Glad you asked that. No, it didn't. It started beeping again as I was walking towards where I thought it was and got closer. I didn't pay attention to coordinates on the LCD or location on my phone. Figured I was on my own at that point.
I think you should have noted the coordinates as you might have lost the signal while the rocket was getting lower
and it ended up a distance away from your last known position.
This is a characteristic of GPS trackers. 900Mhz doesn't have the most optimal propagation and perhaps if like
you say, there were high tension lines nearby, that might have cut your range.
The other thing is if geography (ie. depression, hillock, mountains or hills) gets in the way of the Rf signal, your
last recorded position could be quite a distance away from your rockets resting place.
A live mapping program can be helpful but I tell you, I'm still trying to find an easy one out there that regular
folks would be able to easily use. The drift trend down low would be most helpful because you could proceed in
the direction you map suggests the rocket was drifting down low and then get yourself into the ground footprint of the tracker. If one would lose and then regain the signal, they might reacquire a new fix to take them to the rocket.
Except, I just saw a post from a fellow who had a signal after landing but couldn't find the rocket. I believe the
GPS antenna of the Mini was facing down or towards the ground with just a 3 satellite lock. That equals lousy
accuracy. This is much more important when flying with standing corn or high vegetation and was a lesson learned
for me at a distance. Only thing I can think of to get around that problem is a loud screamer on the harness to give
one an aural sound to home in on as "ground" insurance.
Heck, if flying out in the open 1/4 mile is "good enough" as you'll see the rocket long before you get to it and
who cares what the lat/long is showing in that case?
Kurt