gem-gps?

[rasbull]

Has anyone tried or used this? It looks very interesting, but what if the bird that the film is attached to is lost? The system costs £125 so is expensive if you attach it to the wrong bird! How does that work if the cam is lost? Anyone know?

[rasbull]

obviously no one heard of it apart from me  

[leighton1984]

did get email from gem about it but for me will not help them fly any faster lol some will have it

[Beanz]

One guy in our club has bought it and is going to try it this time.

 

 

 

                                                             Paul

[pjc]

it looks a good idea but would be better if it was a real time tracker and not have to download data on return.

Surely they must be able to supply the sensor without the kit.

[hosepipe]

have heard about it. i think it would be a great idea if you could log on to the net on race day and watch in real time overlaid on a map a little red dot where abouts in the country your bird is, but would think that's never going to happen. great idea doe. 8) 8) 8)

[pjc]

http://gemsupplements.com/start.htm

[hosepipe]

thanks for the link pjc looks very good and can be used to keep an eye on other's movements no just the birds..

[Guest spin cycle]

i think the battery only lasts about 4 hours or so....but i would think some organisations may lib a 'drone' bird with the racers..to get an idea of line on the shorter races. i don't know whether i'd want to watch them live on web....but thats probably a way off anyway....intriguing idea though.

[Guest Owen]

I have got it wrong, I think. I thought you could watch the progress of your bird in the same way as a sat nav. So what happens then?

[Guest spin cycle]

I have got it wrong, I think. I thought you could watch the progress of your bird in the same way as a sat nav. So what happens then?

 

don't think so ...way i read it . you loosed the bird with the pack then when it returns , take off the pack, plug it into your computer on google earth and shows the route/speed/altitude that the bird took back from release point. i'm not an expert just way i interpretated it.

[pjc]

the sensor/gps plots the birds route, when the bird arives home you take it off the bird and download the data to a pc which plots the birds route.

[pigeonpete]

Looks very interesting, but what does happen if your bird gets hawked,wired, or simply just doesnt return?? at £125 quid a chuck, could be very costly? any one know for sure?

[Skull Lofts]

any one know for sure?

 

Buy and send it over !

 

I am more than willing to let you know the outcome !!!!LOL

 

Skull