I was curious which of my calls had the highest decibel levels. I like a loud call for running and gunning so I figure this could help narrow the calls down. I downloaded the Decibel Ultra app and played all my calls with the same striker. Here's what I found:
Crystal Mistress: 120 db
Dawkins stoned aluminum: 118 db
Lonzo Acrylic crystal, Houndstooth aluminum & Atomic 13: 116 db
Ghost Maker crystal and Reynolds's ceramic: 114 db
Lonzo slate: 111 db
I've had the most luck striking birds with my Crystal Mistress and Dawkins stoned aluminum. This shows why as they have the highest db levels of the calls I tested. Maybe this will help with my call selection in the future. It will also help me pick the best call/striker combo for locating.
Either way, the app was free and this was a fun experiment!
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That's pretty cool. I can see this definitely turning into a rabbit hole... lol.
No wonder my hearing is already going...too many years of running friction calls in the house for hours on end getting ready for contests. :help:
Quote from: Longbeardfever4ever on July 11, 2017, 09:26:52 AM
No wonder my hearing is already going...too many years of running friction calls in the house for hours on end getting ready for contests. :help:
I felt as though my ears were ganna start bleeding at any second...
I wonder what a loftus Crystal screamer hits
Or how a twisted sister compares to the crystal mistress
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This is very good information.
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Pretty cool idea! I'll have to give it a try myself!
how far from the phone where you?
Quote from: rodney gillikin on July 13, 2017, 07:13:39 AM
how far from the phone where you?
About 4-5 feet. The decibel levels may not be 100% accurate, but it does let me know which calls have higher decibel levels.