Registered: Mar 2007
Location: Ontario Can.
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I have done the newest download on my dc-40 from my 320, when I am out hunting I sometimes lose the gps on my 40 for up to 1 hour then it will re- connect, the dog my only be 100yrd away in light woods I shut the 40 off for 5 min. Then back on still nothing , then it will come back later on while hunting any suggestion? Thanks Guys

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If you have another DC 40 swap the antennas and see if it works with an antenna you know is working on it. Should take about 5 minutes and will answer a lot of questions.
Lots of aftermarket antennas being sold that will replace the original.

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I think he is getting "poor GPS coverage" rather than loosing the VHF signal. A friend of mine had one do this. It would just loose GPS lock and never regain it until you powered it off and back on. If the dog came by you with that collar on, it would be giving the single blink like it does when you first power one on. Updates did not help so it went back to garmin.

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I think he is getting "poor GPS coverage" rather than loosing the VHF signal. A friend of mine had one do this. It would just loose GPS lock and never regain it until you powered it off and back on. If the dog came by you with that collar on, it would be giving the single blink like it does when you first power one on. Updates did not help so it went back to garmin.

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I think its because the dc 30 gps antenna is on top. Garmin guru I have a dc -40 doing the lock up thing. I've been on the phone with garminn done all the tricks I think it will go back to garmin. John

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I recently had the same problems with mine. I stayed on the phone with Garmin for about 5 days. We tried swapping antennaes, unplugging the battery, upgrading the software. The problems kept getting worse the dc40 would lose signal at 69 feet. I sent it back to Garmin and they sent me a new one. Not sure what the problem ever was.

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Delt with same problem. sent two back to garmin before i got a good one.

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Garminguru, I agree with you but since it is Saturday and you can't contact Garmin till Monday I would spend the five minutes and rule out the vhf antenna. Besides that it would be good experience for the owner of the collar to do some dismantling and understand better how it all goes together.

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Call Matt at mountainside gps / telemetry sales , he can strengthen a dc40 signal to what it would be like having a dc30 . Don't ask me how or what he does cause I couldn't tell us but he can take a collar and work it over and it's 100% better than it was ! That I guareentee ! (540) 679-9628

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Call Matt at mountainside gps / telemetry sales , he can strengthen a dc40 signal to what it would be like having a dc30 . Don't ask me how or what he does cause I couldn't tell us but he can take a collar and work it over and it's 100% better than it was ! That I guareentee ! (540) 679-9628

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Registered: Mar 2007
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I don't think it is the antenna, when I call-up that specific collar on my 320 I have good comm. with the collar all bars are showing, but I only have one or two bars showing on the gps.? Thanks guys

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I had the same problem but only in certain areas! There's a government facility in the middle of no where and the only time my collar acts up is around there I lose gps signal I don't know if they have a scrambler of some sort or what but its the exact same thing mine would do when I'm within 4-5 miles of this place.

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I don't know the lodgestics of it but talking with Matt the 30 receiver is has a higher output processer that allows it for better reception ? He advertises this on the dog supply section .

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I don't know the lodgestics of it but talking with Matt the 30 receiver is has a higher output processer that allows it for better reception ? He advertises this on the dog supply section .

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I was just giving you a suggestion on how to get the most out of your collar , just a suggestion . If you don't like it fix it is my motto , dc 40's aren't worth a penny in my book .

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Mine done same thing cleared that collar and re add may try this worked for me

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I was just giving you a suggestion on how to get the most out of your collar , just a suggestion . If you don't like it fix it is my motto , dc 40's aren't worth a penny in my book .

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did you change the I D number on the collar. it sounds stupid but i have 5 dc 40 collars when hunting i had to change a id number on one of my collars. from the factory it was set at 9 i reset it to 34 had trouble losing it after i done it.sometimes i would lose it when the dog was still in the dog box. i changed it back to a low number (5 cause i was hunting with someone that had 19 used) haven't had any trouble since.

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Registered: Mar 2007
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Thanks for everyone's help I will try all the suggestions and hope something works. Thanks again

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Garminguru, I agree with you but since it is Saturday and you can't contact Garmin till Monday I would spend the five minutes and rule out the vhf antenna. Besides that it would be good experience for the owner of the collar to do some dismantling and understand better how it all goes together.

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