jdgher
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Registered: Jul 2003
Location: East central Illinois.
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Good product.
I like my Garmin with dc 30 collars. If you read the manual real good and take the time to get familiar with the system, then you'll have a powerful coonhunting tool ( my experiance ).
Tips I have learned from other hunters.
Move the items that you use most to the main menu ( top ). Clear tracks often ( I clear my tracks and delete the dogs track after each hunt ). Calibrate the compass often ( each time I hunt ).
Map improvements: Set your track color and dog track color to a color not already used on the map. My track is green, dog track color is cyan.
Batteries: Duracell rechargable batteries work good. You can buy the duracell charger with 4 batteries included at Walmart $14.00. Be sure to set your battery setting to rechargeable or else you'll think that the batteries don't last long.
Connecting: Very important: Turn on the collar and the garmin unit out in the open and let them connect before you turn loose. I turn on the collar and lay it in the bed of the truck, turn on the garmin receiver and lay it on the dash of the truck, this lets them connect while driving to the hunting spot. Sometimes it takes a few minutes for them to connect.
Turning loose: Once arriving at the hunt spot, press menu button twice, select start new hunt, select enter twice to mark truck, get the dog out, put the collar on, check to be sure garmin and collar are communicating ( no ? mark beside dog ) and turn loose. While waiting on dog to get something going I'll calibrate the compass.
When done hunting: When I get home for the night I clear the tracks for the reciever and delete the tracks for the collar. Shut off garmin and collar.
Range up here in East Central Illinois: With the original antenna, hills and hollars 0-700 yds real good. 700 yds to 1.2 miles loose connection off and on. 1 mile or more you need to be driving around or get to high ground ( Some use the long range antenna and get 2 plus miles ). Personally I thought range might be a problem, but it hasn't been here. Since the garmin keeps track of where the dog was when you lost connection, you can move closer to that location, walk or drive around and get reconnected. This area offers hills and hollars south and praire north, with some mix in between ( very seldom loose signal ). I haven't hunted way south, like far Southern IL since I switched to garmin. I'd probably buy the long range antenna if hunting there very often.
Good hunting.
Darrin
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