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Yeah, yeah, I know-did the search, still undecided.
I have a Native American friend who hunts Falcons and I was over at his place a while ago and he showed me a tracker he had gotten from another hunter to fit on his bird. It was the size of a peanut maybe and had a long aerial attached to it so they can find thier birds if they roost in a tree. I know nothing about this sport and he didn't know where this other chap got the tracker except 'somewhere back East'
I like it becuse it looks like it will fit MD 29mm birds but my question really is: My rocket will be on the ground out in the desert-will this still work an/or do I need to get all complicated with GPS stuff? I don't like hauling a boatload of electronics out for simple alt shots and I mostly get 'em back after they come back from BVR. I currently have no tracker experience but the alts are getting higher and higher, so I think it's about time. The telemetrum seems a little too complex and/or expensive for what I need. What do you guys say? I have plenty of altimeters with dual deploy already. My club prez tracked a bird down 7 miles away-pretty impressive, but he also had a couple of grand in it already. (yeah -I know-more homework...)
I have a Native American friend who hunts Falcons and I was over at his place a while ago and he showed me a tracker he had gotten from another hunter to fit on his bird. It was the size of a peanut maybe and had a long aerial attached to it so they can find thier birds if they roost in a tree. I know nothing about this sport and he didn't know where this other chap got the tracker except 'somewhere back East'
I like it becuse it looks like it will fit MD 29mm birds but my question really is: My rocket will be on the ground out in the desert-will this still work an/or do I need to get all complicated with GPS stuff? I don't like hauling a boatload of electronics out for simple alt shots and I mostly get 'em back after they come back from BVR. I currently have no tracker experience but the alts are getting higher and higher, so I think it's about time. The telemetrum seems a little too complex and/or expensive for what I need. What do you guys say? I have plenty of altimeters with dual deploy already. My club prez tracked a bird down 7 miles away-pretty impressive, but he also had a couple of grand in it already. (yeah -I know-more homework...)