Sports Radar SRDL-1836-KIT Radar Gun and 18 Inch Display Kit

The Sports Radar SRDL-1836-KIT puts a stadium scale speed board on a baseball field. The display carries two and a half red LED digits standing 18 inches tall, reads up to 199 and stays legible from about 1,000 feet in daylight or at night, which is the longest viewing distance in the Sports Radar line. It comes matched to an SR3600 radar gun, a 12V 5 amp power adapter and a 25 foot cable, so the board and the source that drives it arrive as one package.

This is a permanent installation kit rather than a portable one. The display hangs from brackets fitted to the back of the enclosure and connects to the gun over a plain CAT5 run, with no app, no pairing and no wireless link anywhere in the chain.

An 18 Inch Board That Reads to 199

The two and a half digit layout on this 18 inch red LED display is what raises the ceiling. A half height leading one sits ahead of two full digits, so the board shows any speed up to 199 rather than rolling over at 99 the way a plain two digit sign does. For baseball that matters at the top of a showcase radar chart, and it also covers lacrosse and hockey shot speeds that break 100.

Digit height is the other half of the equation. At 18 inches the numbers carry roughly 1,000 feet, which is a full grandstand, an outfield fence line or the far end of a multi field complex.

Auto Dimming for Night Events

This is the one display in the line with an auto dimming sensor, so the board that reads cleanly in afternoon sun does not turn into a spotlight once the field lights come on. Nothing has to be switched or adjusted between a day game and a night game.

Built to Be Installed and Left Alone

The enclosure is .090 aluminum in a white powder coat with a 1/8 inch red plexiglass cover over the digits and a velvet text overlay that resists scratches, dust and fingerprints. Hangers come installed on the back of the unit. The data connection is a single CAT5 and RJ45 port fed by the included 25 foot cable, and the WA-12VDC 5 amp adapter supplies the board.

One data port means one radar source. If the plan calls for two guns feeding one board, the 8 inch display in the SRDL-838-KIT takes four inputs and shows the fastest, which the large format boards do not do.

The SR3600 Gun in the SRDL-1836-KIT

The SR3600 reads 10 to 200 MPH at 1 MPH resolution and 3 percent accuracy, with a typical ball range of 60 feet and its strongest performance between 15 and 100 MPH. That puts the gun close to the action: a booth, a bullpen, a cage lane or a tripod set just behind the plate, while the board goes wherever the crowd is. Trigger mode reads on demand and continuous mode runs hands free from a 1/4-20 tripod with a three second gap between readings.

Position matters more than anything else with a 60 foot gun. Set it as close to the line of the ball's flight as the venue allows, horizontally and vertically, because every degree off that line pulls the reading down and makes a working gun look broken. There is no user calibration to think about either; a 65 MPH tuning fork is the field check, and a gun aimed at a struck fork should return 65.

If the gun needs to sit further back, read through chain link or report release and plate speeds, the SRDL-1838-KIT pairs this same 18 inch board with the SR3800 instead.

Who This Radar Gun Kit Is For

Permanent installations at stadiums, large tournament venues and showcase complexes where the audience is well beyond the reach of an 8 inch board. Facilities that want the speed visible from an entire grandstand rather than from the first few rows. Programs that need a board reading past 99 and are prepared to mount a display of this size properly.

For a portable setup, a booth or an indoor cage, the smaller kits are the sensible answer: the SRDL-36-KIT for a 4 inch board and the SRDL-836-KIT for an 8 inch one.

Sports Radar SRDL-1836-KIT Specifications

• Radar gun: SR3600 with RadarDataPort serial output
• Gun speed range: 10 to 200 MPH (16 to 322 Km/H), MPH or Km/H selectable
• Gun range on a ball: 60 feet typical, strongest between 15 and 100 MPH
• Gun accuracy: 3 percent, 1 MPH or 1 Km/H resolution
• Radar band: X-Band 10.525 GHz
• Gun readout: 3 digit LCD
• Gun modes: trigger and continuous, with a three second delay between continuous readings
• Gun dimensions: 10-3/4 in long x 2-3/4 in wide x 7-1/4 in high
• Gun power: two 9V alkaline batteries or an external power jack
• Gun battery life: over 5 hours continuous, typically 50 hours in trigger mode
• Display: DL1812.5, two and a half red LED digits 18 inches tall
• Display range: reads up to 199 MPH or Km/H
• Display viewing distance: about 1,000 feet, day or night
• Display brightness: automatic dimming sensor
• Display construction: .090 aluminum with white powder coat, 1/8 inch red plexiglass cover, velvet text overlay
• Display data inputs: 1, CAT5 and RJ45
• Display power: WA-12VDC 5 amp adapter included
• Display mounting: hangers installed on the back of the unit
• Cable: 25 foot RJ45
• 1 year limited warranty
• Made in the USA

What's Included

• SR3600 radar gun
• DL1812.5 red LED display with 18 inch digits
• WA-12VDC 5 amp power adapter
• 25 foot RJ45 cable

Batteries are not included. The 12V adapter in the kit powers the display, and the gun runs on two standard 9V alkaline cells or from its own wall adapter through the external power jack. A tripod and a tuning fork are separate items.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the display read speeds over 99?

Yes, up to 199. The half height leading digit is exactly what buys that headroom, and it is the reason to choose this board over a plain two digit 18 inch sign that stops at 99.

Which radar gun comes in the SRDL-1836-KIT?

The SR3600, which reads a baseball to about 60 feet. Keep it close to the action and the board far away. For a gun that reads to roughly 130 feet, works through chain link and reports release and plate speeds, the SRDL-1838-KIT is the same board with an SR3800.

Will the board be blinding during a night game?

No. This display has an automatic dimming sensor, the only one in the line, so it drops its own brightness as the light falls instead of glaring at the stands.

Can I connect a second radar gun to it?

No. The large format boards have a single data port. A setup that needs several radars feeding one display should use the DL834 in the SRDL-838-KIT, which accepts four inputs and shows the fastest speed.

How does a display this size mount?

Hangers come installed on the back of the enclosure. Because of the size of the board, plan the wall, pole or fence structure with whoever is doing the install before the unit arrives, and route the cable run at the same time.

Is the power supply and cable included?

Yes. A WA-12VDC 5 amp adapter and a 25 foot RJ45 cable come with the kit. Longer runs use CAT5 extenders and a coupler at each join, to a 100 foot maximum between the radar and the display.