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Logging into the support portal
Quick heads-up before anything else: the support portal uses a SEPARATE account from your Terra account. This surprises a lot of people, so let's clear it up. Two different logins Your Terra account is the one you use for the Terra Listens app, the ...
Wind noise and normal outdoor sounds
Your Terra Station lives outside, listening 24/7 — and outside is not a quiet recording studio! If you're hearing wind gusts, distant traffic, or the general hum of daily life in your stream, that's completely normal. It doesn't mean anything is ...
How far can my Terra Station be from my WiFi?
This is one of our most common questions, and the honest answer is: it depends on your setup! There's no single number we can give, because WiFi range is different for every home and yard. Two neighbors with the same router can get very different ...
Placing a Terra Station away from WiFi entirely
Some of the best listening spots have no WiFi at all — a woodlot, a marsh edge, a cabin, the far corner of a big property. The good news: a Terra Station just needs an internet connection and power, and there are several ways to provide both far from ...
Attaching the Antenna Clip for Multiple Antennas
The antenna clip is a small flexible part that snaps over the external antennas on the Terra to keep them from rotating (ie. from slumping over when pointed up). The clip only works with two or more antennas. Installation is simple: just orient the ...
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Automatic Gain Control and Audio Settings
For more advanced users, Terra offers the ability to customize the audio settings. This article explains what Automatic Gain Control (AGC) does and how to adjust it. All of your Terra Station's audio controls are in the Terra Listens app: tap your ...
How good is Terra Station's bird identification?
Short answer: very good — and getting better. What powers the IDs Terra Station uses the BirdNET 6K model, a proven, globally used bird identification model, to identify birds by their songs and calls. If you've used other BirdNET-based tools, ...
Setting up your Terra Station for the first time
Open the Terra Box Your Terra Station and its accessories can be found within the 100% recyclable box. Please be sure to reuse or recycle your Terra box. Contents: Terra Station Female-threaded green magnet (magnetically attached to Terra bottom) AC ...
Sharing your Terra stream and using multiple devices
You may want to listen to your Terra on multiple devices, or even share it with friends or family. Terra allows sharing by permitting multiple logins at the same time - simply login to an additional device, or on the web ( www.terralistens.com/login ...
All About Radio Detections with Terra (Motus)
Terra not only detects birds by sound, but it can also detect certain radio-tagged birds and animals that come within range. The Terra Station ships with internal antennas for this purpose. One works on the 434MHz frequency, and the other works on ...