Kestrel Instruments Support & FAQs

Kestrel 5 Series Manuals, Downloads, and Troubleshooting Documents

Kestrel 5 Series Instruction Manuals

App Manual for Kestrel LiNK Legacy (Size: 4.3 MB)

Instructions for the use of the Kestrel LiNK Legacy App - Please note: this app is no longer supported and customers should instead use the new Kestrel LiNK app

Kestrel 5 Series Weather Vane Mount Instructions (Size: 56.2 KB)

Instructions on how to assemble the Kestrel 5000 series vane mount.

Kestrel Concrete Pro Jobsite Weather Kit Quick Start (Size: 484.4 KB)

PDF Downloadable Tips & Quick Start for the 5200 Kestrel Concrete Pro Jobsite Weather Kit.

Kestrel Heat Stress Monitoring Tablet Quick Setup Guide (Size: 1.6 MB)

Kestrel Vane Mount Instructions (Size: 123 KB)

Kestrel Vane Mount Instructions

Kestrel® AC Adapter Quick Start Guide (Size: 235.9 KB)

Kestrel® Heat Stress Monitoring System Setup Guide (Size: 3.4 MB)

User Guide Kestrel 5000 Environmental, 5100 Racing, 5200 Professional Environmental Meters (Size: 655.9 KB)

User Guide for the Kestrel 5000, 5100 and 5200

User Guide Kestrel 5000AG Livestock Environmental Meter & Kestrel 5400AG Cattle Heat Stress Tracker (Size: 1 MB)

Kestrel 5000AG Livestock Environmental Meter & Kestrel 5400AG Cattle Leat Stress Tracker User Guide

User Guide Kestrel 5400 Heat Stress Tracker (Size: 1.1 MB)

Kestrel 5400 Heat Stress Tracker User Guide

User Guide Kestrel 5500 Fire Weather Pro & Kestrel 5400 Fire Weather Pro with WBGT (Size: 1 MB)

Kestrel 5500 Fires Weather Pro & Kestrel 5400 Fire Weather Pro with WBGT User Guide

User Guide Kestrel 5500 Weather Meter (Size: 675.9 KB)

User Guide for the Kestrel 5500 Weather Meter

User Guide Relative Humidity Calibration Kit For Kestrel 5 Series, 4 Series and Kestrel 3000-3500 Series (Size: 533 KB)

User Guide Relative Humidity Calibration Kit For Kestrel 5 Series, 4 Series and Kestrel 3000-3500 Series (DROPs currently cannot be recalibrated)

Kestrel Ballistics 5 Series Instruction Manuals

How to Get Started with your Kestrel Ballistics Unit (Size: 184.7 KB)

A 10 step guide to setup your Kestrel to work with your gun.

Kestrel 5700 Easy Mode Start Guide (Size: 2.5 MB)

User Guide Kestrel 5700 Ballistics Weather Meter and Kestrel 5700/5700X Elite Weather Meters with Applied Ballistics (Also 5700 Sportsman Instructions) (Size: 795.1 KB)

Kestrel 5700 Ballistics Weather Meter and Kestrel Elite/5700X Weather Meters with Applied Ballistics User Guide

Kestrel 5 Series Downloads

How to I determine the average wind direction? (Size: 837 KB)

The attached document in Excel will help with determining average wind direction and the use of a wind rose by using the exported CSV file. This would be pertinent to any of the 5500 models, especially important for spray drift and measurements in the protected zones.

Kestrel Agriculture Catalog (Size: 2.3 MB)

Information about the Kestrel Agricultural Line of weather meters

Kestrel Equations for Weather Calculations (Size: 241.8 KB)

This document goes through what formulas are used to calculate the various measurements on the Kestrel series meters.

Kestrel Firmware Installer for Windows (Size: 16 MB)

Kestrel Firmware Version 1.49 Update Installer for Windows

Kestrel Firmware Update Files for OSX (Size: 14 MB)

Kestrel Firmware Version 1.49 Update Installer for OSX. Please see included directions as this process has changed.

nist-calibration-wind-speed-example (Size: 102.3 KB)

nist-calibration-wind-speed-example

PIG INSERT (Size: 548.1 KB)

Fine Dead Fuel Moisture and Probability of Ignition Tables

Tips For Taking Accurate Measurements (Size: 346.9 KB)

Tips for taking accurate measurements Support tab at www.kestrelinstruments.com

Kestrel 5 Series Troubleshooting Documents

Air Flow Diagram (Size: 28.4 KB)

Picture showing the places to take measurements for square and rectangular air ducts

How can I submit a tax-exempt order using the website? (Size: 1.2 MB)

Here is guidance on how to submit an order through the website for Tax Exempt customers.

How to Update Kestrel 5000 Series Firmware with Windows (Size: 573.5 KB)

Tutorial on how to update your Kestrel 5000 series firmware using LiNK for Windows.

How to Update your Firmware LiNK for Android (Size: 744.3 KB)

A simple guide to help you update your Firmware on your Kestrel using LiNK for Android

How to Update your Firmware with Kestrel LiNK for Windows (Size: 627.4 KB)

A simple guide to help you update your Firmware on your Kestrel using LiNK for Windows

How to Update Your Kestrel 5 Series Firmware with MAC/OSX (Size: 821.1 KB)

Tutorial on how to update your Kestrel 5000 series firmware using LiNK for MAC/OSX

How to View and Control Kestrel Data Remotely (Size: 336.9 KB)

This gives a method for viewing and remotely controlling the Kestrel using two mobile devices.

Issues connecting Kestrel DROP or Kestrel 5000 Series to Kestrel LiNK Legacy app for Android (Size: 266.8 KB)

Attached is a guide to help connecting to Kestrel LiNK Legacy app for Android if you device is not showing up on the list of available devices.

K5 LiNK for Windows Bluegiga Dongle Help (Size: 5 MB)

Troubleshooting Bluetooth Dongle Issues with the Kestrel 5000 Series Models and LiNK for Windows.

Kestrel 5200 Concrete Evaporation Solver - Tutorial (Size: 515.4 KB)

This document goes over the new Concrete Evaporation Solver which was added to the Kestrel 5200 with firmware version 1.39.

Kestrel LiNK Bluegiga Dongle Help Guide (Size: 439.2 KB)

Get help connecting my Kestrel 5 series unit to my computer using a bluetooth dongle.

Kestrel LiNK for Windows High Resolution Monitor Scaling Issue (Size: 266.3 KB)

Attached is a workaround to have Kestrel LiNK for Windows scale properly on High Definition monitors

Where should I place multiple Kestrel 5400 Heat Stress Trackers to monitor WBGT? (Size: 193.9 KB)

Here is a graphical guide on locating various micro-climates in a given area to help with Kestrel 5400 placement for monitoring WBGT.

Support Documents for all Kestrels

319001 Replacing the Kestrel Impeller (Size: 271.9 KB)

Replacing the Kestrel Impeller

Applied Ballistics Profile Loader - Version 083 (Size: 6.4 MB)

This program is used to transfer gun profiles to and from a Kestrel ballistics unit and Windows computer. 4500 Ballistic models can use either Bluetooth or the PC Interface cradle but must have fw version 4.93. 5700 models must use the USB Transfer cable to connect. Instructions included in zip file.