The AR180-EXT is a professional quality ultrasonic receiver that is designed for ultrasonic recording and acoustic analysis. It employs a directional, wide bandwidth ultrasonic element along with ultrasonic to digital conversion technology to produce a high quality, digitally sampled, acoustic stream that is injected directly into a laptop computer or field recorder to perform ultrasonic monitoring, and analysis.

The AR180-EXT system is specifically designed for bat monitoring applications which require that the detector is mounted quite a distance away from the recording device. The system consists of an ultrasonic microphone element and a ultrasonic digitizer unit. The two units are separable up to 250 feet and are connected using industry standard CAT-5e or CAT-6 cable.

The AR180-EXT is shipped with a 20 foot cable.  Longer cables can also be supplied, but with an additional charge

 Product Highlights

• Extendable microphone element
• Direct digital conversion technology
• 1KHz to 180 KHz operating range
• High sensitivity
• High speed USB 2.0 interface
• Durable aluminum enclosure
• 1/4-20 camera mount
• Price includes a 20 foot Cable

AR180-EXT is better at:

• Applications where a long cable run is necessary between the microphone element and the actual recorder or computer.
• Active recording/viewing live full spectrum activity, and then selectively recording only the bat pass of interest.
• Educational demos; people are entranced by the "campfire effect" of watching bat activity go by live.
• Passive monitoring; the AR180EXT is housed in a robust weatherproof housing more appropriate for inclement weather.
• Orient this microphone horizontally to minimize moisture into the microphone element. Raise this microphone as far as possible from all obstructions (~12'+ above ground) and extend it into the airspce you intend to monitor.
• Compatible with SonoBatLIVE and Bat Recorder Android app
• Compatible with Myotisoft Transect
• Compatible with SonoBat Bat Call Analysis software