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Posted by Coondawg on 12-19-2007 02:53 AM:

another question

I understand the collar battery is rechargable...but does anyone know how long the battery lasts?

Thanks.

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Posted by BOOBOOBRADY on 12-19-2007 03:35 AM:

About 16 hours

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Posted by C. Beyer on 12-19-2007 01:31 PM:

Kenny,
I have heard that as well. As soon as I get mine I will be taking it to a buddy of mine who runs a CNC and coming up with something better. Till then A guy said electric tape works good

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Posted by Kenny Gates on 12-19-2007 06:53 PM:

Re: another question

quote:
Originally posted by Coondawg
I understand the collar battery is rechargable...but does anyone know how long the battery lasts?

Thanks.

GARMIN webpage quote:

"When teamed up with the Astro™ 220, this system will have you hunting in no time. The DC 20, in combination with the Astro 220, pinpoints your dog’s position every 5 seconds and runs for 17 hours. You can extend the battery life of the DC20 by changing the position transmit rate from 5 to 10 or 30 seconds, enabling the DC20 to work up to 36 hours in the field on one charge. You will know if your dog is pointing, sitting, moving or treeing. Where it’s at. Where it’s been. How fast it’s moving and how far it’s gone."

KG

Posted by Jeff Eaves on 12-19-2007 11:15 PM:

A friend of mine has one he used it in yote pen had problems with hook up harness an ant. breaken company sent replacements he mounted shocking collar unit on same collar so he doesn't have harness on any more said works better. he's a tester to but he also had to pay same to begin with. they sound to good to be true another week or so let u no.

Posted by Riverbottom Ron on 12-20-2007 02:35 AM:

THE HARNESS

MY SON PREFERS THE HARNESS ON HIS COYOTE DOGS,GARMIN SENT HIM A NEW STUB ANNTENA,HE ALSO MADE A SMALL GUARD THAT SITS IN FRONT OF THE ANTENNA THAT HE RIVITED TO THE HARNESS HES HAD NO MORE ANTENNA PROBLEMS,HE HAS 5 COLLARS ON HIS SYSTEM,HIS SYSTEM IS WORKIN GOOD.NO OTHER PROBLEMS EVER OTHER THAN WITH THE ANTENNA .THE ELECTRONICS IN THIS SYSTEM MUST BE REAL GOOD AND CAN HANDEL HARD HUNTING CAUSE HES HAD NO PROBLEM WITH THEM EITHER HES HAD HIS SYSTEM FOR OVER A YEAR

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Posted by wildbill on 12-20-2007 02:45 AM:

website?price's? pictures???anybody got these?dont keep everyone guessing,lol

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Posted by BOOBOOBRADY on 12-20-2007 02:49 AM:

Google Garmin astro 220

Posted by Dan Dogs on 12-20-2007 03:34 AM:

sure is a big price swing from different dealers. where did everybody order there's from?? is there a dog supply outfit that carries the astro 220?

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Posted by Kenny Gates on 12-20-2007 05:30 AM:

www.valleycreekhuntingsupply.com

Got mine in 27 hours.

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Posted by Kenny Gates on 12-20-2007 05:32 AM:

Just got back from my lease and it poured down rain. My lease is surrounded by 10,000 acres of rice fields, tree lines, patches of woods, crawfish farms, two 100 acres lakes, with many creeks, irrigation bayous and a water canal, basically the flattest and most open land around.

Turned Ann loose and she struck in pretty quick, but with the wind and rain I really couldn’t hear much so I drove to the furthest point away from her on my four wheeler. Stopped and turned on the Astro and as soon as the display came up the digital compass displayed Ann running NE 4.23 miles. The VHF signal came and went showing the last known location and distance with a question mark where status symbols normally would appear. Now the GPS stayed strong at 5 bars (most it can get).

I left unit on and drove towards her and when I reach 3 miles(away from her) the unit locked in and stayed locked in. The thing that I thought was neat is when you get close the display says “Ann Near” and when you reach the dog it’s says arrived at Ann (something like that)which could be valuable if she’s hurt and can’t move or bark.

Tomorrow night will be the true test. I’m going to the national forest where it’s hilly with large deep gullies, thick cover and etc. Where tracking systems like Johnson, WildLife, F&L, and Tracker couldn’t pick up a signal without moving to the highest point.

KG

Posted by BOOBOOBRADY on 12-20-2007 12:42 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by Kenny Gates
www.valleycreekhuntingsupply.com

Got mine in 27 hours.

KG

Got mine there

Posted by C. Beyer on 12-20-2007 04:35 PM:

Ordered mine at www.splitoakkennels.com

Call jeff for pricing,
I believe wvhounds sells them as well.

Posted by on 12-20-2007 05:55 PM:

I seen them on Amazon for $484.00. Brand new, collar and gps.

Posted by C. Beyer on 12-20-2007 06:20 PM:

Jim is that with shipping?

Posted by Kenny Gates on 12-20-2007 09:21 PM:

Had a friend call and warn me about something he found out.
He said he noticed when the DC 20 antenna was straight up or down at the ground it picked up fine. However, when it sits sideways on the dog’s neck he couldn’t hardly pick it up after ľ miles and would lose the signal completely @ 1 mile.

KG

Posted by Dan Dogs on 12-20-2007 09:27 PM:

what are

you using to keep it from happening?? fasten to a e-collar or using the harness?

Posted by Redgy Ramsey on 12-21-2007 12:57 AM:

BOOBOO, I MIGHT BE INTERESTED? WHO IS SELLING THEM FOR THIS PRICE?

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Posted by BOOBOOBRADY on 12-21-2007 03:29 AM:

Wrong key Redgy

Posted by T.Beyer on 12-21-2007 03:32 AM:

I'll be getting mine in another week or so. I am looking forward to it.

I have seen t used but not with the Topo 2008 software. How much more hi-tech can we get?

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Posted by Kenny Gates on 12-21-2007 01:03 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by T.Beyer

I have seen t used but not with the Topo 2008 software. How much more hi-tech can we get?

I can think of one improvement with the use of maps via GPS, It would be great if you can setup certain areas on your unit as danger zones. If a dog get to close to a road, lease boundary lines, rivers and etc that it would send you an alert.

KG

PS: It would also be cool if you could push a button for manual mode and track by RF transmitter and pull out the antennas like the Tracker. The technology is there, just need someone smarter then me to put it all together.

Posted by BOOBOOBRADY on 12-23-2007 02:21 AM:

btt

Posted by J_Henderson3 on 12-26-2007 06:06 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by Kenny Gates
Got mine today.This system is Bad A--. Very sensitive. Show every little step..wow

Concerned:

It has a little cheap mounting bracket for the collar and was thinking maybe I should make a metal bracket….Anyone have any trouble with factory mounting bracket for collar?

KG

I havent had any trouble with the plastic mount but would feel alot better with a metal mount. Im going to take mine into my vocational machine class after break and see if we can make a metal mount on the CNC or something. If we can im sure my teacher wouldnt have any problem with us making a few extra and selling them for pretty much the price of materail. We are always looking for a new job, ill let you all know.

Posted by GA DAWG on 12-26-2007 07:48 PM:

BooBoo I need a one of your chips!!!! Everybody else. Buydig .com has these for 429 dollars. Yes you read it right 429 for unit and collar. Its a typo on their part and I orderd one already. If your looking at getting one.I'd order it fast before they change it. You want beat that price!!! OH yea thats free shipping also!!!

Posted by BOOBOOBRADY on 12-26-2007 10:56 PM:

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