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Post by mjadams on Mar 25, 2009 12:14:00 GMT -5
Going to get acquintanted with it this weekend in the foxpen. GPS unit and 2 collars......$660.00 www.shipdog.com GPS unit and 1 collar is $492.00 got an additional collar from another website for $160.00 that is the cheapest i have found. Mike |
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Post by jcrosscatahoulas on Mar 25, 2009 16:14:14 GMT -5
SUPER prices!
ENJOY your new system......it looks like the industry will soon have a new "leader"
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Post by ala88man on Mar 27, 2009 15:15:28 GMT -5
may try me 1 of them.probably alot better than my radar collars
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Post by BrandonHavis on Mar 28, 2009 20:47:30 GMT -5
may try me 1 of them.probably alot better than my radar collars the garmin is by far the most useful system i have ever used.... but you do lose a lot of your range that you have with regular tracking collars. you can put a long range hand held antenna and double your range though... it costs about $75 brandon |
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Post by rabbitman85 on Apr 2, 2009 16:08:16 GMT -5
what kinda range does it have from the factory without the hand held antenna.
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Post by troy on Apr 5, 2009 10:17:18 GMT -5
what kinda range does it have from the factory without the hand held antenna. It varies. Any where from .8 miles to 2 miles depending on conditions... |
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Post by mjadams on Apr 9, 2009 9:52:53 GMT -5
why does the collars lose signal sometimes. Will this be fixed with the long ranged hand held antenna? I loved my the other day when i went to the foxpen but it did lose signal once. 1-2 miles of range isn't very good.
Mike
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Post by troy on Apr 9, 2009 17:34:00 GMT -5
My DC20's lose GPS lock fairly regular, but usually get it back pretty quickly. My 30's very rarely lose GPS lock. The couple of times they have it was just for a few seconds and then it picked up again. If it's the collar losing signal, the Long range antenna has no bearing on that.
troy
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Post by mjadams on Apr 21, 2009 19:17:48 GMT -5
i just bought the long range antenna from www.gpscity.com for $44.00 and then with next day shipping it came out to $54.00 I hooked it up today and got 2.35 miles on one collar and that was in town. My question to anyone is this: Would the all the powerlines and tin roofs and stuff affect the range since i tried it in town. I am pleased with the range but was honestly hoping for 3-4 miles with the long range antenna. Let me know what you think Mike |
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Post by hogdogs on May 2, 2009 12:11:53 GMT -5
From what I hear, folks don't ever get the super long range we are familiar with on Q-track etc.
Most are running both types collar and using the Q-track if the dog gets too far gone. For the most part if you can quickly get to last spot the dogs marked then they are back on the unit. One day I will be able to have a garmin... ONE DAY...
Brent
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Post by franco on May 2, 2009 13:21:22 GMT -5
So a Qick track track all will track the Garmin collars?
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Post by jeffeberle on May 2, 2009 13:33:37 GMT -5
Wound love to have one but they are illegal in Calif.  |
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Post by bulletproof on May 2, 2009 14:33:33 GMT -5
So a Qick track track all will track the Garmin collars? no..you rum the trackin collar with the garmin collar for back up |
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Post by wmadoghunter on May 8, 2009 18:17:32 GMT -5
I bought a garmin right after season.I have used it alot since then on puppies, and love it.Just bought 2 more collars for a total of 4. I used it in thick flatwoods and got 1.4 miles with the rubber antena before it blipped the first time.Then I put on the long range antena, and got 2.9 miles until the first blip.Honestly, my Quick track w/wildlife collars doesn't get much, if any, better.A place I train w/open woods and alot of hills gets less range w/ the garmin, but better with the quick.It seems that the thick effects the Quick more, and the hills effect the Garmin more.The down side to the garmin is battery life(17 hours),I will still back up with the Quick.The upside is you can see where they jumped that buck.Or a crossing in the woods that nobody else knows about.I can't wait to use it during season.
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Post by unclefester on May 11, 2009 15:06:28 GMT -5
I bought a garmin right after season.I have used it alot since then on puppies, and love it.Just bought 2 more collars for a total of 4. I used it in thick flatwoods and got 1.4 miles with the rubber antena before it blipped the first time.Then I put on the long range antena, and got 2.9 miles until the first blip.Honestly, my Quick track w/wildlife collars doesn't get much, if any, better.A place I train w/open woods and alot of hills gets less range w/ the garmin, but better with the quick.It seems that the thick effects the Quick more, and the hills effect the Garmin more.The down side to the garmin is battery life(17 hours),I will still back up with the Quick.The upside is you can see where they jumped that buck.Or a crossing in the woods that nobody else knows about.I can't wait to use it during season. have u messed with it in richloam yet? i'm just worried about the range and battery life- it so dry had dogs go into baird unit a bunch and green swamp west several times-i might try one when you don't have to use a regular tracking collar with it- |
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