Monday, January 16, 2012

The EM3 From Wildlife Acoustics

Just a heads-up, to let you know that the next bat detector I'll be testing & reviewing will be the EM3 from Wildlife Acoustics, Inc. I urge you to check out their Web page - I know that there has been a lot of anticipation surrounding this brand-new, and unique detector...

...See the photo below - To get an idea of what you receive, when you order a new EM3 unit; from Wildlife Acoustics:


- To begin with, this is what it looks like, when your package arrives - You can see the (optional) Garmin GPS unit, in the upper left hand corner.
As you can see, lots of new accessories are included: A brand new 4GB SD card, rechargeable NimH batteries and charger. Also included, are multiple plug inserts for the power adapter; for mains outlets in several countries.
As you can see, in the photo below; each EM3 is provided with a (really nice!) nylon custom carry case. There is also a convenient belt loop on the back - Neat!



Some additional pics of the unit:





Stay tuned!

10 comments:

  1. Is the carry case also optional? I didn't get one with my EM3.

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  2. No, the carry case is included with all new EM3 orders. If you contact Wildlife Acoustics, I have a feeling they'll send you one!

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  3. Yes, I got a message from Sherwood Snyder. Just a delay. I think I was too early!

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  4. Yep! That's what I figured. It sure is a cool case.

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  5. Hi Al. Do you find the GPS connector pulls out easily? Ours doesnt lock in and im worried it will come out during a survey and well loose the GPS data. Salx

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  6. The real tests are in the Sonograms produced using Bat Sound and Sono Bat examples are needed, in the UK we need to printout these for reports, I like clean audiograms that I can measure, examples please Al!

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  7. Thanks for your comment. I am woking on something now... I use Bat Sound. I have not been able to buy Sono Bat yet. You will see the results of my experiments in a new post soon.

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  8. There are some tests on http://www.batmanagement.com/Ordering/acoustic/hardware.html.
    I opened the EM3 files in BatSound, and they don't look good.
    I have the same poor quality in my own.

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  9. titley/anabat has gone into receivership

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    1. Yes, indeed. Very unexpected, I'd say.
      For the future, I presume that Professionals will be seeking a replacement for their Anabats...

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