RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE ATTACHMENT OF SATELLITE TRANSMITTERS TO CRANES

Authors

DAVID H. ELLIS, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research CenterFollow
PAUL W. HOWEY, Microwave Telemetry; Columbia, MD
Gary L. Krapu, USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research CenterFollow

Date of this Version

2001

Document Type

Article

Citation

Ellis, David H., Howey, Paul W., and Krapu Gary L. Recommendations for the attachment of satellite transmitters to cranes. In: Ellis, David H., ed., Proceedings of the Eighth North American Crane Workshop, 11–14 January 2000, Albuquerque, New Mexico (Seattle, Wash: North American Crane Working Group, 2001), pp. 211-212.

Comments

Reproduced by permission of the North American Crane Working Group (NACWG).

Abstract

Recent advances in miniaturization of satellite transmitters have resulted in thumb-sized packages weighing less than 30 g. These are smaller than VHF radios routinely mounted on crane leg bands. With this development and with favorable signal reception results, there is no need for, and much to recommend against, the continued use of back-pack mounts. We provide details for leg-mount attachments.