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Posted by cbcoonskinner on 12-15-2010 11:20 PM:

I would wish for a more coonhunter freindley devise ,Like only maps,,direction to dogs and distance, dog location. If they had just a basic system there would be alot more people that arn't Techo Savvy be able to use and understand them instead of complaining about them .I like them just the way they are but will never need to use all the features it's capable of.

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Posted by blake jones on 12-15-2010 11:23 PM:

make it so it won't freak out when I turn on my led light. keeps showing everything 180 degrees off.

Posted by john Duemmer on 12-16-2010 12:43 AM:

Garmin needs to come out with the garmin Jr. just for coonhunters. Half the buttons, half the gizmos, half the functions, half the problems (which are mostly user error),HALF the price. Coonhunters,myself included are not a very tech. savy bunch. Iv had mine 3 years, i can turn it on, check distance to dogs,distance from roads and direction so apparently everything else this thing does is wasted on me. Oh yeah i can also turn it off, when i remember.

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Posted by john Duemmer on 12-16-2010 12:46 AM:

One thing they could add is a deal where if it hasnt moved in an hour it turns itself off. Sure would save me on batteries. LOL.

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Posted by Tim MACHA on 12-16-2010 01:07 AM:

Re: I GOT IT

quote:
Originally posted by Wingpatch
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE GARMIN COME UP WITH A SELF DISTRUCT MODE.... WHERE IT BLOWS UP IN THE HANDS OF THESE GUYS THAT KEEP KNOCKEN UM JUST TO BE KNOCKEN SOMETHING... REALLY I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A TOUGHER COLLAR ANTENNA ...

BUT I WILL KEEP WHAT GARMIN HAS MADE.. BEST THING GOING

That's funny, right there.

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Posted by bsbt on 12-16-2010 01:21 AM:

garmin

Make the extended ant. tougher and more range. Fix so u don't have to calibrate it every 4 or 5 hunts. Other than that love mine.

Posted by e.t.sawyerjr on 12-16-2010 01:45 AM:

I WOULD LIKE ONE THAT WORKS AND NOT HAVE TO CALIBRATE COMPASS EVERY TIME YOU GET AND OUT OF TRUCK .

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Posted by Rip on 12-16-2010 01:49 AM:

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Originally posted by e.t.sawyerjr
I WOULD LIKE ONE THAT WORKS AND NOT HAVE TO CALIBRATE COMPASS EVERY TIME YOU GET AND OUT OF TRUCK .

One thing that I do is that I never use the pointer. Since I don't use that I never have to calibrate mine unless I just want to use the compass.

I always just use the map for tracking.

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Posted by HOBO on 12-16-2010 01:58 AM:

The only times I've had to calibrate my compass was after changing batteries.

Now how about a few more REAL improvement ideals.

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Posted by bluetickcooner on 12-16-2010 01:59 AM:

For it to show You where and how many coons there are on the property and to show that when your dog is treeing it should say if its actually up there or its a slick or den.

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Posted by thebigcat454545 on 12-16-2010 03:47 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by john Duemmer
Garmin needs to come out with the garmin Jr. just for coonhunters. Half the buttons, half the gizmos, half the functions, half the problems (which are mostly user error),HALF the price. Coonhunters,myself included are not a very tech. savy bunch. Iv had mine 3 years, i can turn it on, check distance to dogs,distance from roads and direction so apparently everything else this thing does is wasted on me. Oh yeah i can also turn it off, when i remember.

I would love to have a "Garmin JR." Its kinda like buying a cell phone and paying for all the gadgets, now you even have to pay for internet on them even if you dont want it. STUPID!!

I would like to have a Garmin Jr. with a built in shoker.

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Posted by HOBO on 12-16-2010 02:48 PM:

That's It???

You know Santa is watchin don't ya !!!!!

Posted by Joey Donelson on 12-16-2010 04:25 PM:

I love mine and the only two things I can think of is the internal antenna needs to be stronger and distance increased.

Posted by RedMan on 12-16-2010 07:35 PM:

Well if I were king for a day I would see to it that the radio frequency for communication was a thing of the past. All communication would go direct from dog collar to satellite to handheld for complete unlimited range. The collar would only be capable of being turned off and on with the handheld and the collar circuitry housing would be made of the same material as the black box in a commercial airliner. Of course this definately means that affordability is shot to heck...but then again if I were king I would take care of that too.

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Posted by Outback1 on 12-16-2010 09:53 PM:

some ity itty collors that the battry lasts for years so I can put them on the coons so I'll know the best place to get a hot track.lol

Posted by l.lyle on 12-16-2010 10:15 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by bluetickcooner
For it to show You where and how many coons there are on the property and to show that when your dog is treeing it should say if its actually up there or its a slick or den.

Seriously, I would like one made for putting on coons. Could cut itself off when not moving. All it would need to show is a track. Reflective collar. and hope you don't hit the unit when you shoot it out after a month.LOL

Posted by Dan Morris on 12-16-2010 11:07 PM:

2 things.........and not electronics either !!!!

dc30 collar set up with a d ring sewn offside the collar to do 2 things,
1 designate front/ rear if collar
2 ablility to snap a lead to it!

dc30 collar be able to afix a name plate in the area fo where the antennea cover patch is

do that so the hound only has to wear one collar

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Posted by Candianblueboy on 12-16-2010 11:16 PM:

I would like Garmin to come out with a Dash Mounted Big Screen 220 receiving unit for when I am driving down the road trying to see the screen. I have asked for this every time I call customer service. LOL

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Posted by guyankennels on 12-16-2010 11:25 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by Dan Morris
2 things.........and not electronics either !!!!

dc30 collar set up with a d ring sewn offside the collar to do 2 things,
1 designate front/ rear if collar
2 ablility to snap a lead to it!

dc30 collar be able to afix a name plate in the area fo where the antennea cover patch is

do that so the hound only has to wear one collar

THE REPLACEMENT COLLARS THEY HAVE AT NIGHT HAWK SUPPLY ON RT 93 NEXT TO LAKE VESVUS HAS THAT

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Posted by HOBO on 12-21-2010 02:34 PM:

How about a Garmin with the Walkie Talkie feature? How much more would you be willing to pay for it?

Posted by on 12-21-2010 04:56 PM:

True GPS

The greatest improvement in my eyes would be eliminating the "line of sight" part. Have the collars ping the satellite, and then send the transmission to the handheld. You should never lose a signal then, unless they go in a hole.

Posted by JiM on 12-21-2010 05:05 PM:

I wish they had more frequencies. Turn on your Astro at the clubhouse and it starts dropping collars. There is too much interference between collars.

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Posted by Tim MACHA on 12-21-2010 05:26 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by JiM
I wish they had more frequencies. Turn on your Astro at the clubhouse and it starts dropping collars. There is too much interference between collars.

Is this happening with the DC40s or the 30s? I was under the assumption that the pin number with the DC40 would eliminate that. Maybe I am wrong.

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Posted by JiM on 12-21-2010 06:20 PM:

I have never seen a 40. If that pin number will eliminate that problem, then maybe I need to introduce myself to one.

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