because of the infrared could see it perfectly. I used a one-way exit to evacuate the bat, sealed any holes in the attic then watched for the entire summer with the camera to see if any more bats got back in. None. It worked great for me. If outside I can hear them coming from probably 75 feet away as they swope down to hunt insects. I found using the specified batteries or equivalent improves the sensitivity over standard alkaline type. If you are hearing chirping it is probably not a bat.
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I have never seen bats in my backyard so not sure how to answer your question. A young falcon used to visit my screend patio but not anymore since I started using this device.
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Well I have picked up other sounds that have yet to be identified in the woods (cryptozoology research). But I strongly believe you may be able to pick up what you are looking for (just my opinion). The microphone is very sensitive and with the Microphone boost enabled, it allows me to put away the parabolic dish more often (Unless the sounds are very, very far away). I hope this helps.
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It will get rid of bats in an enclosed space such as an attic but I can NOT recommend that you purchase this brand as they simply do not last very long. The speaker in the unit goes out with in weeks when you have it set on "loud" and "rodent" (which is extremely loud and only for use in uninhabited buildings). The Black & Decker unit that resembles this unit has been discontinued but is still available and lasts for years and years. It may take more than one unit depending on the size of your attic. Use the unit on the loudest setting that does not bother you. Leave it on continually. You will need to close off the openings where the bats appear to be getting in the building.
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The scanner does make a "chirp" or "beep" noise when successfully scanning a barcode (it kind of sounds like both), but it's definitely not ear-piercing.
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hi, I don't remember seeing this... *But be warned of the possibilities of it not working :( We have a dog that lives next door that makes us so miserable with his barking.... Every time the dog barked .... I also heard a HIGH PITCHED sound inside the house that was killing my ears!
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Hard to tell what the problem might be, but I would suggest that you make sure they have both a good, fresh battery as well as a hardwire connection. If either of these is not up to snuff, you will get the chirp (they need both).
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I'm not sure- I'm using it to control bats in my attics - seems to be doing an excellent job there
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Have not tried a maximum distance. Did get bird sounds from about 15 feet using mic on a tripod. Had mic plugged into a Sony digital camcorder. Was recording a bird nest in a tree in my front yard. Birds were quite loud, 3 young in nest all chirping at the same time.
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Somewhat yes but mostly no. You could certainly record the signal output by the Batseeker, but the distortion introduced by its frequency-division electronics precludes its use as a sound-reproduction microphone.
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I know that if you have a plasma tv it will interefere with the sound and create static. I have one, but the static is minimal. Make sure there are no obstuctions in the way and you have a clear line of sight for the infrared sensor to stream a good signal. Also, I use the spdif (optical) cable instead of the white/red. Not sure if this makes a difference or not, but it may be worth a try. Hope it works!!!
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The device is absolutely sensitive enough that you would be able to see even relatively small changes in sound levels. (For example, in a quiet room, I can actually see this device detecting a loudly ticking clock or the sounds of residential traffic at least 150 yards away reaching the inside of my home with my windows closed.) However, this sensitivity may also be a problem for you. When you first turn the device on you will see a spike in the reading for a few seconds until the device "normalizes" to the environment you are using it in. While you will be able to determine that overall the sound levels have changed during a commercial, those sounds levels are not constant, that is, you may also see wide fluctuations as each word is spoken or as music is played. Sound levels change constantly in a normal household environment with each spoken word, each movement of the device, traffic outside the home, other sounds turning on/off (e.g., heating systems), a dog barking two houses away, etc. So while the device is sensitive enough to detect an overall level change, I think the sensitivity could also be a problem if you do not consider EVERYTHING causing changes in the readings. Hope this answers your question !!!
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If you install the app "VLC" for IOS video and have a USB port you are in luck. It will work great. I used my camera last week to inspect 20 feet into a 3" vent pipe in a concrete wall to make sure no bats were living in there before I installed screening.
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I have been having a hard time trying to figure out what the device is finding. It sounds when pointed at walls and ceilings, still have some figuring out to do. They do claim it will pick up cameras, this is yet to be proven.
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I had similar hopes for the device, but it's not quite as magical as that. If a flashlight won't go through it, chances are heat radiation won't either. Mist and fog are an exception due to a quirk of water molecule resonance in the wavelength of 8-12nm. (I think I remember those numbers correctly). Woods are tricky because the branches all blur together and it's hard to make out even a raccoon through much brush at all. No dice on walls. You might be able to spot a critter hiding in a tree, but the auto-exposure wigs out a little when you look up at the sky.
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Hmmm - Now I do hear a sound - but it is a high-pitched 'swish' to me and may not be audible to everyone. For cats, the sound is in the 'ultra-sonic range' (above human audibility but audible to cats) and it's obvious they can hear it because this thing has been doing its job for me for the past year against some very, very stubborn neighbor cat(s). The red indicator light flashes at the same time its ultrasonic audio triggers. It seems to flash again in less than 60 seconds - maybe 30 seconds since it seems to trigger with every grocery bag I carry past it from the car! That is one reason I ordered the plug-in power supply (batteries only lasted a few weeks in my situation). Hmmm - Now I do hear a sound - but it is a high-pitched 'swish' to me and may not be audible to everyone. For cats, the sound is in the 'ultra-sonic range' (above human audibility but audible to cats) and it's obvious they can hear it because this thing has been doing its job for me for the past year against some very, very stubborn neighbor cat(s). The red indicator light flashes at the same time its ultrasonic audio triggers. It seems to flash again in less than 60 seconds - maybe 30 seconds since it seems to trigger with every grocery bag I carry past it from the car! That is one reason... » Read More Hmmm - Now I do hear a sound - but it is a high-pitched 'swish' to me and may not be audible to everyone. For cats, the sound is in the 'ultra-sonic range' (above human audibility but audible to cats) and it's obvious they can hear it because this thing has been doing its job for me for the past year against some very, very stubborn neighbor cat(s). The red indicator light flashes at the same time its ultrasonic audio triggers. It seems to flash again in less than 60 seconds - maybe 30 seconds since it seems to trigger with every grocery bag I carry past it from the car! That is one reason I ordered the plug-in power supply (batteries only lasted a few weeks in my situation). « Show Less
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Technically I think this is possible on the device however when we tried to deploy these in an area we want to measure general sound levels the number of problems that we encountered made the readings useless. I would suggest looking for a different sound meter for this kind of work. The UI in which you set up the device is incredibly basic and unintuitive. We failed multiple times to get any of the meters we bought to take the settings that we wanted and the instruction manual which comes with it does not help at all.