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BAR-V2
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Species Group 

  • Amphibians
  • Birds
  • Invertebrates
  • Mammals

Overview  

The BAR-V2 is a compact, lightweight bioacoustic recorder and a no-compromise successor to the BAR-LT, with GPS sync, flexible scheduling, and the same high-quality recordings as all Frontier Lab recorders for consistent data across studies.

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  •  $100 - 1000

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Specifications 

Weight360g incl. battery pack and microphones
DimensionsHeight: 4cm (or 3.7 cm when stacked), width: 9cm, depth: 9.5cm
BatteriesRechargeable lithium battery pack or 4 x AA alkaline batteries.
Warranty3 years
Run time600 hrs +
Storage1 SD card slot for up to 1TB of storage.
MicrophonesHighly sensitive, ultra-low noise omnidirectional microphone.
Recording formats2 recording formats: 16bit WAV and FLAC lossless compression which effectively doubles your storage capacity, meaning you can record up to 2TB of equivalent wav files!
Inbuilt filtersSelectable filters: 20Hz, 110Hz, 1kHz to remove unwanted background noise from your recordings, e.g. wind, road, surf noise etc. (corresponding to LF, STD and 1kHz microphones for the BAR-LT)
Sample ratesSupports multiple sample rates: 8kHz, 16kHz, 22.05kHz, 32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz (with corresponding anti-aliasing filters).
GainFully adjustable gain in 1dB increments up to a total of 60dB.
GPS time syncGPS time sync allows 3D localization of animal calls (when used in an array).

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