Rangefinder mapping

Pretty impressed with the mapping function (it drop a marker on Basemap where you range) of the sig 5k Bdx. It wasn’t a factor in the purchasing decision and I also thought it was probably a gimmick, some reviews few years old also saying it wasn’t accurate… well it turns out it is bang on.

Won’t use it often but I do have few recoveries in mind where it would have helped a lot. Could help navigate to get closer to animal spotted in the distance too using topo map.

Now the bad: Basemap subscription cost 60bux a year. You still have to point your phone in the good direction as the rangefinder doesn’t have compass.

3 test and different distance ranging houses,
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Is it like the swaro version are requires wifi or just Bluetooth? Looks good

Just Bluetooth it works offline as long as you downloaded the map

Awesome !

I always thought that a LRF could be useful when doing a resection. However the range is too short on most LRF.
This one seems to have solved that problem.

it does to work well. I will do some test in the hills see how it cope with elevation.

I have read some complain when use with the higher end Sig rangefinder which have an internal compass. It seems the internal compass in these pricey unit is on the piss...
The 5K however rely on the smartphone compass. So I guess accuracy will depend of how good your phone compass is... pretty bang on with my Iphone.

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Originally Posted by tibo

it does to work well. I will do some test in the hills see how it cope with elevation.

I have read some complain when use with the higher end Sig rangefinder which have an internal compass. It seems the internal compass in these pricey unit is on the piss...
The 5K however rely on the smartphone compass. So I guess accuracy will depend of how good your phone compass is... pretty bang on with my Iphone.

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Any electronic (or non-electronic for that matter) can be affected by external influences. Specifically anything metal not too mention the anomalies in earths own magnetic fields. Something to be aware of.
Calibration is important in the area of use too.