Redundant trackers?

Hi all,
I'm just seeking a bit of discussion on redundant trackers. I've now got 2 beeline RDF trackers, and I was wondering what the consensus is on using 2 at once. different frequencies? as far away from each other as possible? Highly frowned upon due to already high frequency congestion?

Thanks,
Nate

Hi Nate! I use a BRB beacon tracker in nearly every big flight. While I guess it could happen, I've never had one fail to operate, so I'd think redundant is not terribly useful. They seem to be very reliable. What I like to do however, is put a GPS (900MHz) on a sled with the BRB for higher flights.

If I launched big expensive rockets like you HP guys, I would put one in every segment of the rocket, just in case.

Woody's Workshop said:

If I launched big expensive rockets like you HP guys, I would put one in every segment of the rocket, just in case.

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Heh, funny you should mention that Woody. At LDRS on Friday, I flew my Madcow Frenzy 54 to 9K, and the NC separated at some point (I've gotta learn to check my knots). No big deal, except that had the sole tracker in it. Luckily, someone (can't quite remember who, but thanks!!) found the rest of it, and returned it to our little entourage while we were hunting down the signal from the tracker.

Nate

Thanks for the opinions guys, and thanks Andy for mentioning the low failure rate. I figured they were pretty robust systems, but I don't have enough flights to constitute a decent sample size.

Nate