Small gps to track animals

moloko · 11-13-2009, 11:55 AM

Hello everyone

I'm new to the site.

I just wanted to know if anyone knows about a cheap gps tag that you could place on a dog to track it's whereabouts in a 20km radius. This gps should function using cellphones preferably or computers.

thanks

dav · 11-13-2009, 5:50 PM

Hi moloko. Anything using cell phones has to have a cell phone data plan... so you are talking 40 bucks a month. Hardly cheap.

GPS is normally to tell you where you are - that is, it is a passive receiver. Getting one to transmit even over short distances (as the Rino can do to compatible Rinos) is expensive.

I don't think you will find anything inexpensive for this application.

GeorgeC · 11-14-2009, 5:47 AM

What size dog and what do you consider inexpensive? This is very common technology that is used by many businesses.

G

GeorgeC · 11-14-2009, 6:20 PM

A little googling brings up THIS plus many others.

G

dav · 11-17-2009, 3:36 PM

That link is quite informative, GeorgeC. Thanks. More options actually available than I realized. But none what I would call inexpensive.

wlanguide · 03-09-2010, 4:34 AM

I do not think it's neccesory, just track kids and the old.

sviking · 03-25-2010, 1:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unit731

I have been wondering myself - for finding dog.

Something to put on dog's collar and some sort of reciever that points dog owner in correct direction ultimately to find dog. A screen with an arrow or some sort of beeping sound.

Any dog owners out there?

Garmin already has something like this for specifically tracking dogs based on their highly popular 60C series GPS. A very quick and simple search yielded this:

Astro 220

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=8576&ra=true

Not going to get you 20 clicks of monitoring distance, though. Says up to 7 miles, but I'll bet that's a very generous estimate...

countryboy · 01-09-2011, 7:40 PM

The Astro 220 with the DC-40 collar works great. You can see where your dog has been.

countryboy · 01-11-2011, 11:36 PM

If you just want to track the direction try Johnson's Telemetry.

I use their receivers and tracking collars. The receiver mounted on the yagi antenna will give you a good direction to the dog. With a little experience you can also judge distance. Our lead dog carries the johnson collar AND the garmin DC-40 collar.

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11-13-2009, 11:55 AM	#1
moloko Join Date: Nov 13 2009 Location: sa Posts: 1	Small gps to track animals Hello everyone I'm new to the site. I just wanted to know if anyone knows about a cheap gps tag that you could place on a dog to track it's whereabouts in a 20km radius. This gps should function using cellphones preferably or computers. thanks

11-13-2009, 5:50 PM	#2
dav Moderator Join Date: Jan 04 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,243	Re: Small gps to track animals Hi moloko. Anything using cell phones has to have a cell phone data plan... so you are talking 40 bucks a month. Hardly cheap. GPS is normally to tell you where you are - that is, it is a passive receiver. Getting one to transmit even over short distances (as the Rino can do to compatible Rinos) is expensive. I don't think you will find anything inexpensive for this application.

11-14-2009, 5:47 AM	#3
GeorgeC Join Date: Jan 17 2009 Location: Florida Panhandle Posts: 147	Re: Small gps to track animals What size dog and what do you consider inexpensive? This is very common technology that is used by many businesses. G

11-14-2009, 6:20 PM	#4
GeorgeC Join Date: Jan 17 2009 Location: Florida Panhandle Posts: 147	Re: Small gps to track animals A little googling brings up THIS plus many others. G

11-17-2009, 3:36 PM	#5
dav Moderator Join Date: Jan 04 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,243	Re: Small gps to track animals That link is quite informative, GeorgeC. Thanks. More options actually available than I realized. But none what I would call inexpensive.

03-09-2010, 4:34 AM	#6
wlanguide Join Date: Mar 09 2010 Location: NY Posts: 1	Re: Small gps to track animals I do not think it's neccesory, just track kids and the old.

01-09-2011, 7:40 PM	#8
countryboy Join Date: Jan 08 2011 Location: Virginia Posts: 3	Re: Small gps to track animals The Astro 220 with the DC-40 collar works great. You can see where your dog has been. Last edited by countryboy; 01-11-2011 at 11:37 PM.

01-11-2011, 11:36 PM	#9
countryboy Join Date: Jan 08 2011 Location: Virginia Posts: 3	Re: Small gps to track animals If you just want to track the direction try Johnson's Telemetry. I use their receivers and tracking collars. The receiver mounted on the yagi antenna will give you a good direction to the dog. With a little experience you can also judge distance. Our lead dog carries the johnson collar AND the garmin DC-40 collar.

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