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The "Hitch Hiker" is a joint effort over the last several months between myself and a good friend . The idea came about after seeing and hearing of people running both the RF transmitter and the Garmin on seperate collars. This transmiter weighs in at 3.2 ounces, has changeable battery, changeable antenna, under collar magnet and is held onto the DC40 collar with 2 standard screws. Pictures of the "Hitch-Hiker" can be seen on any of the coon hound message forums, like (UKC) message board or (PKC) prohound message board.
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Rocket Telemetry
Mike Rivers
367 Indian Creek Ln
Chesterfield,SC 29709-7226
Ph 843-910-1772
mike how long will the batteries last
Derek
They are a changeable 1/2AA lithium battery that you can change yourself and should give 600+ hous of run time.
Mike
HOW MUCH ARE THEY
Jimmy
Price has not been finalized but guessing it will be around $125 for transmitter along with attachment items. I'm hoping to have everything finalized in a couple weeks.
"Hitch-Hiker"
Changeable Battery.
Changeable Antenna.
Add's only 3.2 ounces of weight to DC40.
The 'Hitch-Hiker" transmitter should put an end to worrying about the Garmin loosing signal or battery going dead. I have been swamped by phone calls, messages, pm's and text's wanting to know the details of the "Hitch-Hiker"since posting this earler . Hope to have a date these will be for sale and more detailed pictures in a couple weeks, working out a few bugs.
Thanks for all the interest.
Mike
Lots of interest in the "Hitch-Hiker", hoping to have all parts by end of month so we can begin filling orders already received.
Thanks again
Mike
Rocket Telemetry LLC
367 Indian Creek Ln
Chesterfield,SC 29709-7226
PH 843-910-1772
The "Hitch-Hiker" can be seen at several vendors booths during the SETWA Days coon hunt in Salisbury N.C. on Feb 22-23. These will be here for your inspection only, cannot be purchased until a later date.
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Mike
Thanks again
Mike
Rocket Telemetry LLC
367 Indian Creek Ln
Chesterfield,SC 29709-7226
PH 843-910-1772
Thanks for the interest shown about the "Hitch-Hiker" DC40 back-up transmitter.
The "Hitch-Hiker" is ready for shipment.
Comes mounted on dayglo collar (color or choice) and shipped to you $130.
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Rocket Telemetry LLC
Mike Rivers
367 Indian Creek Ln
Chesterfield,SC 29709-7226
Ph 843-910-1772
Comes mounted on dayglo collar (color or choice) and shipped to you $130.
Thanks
Rocket Telemetry LLC
Mike Rivers
367 Indian Creek Ln
Chesterfield,SC 29709-7226
Ph 843-910-1772
Unbelivable in the amount of interest that has been shown in the 'Hitch-Hiker" by hunters that run on the outside and run a back up (beep-beep) transmitter along with the Garmin.
Mike Rivers?? Can you switch Quick Trac collars from 217 to 219 freg?
Tony
Sorry, cannot change frequency on QT's. Only thing I can do is take it in on trade on a new transmitter on the frequency you need.
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Those of you running a changeable battery collar the "Hitch-Hiker" will fit right onto a regular collar and work perfect as just a regular changeable battery tracking collar.
"Hitch-Hiker" The versatile Tracking Collar.
The "Hitch-Hiker" was developed to run on a Garmin DC40 collar as a backup transmitter. It weighs in at 3.2 ounces, comes with changeable battery , changeable antenna, and under collar magnet. Powered by 1/2 AA 3.6 volt lithium battery that provides 600+ hours of run time and is easily changed and can be purchased at your hunting supply dealer. Comes in most frequencies 155-221 mhz.
"Hitch-Hiker" will come mounted on a new dayglo collar ( color of choice ) , one year warranty on transmitter and shipped to you . $130
"Hitch-Hiker" will come mounted on a new dayglo collar ( color of choice ) , one year warranty on transmitter and shipped to you . $130
BTT
If you are presently running two collars one with a tracking collar mounted on it and the other with the Garmin DC40 collar this little transmitter will eleminate one collar.
can u post aq pic of the hitch-hiker
Semohunter
Could not get a pic to post on Masterfox, however pic of the "Hitch-Hiker" are on several of the coon hunting website message boards. Go to UKC website and look under vendors on their message forum and pic can be seen or send me an email and I will email a pic.
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If running a regular tracking collar as a back up to your DC40 eliminate a collar by adding the "Hitch-Hiker" to your DC40 collar.
Lots of hunters that run the outside are going to the "Hitch-Hiker". If concerned how this transmitter will work along with the DC40 give me a call and I will give you names of people to call that have been using the "Hitch-Hiker" since day one.
Thanks
Rocket Telemetry
Mike Rivers
367 Indian Creek Ln
Chesterfield,SC 29709
Ph 843-910-1772
If running a DC40 and also a regular tracking collar this will eliminate one collar by combing both the DC40 and the "Hitch-Hiker" on one collar. Plus running just one collar only adds 3.2 ounces of weight instead of 10.
"Hitch-Hiker" will come mounted on a new dayglo collar ( color of choice ) , one year warranty on transmitter and shipped to you . $130
BTT
BTT
Just received a call yesterday from a guy in LA inquiring about the "Hitch-Hiker" that lost a hound to drowning . The DC40 signal was lost and he was able to recover the hound by the "beep-beep" collar transmitter that was also on the hound. Just one of many reasons more and more hunters are going back to running both transmitters on their hounds.
If concerned about those " ? " that keep popping up on your Garmin handheld take the worry out by addding this little transmitter to your dc40 collar and get that extra security for your hound.
Lots of hunters that run the outside are going to the "Hitch-Hiker". If concerned how this transmitter will work along with the DC40 give me a call and I will give you names of people to call that have been using the "Hitch-Hiker" since day one.
Thanks
Rocket Telemetry
Mike Rivers
367 Indian Creek Ln
Chesterfield,SC 29709
Ph 843-910-1772
BTT
BTT
This little transmitter will double as a changeable battery tracking collar if running changeable battery collars.
BTT
Thanks to the ones that have puchased the 'Hitch-Hiker".
Can they be run on the collars for the Alpha system and what is the range on these transmitters
Countyline Kennels
Sorry,these cannot be mounted on the Alpha system collars, they were developed for the DC40. As for the range this transmitter will get around the same distance as a typical tracking collar( Johnson,QT,Rats,Wildlife).
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Anyone knows on what frequency the DC40 transmits? I am using a DC40 with Astro 320 and I have an idea to hack into the system and instead of watching the data on a handheld, throw it to a computer screen... anyone done that before?
First thing we need to know is the frequencies...
Thanks anyone,
Slava
sp27@cornell.edu
More and more interest in the :Hitch-Hiker" back up transmitter.
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If running a DC40 and also a regular tracking collar this will eliminate one collar by combing both the DC40 and the "Hitch-Hiker" on one collar. Plus running just one collar only adds 3.2 ounces of weight instead of 10.
Would like to see a picture of one.
Ray
Send me an email address and will email or phone number and will text pic.
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Mike
These little transmitters are really taking off in use on hounds being run outside.
Thanks again to all that have purchased these.
Thanks again to all that have purchased these.
BTT
More and more of the outside hunters adding the "Hitch-Hiker" to their Garmin system for that extra security.
BTT
Lots of outside hunters running these little transmitters as a back-up to the Garmin system for that added ability to find their hound if communciation w/Garmin is lost .
Thanks to all that have purchased the "Hitch-Hiker" since it introduction earlier this year.
Thanks to all that have purchased the "Hitch-Hiker" since it introduction earlier this year.
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