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Pocket Radar Personal Speed Radar

  • The world’s smallest radar gun is a handy tool for coaches, athletes, and spectators alike
  • Innovative technology allows you to measure speed of anything from a fastball to a race car with remarkable accuracy, to +/- one mph
  • Simple one-button operation is intuitive and user friendly, and unit powers up in less than one second
  • Measures 2.3 by 4.7 by 0.8 inches (W x H x D) and weighs 4.5 ounces with batteries; 10,000 readings on two AAA alkaline batteries (included)
  • Includes limited one-year manufacturer’s warranty

Pocket Radar Personal Radar Gun The next generation in speed radar technology. The worlds smallest full performance radar gun. Compact and convenient, making it the preferred radar gun for many pro scouts and top college coaches. – Baseball Coach/ScoreKeeper

Pocket Radar-Pro Performance in the Palm of Your Hand

Pocket Radar is the next generation in radar gun technology. It delivers the same great accuracy as other professional radar guns at a fraction of the cost and fits in the palm of your hand. Its compact size allows you to keep it within reach any time you need it.

Pocket Radar allows anyone to afford the same accurate speed measurements as other professional radar guns in a smaller, more convenient package. The hand-held size allows you to take measurements discreetly without changing the behavior of athletes or those you are observing. It can do more than traditional radar guns, including measuring runner speed and acceleration, as well as ball speed out of the hand, and ball speed off the bat, stick, club, or racquet. It is also great for skiing, soccer, R/C hobbies, motorsports, traffic safety, and more.

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Innovation from the Inside Out

The simple point-and-shoot interface easily allows you to measure speed with the touch of a single button and can take over 10,000 readings from two standard AAA batteries. This allows you to go months, instead of hours, on a single set of batteries. Built from the same high-impact plastic as hockey helmets, the Pocket Radar is rugged enough to perform well in even the most demanding sports environments.

Powerful Coaching Tool

Perfect for many different sports, the Pocket Radar was named “Best of Show” at the 2011 American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) convention. Coaches from hundreds of top college and professional teams are already changing their game with Pocket Radar. A big hit at the December 2010 Major League Baseball (MLB) Winter Meetings; many pro baseball teams have already started using the Pocket Radar in their programs. Some of the earliest adopters include the Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland A’s, Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals.

Pocket Radar’s Many Powerful Uses:

  • Training and rehabilitation
  • Scouting and recruiting
  • Try-outs and evaluations
  • Ball speed off the bat, stick, club or racquet
  • Discreet measurement without changing the game
  • Runner speed and acceleration
  • Ball machine calibration
  • Great for baseball, softball, tennis, hockey, golf, soccer, cricket, lacrosse, motorsports, racing, R/C hobbies, traffic safety and much more
Key Advantages:
  • Small hand-held size; fits in your pocket
  • Simple one-button interface
  • Discreet and unobtrusive
  • A multitude of uses
  • Rugged and durable
  • Longer battery life; uses standard batteries and can also use rechargeable batteries
  • Memory recall of last ten speed readings
  • Never needs calibration

What People are Saying about Pocket Radar

“The Pocket Radar is a great new scouting tool. It’s so convenient that I always take it with me. With all the travel I do as a National Crosschecker, having this ultra compact radar gun makes my job easier.”–Jeff Zona, Pro Baseball Scout, Washington Nationals.

“The Pocket Radar is so compact and easy to use; we now use radar on the field every day. Giving feedback this frequently has enabled us to achieve a level of performance that was not possible before.”–Tim Walton, Head Softball Coach, University of Florida.

“Minnetonka High School Hockey has used the Pocket Radar at our annual skills competition to determine our team’s hardest shot and fastest skater.” “The Pocket Radar is a great tool to use at the ice rink for competition and/or monitoring off season improvement.”" “”I would recommend the Pocket Radar to any youth, high school, junior or college hockey team.”– Brian Urick, Hockey Coach, Minnetonka High School, Minnesota

“The Pocket Radar is so convenient, it’s the only radar that I use for my bullpen. At this price, I can have a radar gun wherever I need one.”–Andy Lopez, Head Baseball Coach, University of Arizona.

“We have been so impressed with the Pocket Radar that it has become the only radar gun we use for coaching and scouting.”–Mike Candrea, Head Softball Coach, University of Arizona, 2004 Olympic Gold Medal Winning USA Softball Coach.

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How It Works

The Pocket Radar is a Doppler speed radar system, which works by emitting a small pulse of radio waves in an invisible focused beam, similar to the shape of a flashlight beam. When the radio wave hits an object that is moving toward or away from the Pocket Radar, a small amount of the wave reflects back. The Pocket Radar receives the reflected radio wave and compares it to the original transmitted radio wave, calculates the difference between the two waves, and displays the object’s speed–all of which happens almost instantly.

Breakthrough Technology

The Pocket Radar has received multiple industry awards including the Consumer Electronics Show’s (CES) “”Innovation Honoree in Personal Electronics”" award. In creating the world’s most compact speed radar device, all aspects of Doppler radar technology have been reassessed, re-engineered, and rebuilt by top design engineers to achieve a unique product that delivers full-sized performance in a miniaturized package. Compared to standard, bulky radar guns, the Pocket Radar is a fraction of the size and weight, and further boasts:

  • Easy one-button operation with point and shoot interface
  • No calibration required
  • Portable design with rugged casing
  • Memory recall of up to 10 previous speeds

Technical Specifications:

  • Measures 2.3 by 4.7 by 0.8 inches (W x H x D)
  • Weighs 3.7 ounces without batteries and 4.5 ounces with batteries
  • Battery life of more than 10,000 readings on two AAA alkaline batteries
  • Range (under good radar conditions): baseball from 120 feet or car from 0.5 miles
  • Measures from 7 to 375 miles per hour (MPH), 11 to 600 kilometers per hour (KPH)
  • Accurate to plus or minus 1 MPH or plus or minus 2 KPH
  • 24 GHz “”K-Band”" operating frequency
  • Operating temperature range of 20 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit
  • Recommended storage temperature range of -40 to 185 degrees Fahrenheit
  • Measures: miles per hour (MPH), kilometers per hour (KPH), feet per second (FPS), and meters per second (MPS)

Warranty

The Pocket Radar Personal Radar Gun includes a limited one-year manufacturer’s warranty against defects in materials and workmanship.

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What’s in the Box?

The Pocket Radar comes with everything you need to get started, including the Pocket Radar, a hard-shell carrying case, set of two AAA alkaline batteries, wrist strap, and Quick Start Guide.
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List Price: $ 249.99

Price: $ 188.90

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  1. Cody says
    83 of 90 people found the following review helpful
    4.0 out of 5 stars
    Very Accurate, Unrivaled in Size, July 31, 2010
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    Cody (Memphis, TN) –

    This review is from: Pocket Radar Personal Speed Radar (Sports)

    I ordered a Pocket Radar direct from the manufacturer. Here is my experience with the unit and with the company. I felt compelled to make this my first Amazon review, as this product is so new, there are few reviews out there for potential purchasers to read.

    I read the reviews here of the Pocket Radar, and like others, I was a little suspicious of so many 5 star reviews posted within such a short time frame.
    I decided to go straight to the source for an answer, so I e-mailed the Pocket Radar group.

    I was quite surprised when I received a long, personal reply the following day from Chris Stewart, who turned out to be the president of Pocket Radar.

    In his e-mail Chris even mentioned that he is usually the one answering the phones at Pocket Radar as well. Just as he said, when I called the toll-free number for Pocket Radar, it was Chris who promptly answered. I spent the next 40 minutes or so talking to Chris about the design and development of the unit…and about the reviews here on Amazon.

    After speaking with Chris, I felt confident that the reviews were probably legitimate here, and the dates coincided with the initial roll-out of the Pocket Radar. In my super sleuthing, I did notice that a review here from Demi Basiliades, who has an association with Pocket Radar according to his LinkedIn page. Chris explained to me that Demi was among a few people who contacted Pocket Radar with interest in testing the device and providing reviews. Regardless, the man running the company seemed quite honest and straight-forward with me, so after our conversation, I provided him my credit card number and purchased my own unit to try.

    The Pocket Radar is roughly the size of the average smartphone out there, slightly thicker and heavier due to all the electronics that must be crammed inside. The unit felt very durable, no cheap, squeaky plastic here. The display is large and easy to read as long as there’s adequate lighting. The display was very simple with huge numbers and a small indicator to let you know when the radar is currently transmitting. Although I certainly didn’t try to damage my unit, Chris of Pocket Radar told me they had performed durability tests by tossing the unit from the roof of a building.

    There’s no learning curve to using the Pocket Radar *itself.* The big red button is self-explanatory in my opinion. Press and release the button to get a speed reading within just a second. Hold down the red button if you want to continuously shoot radar and receive updated readings over and over. The smaller button serves as a recall to pull up your last readings.

    Although the Pocket Radar is very intuitive, you will need a rudimentary understanding of how radar works in order to use any radar device. The FAQ on [...] is very thorough and will answer just about any question you may have. In a perfect situation (like cop speed traps) you’ll be facing your target head-on or positioned to shoot the back of the target as it moves away from you. The larger the angle you put between you and your target, the more error you introduce into your measurements. If you shoot at the side of a target, you’re going to get a 0 on the display or close to it…same as any radar device.

    Unlike the other reviewer, I try to avoid cops with their own radar guns, so I can’t compare it to LEO radar. However, my car has a digital speedometer. If you aim the Pocket Radar at a stationary object while traveling in a moving vehicle, you get the speed of the vehicle. Using this method multiple times over a period of 2 weeks, the Pocket Radar proved to be very accurate, returning readings exactly matching my speedometer or measuring only 1 MPH different ever.

    The unit takes 2 AAA batteries, which are in the box. I used rechargeable NIMH batteries instead, and they worked just fine. Even using the unit taking continuous readings, I didn’t manage to drain the batteries down below 2 of 4 bars. The batteries are easy to change. The battery door just slides off. The door fits on snugly, and there are no little tabs to break off like the battery doors on television remotes.

    Being the geek I am, I was excited when I saw videos of the Pocket Radar at CES. I didn’t really have a *need* for the Pocket Radar, but I really wanted to see how I could use this technology now that it has been shrunk down to cell phone size. I used the Pocket Radar at youth baseball games, autocross events, and for anything else I could think of that moved. I measured my dogs. I measured my nephews on bikes and on foot (they excitedly volunteered!).

    I also finally got some closure on just how dangerous I believe the blind curve is in front of my house. Having totaled a car before even leaving my driveway due to a speeding State Farm Insurance Agent in a Ford F150 with no time to react, I always wanted some validation that people drive too fast in my…

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    July 3, 2012, 9:40 pm
  2. Jonathan E. Martin "exvaxman" says
    34 of 42 people found the following review helpful
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    awesome little unit, May 23, 2010
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    Jonathan E. Martin “exvaxman” (Milwaukee) –
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    This review is from: Pocket Radar Personal Speed Radar (Sports)

    When this arrived in the mail I put the batteries in and started walking to the local park to try it out. On the way there I came across a police car doing speed checks on the access road. We ran checks between his laser unit and this one – all readings were either dead on or only 1MPH difference. Just what I was looking for.

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