As a chip approaches the ground antenna, the RACE RESULT System monitors the signal strength of the chip. After it passes over the antenna, the system records the time of the highest signal strength, which is expected to be directly above the antenna. The Reaction Time in the Detection menu defines for how much longer a chip will be monitored after the last signal strength peak before providing the final time.

When increasing the reaction time, the calculated finish times will be more precise but it takes longer until the system can provide this time. When using a small reaction time, the system can return the detection very quickly, but the precision will be reduced.

The default value is 850ms. If necessary, this value can be decreased for fast races (e.g. mountain bike) and increased for slow races (e.g. children). For optimum precision, the reaction time value should match the average time the chip will be in range of the antennas.

Note that the reaction time setting in the decoder only applies to the passive system. For the active system, the calculation of the time happens at transponder level.