Sports Radar SRDL-836-KIT Radar Gun and 8 Inch Display Kit

The Sports Radar SRDL-836-KIT is a radar gun and scoreboard package for facilities that need the speed readable from across the room. It pairs the SR3600 radar gun with the DL834, a three digit 8 inch red LED display that stays legible from roughly 350 feet, and includes the 12V power adapter and the 25 foot cable that connect them. The board is the reason to buy this kit: the same gun ships in the smaller SRDL-36-KIT with a 4 inch display.

Nothing here depends on a phone, a subscription or a wireless pairing. The gun talks to the board over a plain RJ45 cable and a serial protocol, which is why this setup works as well for a school gym as it does for a cage that has no network at all.

An 8 Inch Board Built for a Crowd

The DL834 lights three ultra bright 8 inch red LED digits, reads up to 999 and carries about 350 feet in shaded light with an extremely wide viewing angle. That covers a full set of bleachers, a batting cage floor or a fan zone line without anyone needing to walk up to the board.

The display arrives set for normal operation, which holds the highest speed it has seen for at least two seconds before a newer reading can replace it. That short hold is what keeps a number on the board long enough for a crowd to actually read it after a pitch.

Four Radar Inputs, One Number

The DL834 takes up to four radar sources at once and shows only the fastest speed it receives, with an indicator lighting to show which of the four inputs produced the winning reading. One board can therefore serve two cage lanes, two ends of a field or a multi station event, and only one board and one power supply are needed to do it.

Extra sources connect through RJ45 splitters and additional CAT5 cable in 25 and 50 foot lengths, which stack to a 100 foot maximum run between a radar and the display with a coupler at each join.

The Display Powers the Gun

Power supplied to the DL834 feeds back down the data cable and runs the connected radar gun, so a wired setup needs one outlet and no batteries at all. For a permanent cage, a booth that runs all weekend or a facility where nobody wants to be swapping 9V cells mid session, this is the detail that makes the kit practical.

The SR3600 Gun in the SRDL-836-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 range suits a booth, a cage lane or a bullpen where the gun sits close to the thrower. Trigger mode reads on demand; continuous mode runs hands free from a 1/4-20 tripod and holds a three second gap between readings so a catcher's throw back is not counted as a pitch.

For an outdoor field where the gun has to sit behind a backstop, the SRDL-838-KIT pairs this same 8 inch board with the longer reaching SR3800, which also reads through chain link and reports release and plate speeds.

Mounting the Display and Living With the Weather

Two hanging brackets sit on the back of the steel framed enclosure for a flat wall mount, and 1/4-20 nuts are fitted on both the top and the bottom. The bottom nut takes a table top stand or a heavy duty tripod; the top nut hangs the display from a wall mount bracket so it can be angled down toward the crowd. At 5 lb this is not a display for a lightweight camera tripod or a removable shoe type head.

The display is weather resistant rather than waterproof, so it should come in out of the rain or live inside a clear enclosure, and the power transformer is rated for indoor use only. Operating temperature runs 40 to 110 F.

Who This Radar Gun Kit Is For

Indoor training facilities and cages that want a scoreboard sized readout for baseball and softball sessions. Speed pitch booths that have outgrown a 4 inch display. Youth tournaments, fundraisers and school events where a crowd is watching. Multi lane operations feeding one board from more than one gun. Programs that want the speed visible to the player, the coach and the parents at the same time without anyone crowding the gun.

Sports Radar SRDL-836-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, an external power jack, or power fed from the display over the data cable
• Gun battery life: over 5 hours continuous, typically 50 hours in trigger mode
• Display: DL834, three 8 inch red LED digits, reads to 999
• Display viewing distance: about 350 feet in shaded light, extremely wide viewing angle
• Display data inputs: 4, showing the highest speed received with a source indicator
• Display enclosure: 16-1/4 in wide x 11 in high x 3/4 in deep, 5 lb, heavy duty steel frame
• Display power: 12 to 18 VDC, 2 A maximum, 12VDC transformer included
• Display input: RJ45 and CAT5, RS232 at 1200 baud
• Display mounting: two rear hanging brackets plus 1/4-20 nuts on the top and the bottom
• Cable: 25 foot RJ45, extendable to a 100 foot maximum run
• Operating temperature: 40 to 110 F
• 1 year limited warranty
• Made in the USA

What's Included

• SR3600 radar gun
• DL834 three digit 8 inch red LED display
• WA-12VDC power adapter
• 25 foot RJ45 cable

Batteries are not included, and in a wired setup the gun does not need them: the display feeds power to the gun down the data cable. Two 9V alkaline cells are only required when the gun is used away from the board. A tripod and a tuning fork are separate items.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is this different from the SRDL-36-KIT?

Same SR3600 gun, much bigger board. The SRDL-36-KIT uses a 4 inch display readable from about 200 feet with a single radar input. This kit steps up to 8 inch digits, about 350 feet of viewing distance and four radar inputs.

Can I connect more than one radar gun to the display?

Yes. The DL834 accepts four radar sources at once and displays only the fastest speed it receives, with an indicator showing which input produced it. Two guns at opposite ends of a field, or four cage lanes feeding one board, both work.

Is the power adapter included?

Yes. A 12VDC transformer comes with the kit, and it plugs into a standard household outlet. That single supply runs the display and feeds the gun through the data cable, so the whole setup needs one outlet.

How far can the display sit from the gun?

The kit includes 25 feet of cable. CAT5 extenders in 25 and 50 foot lengths stack to a 100 foot maximum run between the radar and the display, with a coupler at each join.

Can I mount the display on a camera tripod?

No. At 5 lb the DL834 is too heavy for a lightweight tripod or a removable shoe type head. Use the two hanging brackets on the back, the table top stand on the bottom 1/4-20 nut, a heavy duty tripod, or hang it from a wall mount bracket by the top nut for an angled view.

Can the display stay outside?

It is weather resistant, not waterproof, so bring it in out of the rain or house it in a clear enclosure. The power transformer is indoor rated regardless of where the board is hung, and LED digits wash out if the face is pointed into direct sun.