yoderjac
5 year old buck +
What a complete mischaracterization. Camera placement should be a function of the application. In a situation where you are either doing data collection for QDM decisions or doing research where you don't want to influence the subjects normal movements, you are limited on camera placement. In both cases, you need a system that can run unattended for 24/7/365 without failures that cause data loss. For my QDM data collection application, the last thing I want to do is to use bait piles which is the common technique used for folks with low resolution cameras or short PIR ranges.when running a cuddelink network regardless if its cellular or not all transmitted images are low rez.His res images are on each cameras card when needed. Jac has never even used cuddelink but he loves to comment on its limitations. He has his own reasons for needing high res images. With his vast knowledge of all things, its interesting that somehow he cant figure out how to place his cameras to get quality images that can identify the animals with a low res pic. I guess we all have our struggles, even Jac.
The system I use covers all of those areas. With a long narrow PIR, I have detections at 60 yards with very few false triggers and I've posted pictures of these on the forum. It sends pictures at full resolution far greater distances while running 24/7/365 with solar panels. It allows the user to configure the transmission paths rather than using an automatic network configuration. This is not a plug-n-play for the user, but it allows the user to size solar capacity properly for repeater cameras that carry more load. With a dynamic self-configuring network, the routing can change on its own and thus the loading on each camera.
John has no idea what I do professionally or what my experience level is with RF transmission and communication systems. John does have a thread on here where he is constantly trying to help Cuddelink owners solve all kinds of problems with their systems. I applaud him for that. As for the cuddie link system, and I've said this before, I'm glad to see it in the market place and it is a good fit for some applications. It has its place, but it is not a good fit for all applications. Like most things we do, it is a matter of finding the tool that best fits your application. When I talk about game camera systems, I talk about the characteristics and limitations of each system both good and bad, so folks can better decide what fits them..
Thanks,
Jack