GARMIN 010-11049-00 Astro DC 30 Wirelesss Collar Transmitter

by Garmin

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 2 x 8 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001BW4VS8
• Item model number: 010-11049-00
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

Product Description

Garmin DC 30 Transmitter Collar. This rugged, all weather collar has an integrated GPS transmitter and antenna that work with the Astro 220 to ensure that your dog will never be lost again. Plus, its specially weighted so the antenna will always point to the sky for optimal signal. When teamed up with the Astro 220, this system will have you hunting in no time. The DC 30, in combination with the Astro 220, pinpoints your dogs position every 5 seconds and runs for 17 hours. You can extend the battery life of the DC 30 by changing the position transmit rate from 5 to 10 or 30 seconds, enabling the DC 30 to work up to 36 hours in the field on one charge. You will know if your dog is pointing, sitting, moving or treeing. Where its at. Where its been. How fast its moving and how far its gone.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars redesign of the original astro (orange) transmitter, September 15, 2009

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HMMWV "God, Country, Corps" (santa clara, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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The original astro came packaged with a small rechargable orange transmitter and a velcro harness to put it on your dog. Anyone mixing velcro and dog hair knows what happens next. There was also a plastic clip you could use to screw the transmitter onto your dog's existing collar, but my dog broke 2 of those clips giving chase.

When the DC30 came out it was a major improvement. Garmin realized that the heavy transmitter would sag down where the dog tags hang, so they put it there intentionally instead of trying to force it on top.

The passive antenna in the original unit was replaced with an active amplified gps antenna sewn into the collar facing the sky. A small thin cable is hidden in the collar to carry the gps signal down to the transmitter below.

Finally, the transmit antenna was redesigned for vhf frequencies and realizes 1dB more gain over the previous transmitter - not alot but still an improvement.

In short, the DC 30 makes the astro a real dog tracker. I bought the collar separately and was immediately impressed. No longer did I have to scrape dog hair from the velcro on their earlier design!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works Good,Like it!, February 18, 2010

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Dominic Souza (KANEOHE, HI, US) - See all my reviews
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Really like these collars over the older DC 20 models have been using the Garmin system from the very beginning and when its working its one of if not the greatest advancement in Dog Tracking Technology to date. There are some cons about this product and they are low battery life, Structural Integrity, water proofness and all together ruggedness as compared to the older Radio Telemetry Collars. They are taking steps in the right direction though and hopefully they continue to better thier already great design. I use them in the dense forest of Hawaii and they work great in some locations and ok in others it varies but it does well when used with a long range antenna.

Aloha!

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exclent new Product! Awesome design!, March 8, 2009

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Renato Ostilla "Renato O." (Caracas, Venezuela) - See all my reviews
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With the initial purchase of the Astro system more than one year ago,I have purchased two more, old design DC-10s, and all three broke the antennas or lost the sleeve after the first or second hunting. They are definitely not properly design to hunt in difficult dense bushes . The antenna in the old DC-10 is terrible and get damaged when the dog has to cross a barbed wire line and the neoprene harness tends to deteriorate quickly. Recently I bought one of the new DC-30 and am very satisfied. It is a totally new concept. Rugged, easy to clean after the hunt and always stays in the proper position in the neck of the dog thanks to a very balanced weight design. The new antenna which is much more flexible and thinner stays at the side of the neck and never moves from the upwards position. Really Garmin had made his homework with the DC-30! Have used it in several hunting trips and the collar is like new.I am buying more to replace the old ones.