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t.wilbanks
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« on: July 30, 2013, 03:02:27 pm » |
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Took the new 50 out for a test run... Haven't adjusted my settings yet but was mainly wanting to try out the Bark Mode...
Finally struck a runner and got to se how it works... Once the Bark Mode is selected, an icon shows on the dog list and the map beside the dog it is selected on.. You are able to choose how many barks per minute ( 20-80 ) the dog barks before it shows the message just like when the dog is treed or losses communication...
The dog doesn't have to bark a minute before it lets you know, if it's set to 20 barks per minute and they bark say 10 times in 6 seconds it will alert..
The icon works like a battery meter/cell phone service bar... The more the dog barks, the higher the meter shows...
As far as the range, it was picking up better than a brand new 40 but not quite as good as I expected... But like I said, still need to play with the settings/communication...
I had the longer astro antenna and longer 50 antennas on..
Collar would loose communication at a mile or so and we would have to drive closer to pick them back up.. ( they were steadily moving away from us )
Once I have more time to play with it, I'll post more about it to this thread...
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justincorbell
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« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2013, 03:06:14 pm » |
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Thanks for the review trenton, I am going to pick up a couple of these in the near future but decided to wait until I saw a couple reviews on em. Keep us updated!
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t.wilbanks
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« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2013, 08:01:51 pm » |
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Road Test...
Slapped the 50 and new 40 on my dog just laying in the yard... Lost both collars at around 1.5 miles...
The 40 actually picked up alittle further than the 50...
Drive out to alittle over 2 miles... Never could pick up either collar... Drove back to 1 mile and picked up the 40 but never picked up the 50.. Go figure
Got home and the dog had moved from the yard to under my trailer... Guess I'll tinker with it some more as try again... The unit and 50 both still had the longer antennas...
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Peachcreek
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« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2013, 08:12:43 pm » |
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Hang both collars somewhere at the same level with the antennas facing up and try it again... Danged ole dawgs will go lay down and mess the whole deal up.
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Mike
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« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2013, 08:17:46 pm » |
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Did you do the update to your 320?
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t.wilbanks
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« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2013, 08:37:00 pm » |
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Hang both collars somewhere at the same level with the antennas facing up and try it again... Danged ole dawgs will go lay down and mess the whole deal up.
Travis, I did that with the same outcome... Did you do the update to your 320?
Mike, I bought a new unit with the collar... It already had the update... The 50 communication number was 48 an the 40 was 14... Not sure how much that makes a difference... I thought I remember a higher number is better... |
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Mike
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« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2013, 08:38:22 pm » |
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I think the lower number the better?
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justincorbell
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« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2013, 09:10:34 pm » |
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I think the lower number the better?
I cant back it up with any facts but ive heard the same thing more than once in the past....each of mine all cut out equally as much as the other  |
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t.wilbanks
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« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2013, 09:14:41 pm » |
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I think the lower number the better?
I cant back it up with any facts but ive heard the same thing more than once in the past....each of mine all cut out equally as much as the other I'll try it again with lower numbers and let y'all know if it makes a difference... Maybe that's why the 40 picked up alittle better... |
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Monteria
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« Reply #9 on: July 30, 2013, 09:27:42 pm » |
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I sure hope this comparison is disproved. In my experience, which was short, the DC40 sucked compared to the DC30. If my new DC50 is worse than the DC40, I am going to be really disappointed. I should be able to provide my own test results sometime next week, and real time woods experience the week after. Here is to hoping...
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t.wilbanks
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I sure hope this comparison is disproved. In my experience, which was short, the DC40 sucked compared to the DC30. If my new DC50 is worse than the DC40, I am going to be really disappointed. I should be able to provide my own test results sometime next week, and real time woods experience the week after. Here is to hoping...
You and me both!!!! Hopefully it's just me and I'm just not smart enough to figure it out yet!!!!  |
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Peachcreek
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It is the lower channel the better. I did a bunch of research on those radio nerd forums. They said the murs frequency uses 2 watts and it takes more power to push a higher frequency. The low frequency pushed at 2 watts will give you more range. I did a little test here at the house yesterday and got 1.98 miles with the alpha. The best i have got out of my dc40 with a home made antenna and a tuned cb antenna was 3.4 miles. I have started tinkering again and have ordered some stuff to give it a shot one more time. But from all the stuff i have read it all points to the receiver antenna hight. The higher you can get the hand helds antenna the better range. The radios work as line of sight devices.
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chads7376
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Tried the 50 out last night.. Not impressed at all. Lost communication at .72 and didn't pick it back up until he was back at .60.. Meanwhile the Dc40 that was out there with him was dropping and picking up on and off out to .8
What is there to "tweak" to get better signal?
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Peachcreek
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Nothing... I have tried everything i can think of... Tweek the receiver antenna hight is about all you can do. I am thinking of making a base station on one of my places with an antenna mounted up a tree as far as i can get a young pup to climb. Lol
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Peachcreek
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The cb type antenna mounted on top of my ranger picks up longer range than any thing i have seen in my woods and 2.5 miles is about the limit on it
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Do you not have to up date the handheld when you get the 50's so as to grab the exrta satalites?
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If you don't have a long range mag mount antenna or an extendable antenna , try this. Cut you a limb about 10 foot long and hang your 320 on it and stick it up in the air.. The long range antennas are nice but it's like peachcreek said, it's all about height..
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Mike
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Do you not have to up date the handheld when you get the 50's so as to grab the exrta satalites?
Yes, make sure and do the updates, doesn't matter if it's brand new or not. I was cussing my Alpha the first time I used it, Travis updated everything for me and it's worked fine since. |
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chads7376
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Updated my 320 before we left yesterday.. I would say the bark indicator is cool but if its dropping off before the 40 then whats the point.. Just glad I didn't sell all my 40's.
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t.wilbanks
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Do you not have to up date the handheld when you get the 50's so as to grab the exrta satalites?
Yes, make sure and do the updates, doesn't matter if it's brand new or not. I was cussing my Alpha the first time I used it, Travis updated everything for me and it's worked fine since. Mike, what kind of range are you gettin with your alpha? I would have thought that since the new 320s were updated to be able to use the 50s the satellite update would have been done also... I'll try updating it anyways... |
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