Marshall Dog Collars

[Steve Jones]

Hey Steve, I did call them and all they told me was they didn't make them in 433 or 434. I bought several 434 Micro transmitters that I use on birds that I don't use my GPS transmitter on(red-tail, coops, etc.). I just don't see the need for GPS on certain birds as the chance of them getting too far away like a falcon are very slim. And since I bought the 434 Micro's, I bought the receiver that does 433 and 434. I was just wondering how many other falconers have switched to 433 or 434 transmitters and if there was a lot, it just seems like it would benefit them and Marshall to be able to get collars in the same frequency since they already have the receiver. I know it would for me. I know there are plenty of other systems for dogs but it just makes sense to me to combine the systems through Marshall and have everything you use to hunt with all together.

I know you called them and asked if they have them. You stated that in your first post. What I was suggesting is to call them and ask if they plan to ever have them.

[rkumetz]

I know you called them and asked if they have them. You stated that in your first post. What I was suggesting is to call them and ask if they plan to ever have them.

One of the problems with a company giving away their plans to make a new better version of something is that it tends to cause people who would have purchased the current product to wait which sort of dries up R&D funding. I am sure that MRT is still selling 216-219 dog collars to people who like them. Probably not as many as before Garmin and others introduced the GPS collars
but I doubt that the orders have totally dried up. We have agreed at my company to NEVER discuss new products before they are ready to take orders unless they are so different from current products as to be no threat to sales.

[Captain Gizmo]

One of the problems with a company giving away their plans to make a new better version of something is that it tends to cause people who would have purchased the current product to wait which sort of dries up R&D funding.

Ten years ago I went to Marshall and asked among other things if they were working on a GPS based falconry product. I was told "We are keeping a close eye on the possibilities.". As I left a team of UBLOX guys came in the door. I considered it good business ethics at the time to pass along the "close eye on the possibilities" and not mention the UBLOX boys.

The classic Silicon Valley blunder was Osborne Computer. They were a major player in the lugable computer market. They announced plans for a new, better computer. Sales (and cash flow) dried up. By the time the new design was ready Osborne was dust in the wind.

Regards,
Thomas of the Digital Disasters