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kbshorthairs wrote:Do I understand your post correctly that it is APPROVED for American Field trials and pending with the AKC?? I know there revised collar looked like it would meet the size requirements, but I didn't know how far along in the approval process they were. It makes perfect sense that they would approve it. If it is the same size of the tracker collar, but better technology to find a lost dog.
The AKC has normally been slow to approve stuff like this, but I really hope that they move quickly on this one.
MTO4Life wrote:Nice to hear as mine is on the way now. Can't wait to get it...
gar-dog wrote:MTO4Life wrote:Nice to hear as mine is on the way now. Can't wait to get it...
Given the GPS system is a high-sensitivity one, I think the Astro is a legal "no-no" in Canada. Even though I know you guys can get your hands on them through various means, could they ever be used in trials there?
gar-dog wrote:...could they ever be used in trials there?
jsd245 wrote:Don't do what I did- I lost the handheld unit on my very first hunt with it. It seemed pretty secure on the belt clip which I had secured to my vest, but I looked down, the clip was still there but no astro. Boy was I mad.
jsd245 wrote:Don't do what I did- I lost the handheld unit on my very first hunt with it. It seemed pretty secure on the belt clip which I had secured to my vest, but I looked down, the clip was still there but no astro. Boy was I mad.
nj gsp wrote:I bought a whistle lanyard for the Rino I have, I can hang it around my neck & put the unit in my pocket so I don't have that weight around my neck - but if I drop it, it doesn't go far. You could also loop the lanyard around D-ring, belt, etc.
MTO4Life wrote:
It is the MURS system that is the no-no in Canada. ...
gar-dog wrote:nj gsp wrote:I bought a whistle lanyard for the Rino I have, I can hang it around my neck & put the unit in my pocket so I don't have that weight around my neck - but if I drop it, it doesn't go far. You could also loop the lanyard around D-ring, belt, etc.
Great idea!
nj gsp wrote:I got an orange lanyard to help me find it if I drop it in the grass -
ohmymy111 wrote:I had the DC 30 collar come of Vern hunting Grouse this weekend. Was nice being able to know pretty much right where it was. Once I got within 10 yards, where it told me I was near, switched to the dog collar screen for that collar, and pinpointed it to 1 yard, where I found it. Would be nice if the DEC 30 was orange like the DC 20
jsd245 wrote:One other pretty cool thing I've been playing with tonight- you can overlay all your tracks in Google Earth and view them on satellite imagery- depending on the area Google earth is pretty detailed- In my area in Ct I can actually see my house on the Satellite imagery.
gar-dog wrote:jsd245 wrote:One other pretty cool thing I've been playing with tonight- you can overlay all your tracks in Google Earth and view them on satellite imagery- depending on the area Google earth is pretty detailed- In my area in Ct I can actually see my house on the Satellite imagery.
Very cool! Can you do that with the "free subscription" to google?
Mine better get here by wednesday of next week! I ordered online Saturday and it still hasn't shipped. I bugged them today and they said it should ship tomorrow and "please allow 5-8 days." I think they ship ground. Hopefully the ship from the East Coast.
47sgs wrote:I've had a little trouble with mine, which I'm sure is operator error. The default postion for what the dog is doing is "treed". I can switch it to "point" okay, but when I turn it off and use it another time, it's back to "treed". Anyone had this problem at all? Also, sometimes I found the arrow wasn't always pointing where the dog was. I realize there could be up to a 5 second delay, and the dog can move quite aways in that time, but sometimes it was off 90 degrees. Now I've been recalibrating the compass each time out, and it seems much better. Otherwise, it's been an awesome product. Very comforting always knowing where your dog is.
47sgs wrote:I've had a little trouble with mine, which I'm sure is operator error. The default postion for what the dog is doing is "treed". I can switch it to "point" okay, but when I turn it off and use it another time, it's back to "treed". Anyone had this problem at all? Also, sometimes I found the arrow wasn't always pointing where the dog was. I realize there could be up to a 5 second delay, and the dog can move quite aways in that time, but sometimes it was off 90 degrees. Now I've been recalibrating the compass each time out, and it seems much better. Otherwise, it's been an awesome product. Very comforting always knowing where your dog is.
gar-dog wrote:Well I just got mine today and I must say I am impressed with it at first blush out of the box. Only initial comment is they should probably have two collar sizes as I have a Brittany, not a St. Bernard. I cannot WAIT to get it cranked up. Unfortunately I don't have any AA batteries handy. But the packaging, case, contents, and initial quality seem top notch! YahoooooooooO!
gar-dog wrote:Did any of you guys cut the collar down? I worry mine will chew on the end.
lightonthebay wrote:Sportsman's warehouse in Missoula Montana has them in stock for $199 (less one). I would guess that if they are on the shelves in Montana then they may also be stocked in more civilized areas, beyond the frontier.
phermes1 wrote:That price must be referring to the collar only, not the collar and transmitter.
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