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does it now with the new collar get better distance(miles wise) in thick tree cover, river bluffs ?????

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If by new collar you are talking about the DC-30 then yes it does get much better range than with the DC-20.

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does it now with the new collar get better distance(miles wise) in thick tree cover, river bluffs ?????

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what is the range on them top end (mile wise again)

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what is the range on them top end (mile wise again)

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The farthest I have gotten signal with the regular antenna is 1.25 miles..

The farthest I got signal with the long antenna is 1.89 miles. No consistency, I must have a bad unit, it works good enuff, saves me alot of time and grief. But I lose signal alot and don't get much distance at all. The other night we left a dog in the woods to drive around the section, I lost signal at .6 miles, and never got it back again until .5 miles. We were never more than .75 miles from the dog.

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With just the handheld I have never gotten signal over a mile here in the hills but with the truck mount I have tracked the DC-30's at 4.5 to 5 miles.

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I have run both at the same time and there is no difference were I hunt. The collar did not change just the housing. It looks better on the dog but functions no better.

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I could not disagree more, but that is based on my experience. I had the DC20 and had no problems, range maybe was not as much as I would have liked, but I still had no real complaints. I now have the dc30, I only replaced it because I lost the other collar one night after a hunt, (it was off). My range is better. I get excellent reception even in the thickest cover. Best reception without my roof top antenna 1.9 miles. I haven't had to use the roof top yet.
I think that the units are sort of hit and miss, either that or I have had the two best collars that Garmin has made.

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Range wise, my dc30 is better. I got a little over a mile with the dc20's. The farthest I have gotten with the dc30 is 1.9 miles. I haven't tested it further than that though. I was going 60 mph in the other direction with a dog in the other truck.

My dog Jester hasn't gone more than about 800 yards yet on a track, and I never lose him. I'll test it again tonight if I think of it and see where I am getting.

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you wont be disapointed jim

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