Batbox Baton Bat Detector

Please note: headphones will not work if plugged directly into the Baton. Instead, they should be plugged into the recording device to listen to the bat calls.

The Baton is an economic but versatile bat detector that uses frequency division to detect all species simultaneously by monitoring the whole spectrum of ultrasound between 20kHz and 120kHz. The Baton is the first bat detector to offer an economical way to listen to and record bat calls using frequency division detection. Lightweight and with one-button operation, the Batbox Baton has a division factor of 10, reducing the sounds of a 50kHz bat to 5kHz. The unit comes with a version of BatScan sound analysis software developed especially for the Baton.

Real time sonograms.

No tuning required.

Free analysis software included (BatScan will run under Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, 8 and 10).

Record Real-Time Sonograms
Attach the Baton to the soundcard of a laptop by a stereo lead from the `line out' socket and you will be able to produce real-time sonograms, allowing detailed analysis of calls in the field with BatScan software. The Baton retains the original amplitude of the calls recorded allowing 3D analysis of bat calls (time, frequency and intensity).

Analyse calls after recording
Record from the Baton onto a digital recorder or mini-disc for detailed analysis with the included BatScan software. MP3 files will have to be converted to WAV files before Batscan will be able to load them.

Listen to insects
The Baton is also ideal for listening to orthoptera (grasshoppers and crickets) whose communication is in the upper part of, or above, human hearing.
 

This detector is also available as a beginner's bat detecting kit which includes the detector and a fold-out guide to British Bats.