The Ballistic Calculator helps you determine exact ballistics for accurate shooting. Set your parameters for the bullet and cartridge and current weather conditions for a precision shot, even at long distances. The Ballistic Calculator is compatible with any riflescope, including thermal and digital night vision.
How to use the Ballistic Calculator in the Stream Vision app:
You may skip weather setup and default weather parameters will be taken from the preset table. You may later return and set up Weather Setup if you zero in your riflescope in different weather conditions.
You may edit, rename or delete your presets.
Set Parameters as Follows:
Setup of the Ballistic Calculator is now completed and it’s ready for use.
The imaging lenses give you the opportunity to quickly change your Helion XP’s magnification and give you a wider field of view.
These propriety lenses are made of premium, fine-ground polished and coated Germanium glass with a durable glass-filled nylon composite housing. Whether you need a lower magnification or higher, the F28, F38 or F50 imaging lenses for your Helion XP monocular.
Fits: Helion XP
This compact, quick-detach mount will automatically rezero your optic no matter what rifle you switch from. Specifically designed for the AR-15 and other MSRs, the locking QD mount includes three mounting screws and a locking switch. Durable, lightweight aluminum makes this mount barely noticeable at 3.5 ounces, 3.66 inches in length, 1.85 inches wide and only 0.79 inches tall.
Fits: Trail, Apex, Digisight, Core
Mount your Pulsar device to virtually any vertical structure including tree trunks, poles or tree stands. Supporting up to 1kg, mount your thermal or digital night vision unit via the adjustable two-inch strap or included wood screws. The Pulsar tree mount is compatible with any unit with a ¼-inch tripod mount. An integrated Weaver rail secures your scope, binoculars or monocular.
Fits: Any Pulsar unit with a 1/4-inch tripod mount.
Access your Helion, Trail, Digisight Ultra and certain Apex models menu and primary functions remotely with the wireless remote control. You can take pictures, perform pixel repair, change reticles and more! It has a very user-friendly interface with easy controls and is water-resistant.
FIts: Helion, trail, Digisight Ultra and some Apex.
Keep your phone securely set up horizontal or vertical when using the Stream Vision app in the tree stand, blind or on your car’s dashboard. Made of non-slip material, the non-slip phone stand is designed so you can see exactly what your streaming in real time.
The T-style torque screwdriver prevents overtightening and stripping of mounting screws of your Forward DFA attachment. This hex key drive is constructed of a heavy-duty plastic handle with sure-grip finger grooves and an aluminum driver shaft.
Fits: Forward DFA
Keep your hands free! The padded and adjustable neck strap attaches to your Quantum/Quantum S and other thermal devices with a 1/4-inch tripod socket. The included threaded screws attach the Quantum securely, even in the roughest of fields.
Fits: Quantum and devices with a 1/4-inch tripod socket.
The C-Clamp mount provides a stable mounting platform for your Pulsar Helion or Digiforce on almost any surface—car window, crossbeams, hand rails, etc. With a pivoting ball head, you can easily adjust the monocular for observing and spotting. Made of durable aluminum and ABS plastic, the C-clamp mount weighs 10.9 ounces and it 9.56 inches long.
Fits: Helion and Digiforce with 1/4-inch tripod mount.
All IR flashlights fit devices with a Weaver mounting system and increase your viewing distance at night.
The 805 infrared LED flashlight has a variable beam from narrow to flood and fits all Pulsar devices with a Weaver mounting system. It features an adjustable IR spot position, adjustable collimation and low battery indicator. Included is a carrying case, output video cable, hand strap, car adapter, extra battery container and cleaning cloth.
Increase your brightness and viewing distance with the high-powered X850 IR LED flashlight with 350mW. Compatible with all night vision devices, it has a variable spot to flood beam and adjustable IR spot positioning. Included are a carrying case, adapter and cleaning cloth. The X850 is compatible with any Pulsar unit with a Weaver or Picatinny mount.
Compatible with all Pulsar night vision, this high-powered IR flashlight extends your viewing distance in the dark. The variable beam control smoothly transitions from spot to flood. It will mount to any Pulsar unit with a Weaver or Picatinny rail. Included are a carrying case, adapter and cleaning cloth.
This article was originally published on Pro Staff member Clint Patterson’s website and WeHuntSC.com.
Have you ever seen a small pixel in your Pulsar thermal optic’s screen that you wish wouldn’t stick out like a sore thumb? If you fire your gun a lot, these pixels that need repair occasionally occur, but fear not, Pulsar has anticipated this and provided a way to resolve it. I had one on my screen for a few months before I investigated and found that it’s simple to correct!
A “defective pixel” is a pixel within your viewfinder or screen that is “degraded,” sticks out and won’t go away even after your scope calibrates. I’ve owned a Pulsar Trail XP-50 for over 2 years and in this time, I’ve only had 2 defective pixels. Though, when it does happen, over time it will bother you enough to want to know how to fix it.
In this screenshot, the defective pixel may not seem like a big deal, but when you’re hunting and looking through the viewfinder it can become distracting over time, especially if it’s near the crosshairs. While hunting with the defective pixel shown in the screenshot above, there were several times I panned the horizon and mistook the small white dot for being an animal that was a great distance out.
The first thing to do if you notice a defective pixel or something that doesn’t look correct in your viewfinder is to calibrate the optic. If you haven’t changed any settings on your scope then your Pulsar thermal optic will automatically calibrate every so often to ensure what you’re seeing is accurate, clear and crisp. Calibrating the optic makes the clicking sound that you may have grown accustomed to hearing by now if you own a thermal optic.
These calibrations can be forced by pressing the power button in the Trail models. If my screen ever gets hazy or I notice something not sharp in the viewfinder, I simply calibrate the scope. With all that said, the first thing to do if you notice a defective pixel is to force a calibration because generally, that will fix it.
If calibrating the optic doesn’t resolve the issue, then repair the defective pixel by going to one of the last menu options in the menu system, the Defective Pixel Repair option.
Once you choose this option it’s simple. The system presents you with a pixel selector and provides you with the ability to move the X and Y coordinates. This task feels very similar to sighting in the scope.
Just move the X and Y coordinates until you are right on top of the defective pixel. As you update the values for the X and Y coordinates, the pixel selector will move across the screen as shown below. The pixel selector surrounded by the box is like the Picture-In-Picture feature and is a magnified (zoomed in) version of the pixel selector.
The goal is to move the defective pixel selector on top of (or as close as possible to being on top of) the defective pixel.
And that’s all there is to it! Note that depending on your unique situation, it may take repairing multiple pixels to get the screen back to the desired state. In one of the previous defective pixel scenarios, I had to repair two pixels before it was back clear, and the pixel was no longer bothering me.
I also made a quick video walking through this process. You can see the video below:
About Clint
Clint Patterson is an outdoor enthusiast and technologist in the Charlotte, NC area. Primarily hunting in the Carolinas, Clint grew up hunting deer and turkeys in the sandhills of South Carolina. A few years ago, a rise in coyotes and hogs occurred in his region and he took up night hunting with a few of his friends. Clint loves this new type of night-hunting via thermal technologies and enjoys helping landowners and farmers.
Clint works with a small group to run WeHuntSC.com, an online hub that promotes ethical hunting and information sharing, while helping connect and support hunters in South Carolina and beyond.
Clint has an undergraduate degree in Information Systems, a master’s degree in Organizational Communications, is a published author and blogger, has built an electronic turkey decoy, still holds passing records in Europe from his days playing football overseas and is fluent in Spanish. Clint works for DNN Software. Learn more about Clint at ClintPatterson.com.
*All photos courtesy of Clint Patterson.
Pulsar thermal imaging units operate via batteries. These batteries are either internal or external. External batteries are mounted outside the unit and plug in by a cord into a port on the unit. An internal battery is inserted inside the unit and connects power that way. Each unit includes a battery; however, Pulsar offers extra interchangeable batteries for purchase for an additional cost offering you extended run times.
The external EPS5 battery pack has a 20-hour discharge time, is rechargeable and will strap securely to your rifle with the included Velcro strap. A main charger, car adapter, an EU-US plug adapter and carrying case are included.
The weapon-mountable USB rechargeable PB8I power bank has an extended battery life of 20 hours. A built-in charge level allows you to know exactly how much battery life is left and it weighs only 7.8 ounces.
Any unit with a micro USB, including Signal RT, Photon RT, Trail, Helion, Digisight Ultra and Digiforce RT.
The IPS5 is a rechargeable battery pack with a 10-hour battery life powering all Trail, Helion and Digisight Ultra units.
The IPS10 has a 16- to 20-hour battery life and powers all Trail, Helion and Digisight Ultra units. Recharge it using a three-prong wall outlet or car adapter.
This external lithium-ion rechargeable battery has a waterproof plastic body and includes an extension cord, car adapter and EU to US plug adapter.
The EPS3I fits older models: DFA, Apex and Digisight.
The double DNV battery pack is a rechargeable NiMH battery pack designed to provide additional battery life to your Forward DN55 digital monocular, the Quantum and Quantum Lite thermal monoculars.
The IPS7 is a Lithium-ion battery with a 6,400 mAH capacity and extends the operating time on the Helion to 10 to 13 hours.
Helion
With a huge 12,800 mAh capacity, the IPS14 has a 21 to 26 hours (Helion) battery life.
The BPS3 replaces your B-Pack as backup power holding 3 AA batteries. It will power any Pulsar unit that accepts B-Pack battery packs.
All Pulsar devices that accept B-Pack batteries.
The APS 3 battery pack is a rechargeable Lithium-ion battery with a 3,200 mAh capacity.
The APS 2 battery pack is a rechargeable Lithium-ion battery with a 3,200 mAh capacity.