cat tracking via radio transmission collar, continued

Hello, just thought I would update my progress. I ended up getting
http://thecatlocator.com
It works. I am lucky to have a cat that follows me, but I've heard
that others have cats that do the same. This shouldn't be of much
surprise since kittens follow their moms, and cats think of you as a
mom, if you give them enough attention. Overnight backpacking trip a
success, but stream crossings required assistance. I use a soft
carrier that I attach to my backpack. The radio receiver is kind of
bulky, and the antenna could be damaged if the pack fell over on it
onto stone. I hope they come out with more portable models in the
future.

Spacey

-----Original Message-----

Hello, I have been looking for available products, and have found the
following possible sources:

http://thecatlocator.com/locator/store1.html
http://www.numaxes.com/en/products/product.asp?p=14
http://www.positioning.televilt.se/
http://www.innotek.net/store/index.p...180c3774fee707...

http://www.canicom.co.uk/petcom.htm

Canicom emailed a reply and said they are no longer carrying this
product. Has anyone else looked and found anything else?

TIA,

Spacey

ps. I would like to take my cat backpacking, and I will put the radio
transmitter on a harness (the ones for small dogs that goes around the
neck and the chest), rather than a breakaway collar. I can put him in
my backpack if he doesn't follow. With a radio receiver I can locate
him if he gets out of sight.

Another update... I haven't searched, but a friend told me that they
have similar tracking devices for model rockets. A quick google turned
up this page:
http://www.tfs.net/~petek/rockets/RDF/70trans.htm

Spacey Spade wrote:
Hello, just thought I would update my progress. I ended up getting
http://thecatlocator.com
It works. I am lucky to have a cat that follows me, but I've heard
that others have cats that do the same. This shouldn't be of much
surprise since kittens follow their moms, and cats think of you as a
mom, if you give them enough attention. Overnight backpacking trip a
success, but stream crossings required assistance. I use a soft
carrier that I attach to my backpack. The radio receiver is kind of
bulky, and the antenna could be damaged if the pack fell over on it
onto stone. I hope they come out with more portable models in the
future.

Spacey

-----Original Message-----

Hello, I have been looking for available products, and have found the
following possible sources:

http://thecatlocator.com/locator/store1.html
http://www.numaxes.com/en/products/product.asp?p=14
http://www.positioning.televilt.se/
http://www.innotek.net/store/index.p...180c3774fee707...

http://www.canicom.co.uk/petcom.htm

Canicom emailed a reply and said they are no longer carrying this
product. Has anyone else looked and found anything else?

TIA,

Spacey

ps. I would like to take my cat backpacking, and I will put the radio
transmitter on a harness (the ones for small dogs that goes around the
neck and the chest), rather than a breakaway collar. I can put him in
my backpack if he doesn't follow. With a radio receiver I can locate
him if he gets out of sight.