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[BFC 007]

flew the bird as usual at 11am,she climbed up above the clouds & i waited 10-15 minutes as i do then blew the whistle & thrown down the lure ....but nothing happened. Normally she comes through the cloud like a missile so out with the tracker & a feint beep could be heard which told me she was a good distance away. Got in the vehicle & been in it ever since with no luck-the last signal i got was 20 miles from Banbury & it seemed as though she was heading in a northerly direction towards Griffs country so do us a favour mate & get your reciever out please. Im on 173 mate,also anybody else in the midlands area any help would be appreciated.
Anyway must get back out there

Cheers
Paul

[Darren]

hope you find her mate

[BFC 007]

Yeah so do i daz,cracking bird. Cheers :wink:

[OhMyGod]

perhaps she likes it up there where she can cool off.

How many grams was she over weight?

Good luck mate

[BrianM]

perhaps she likes it up there where she can cool off.

How many grams was she over weight?

Good luck mate


meaow :evil:

[GriffMJ]

will I pick her up on my MN10 Luxander do you think....what channel?

[GriffMJ]

I am picking up something on Channel 0 Tune 5...... definate tick tick a bit quicker than normal in the direction of Leicester..... its faint but its a signal. Time now = 18:45

[OutFlying]

flew the bird as usual at 11am,she climbed up above the clouds & i waited 10-15 minutes as i do then blew the whistle & thrown down the lure ....but nothing happened. Normally she comes through the cloud like a missile so out with the tracker & a feint beep could be heard which told me she was a good distance away. Got in the vehicle & been in it ever since with no luck-the last signal i got was 20 miles from Banbury & it seemed as though she was heading in a northerly direction towards Griffs country so do us a favour mate & get your reciever out please. Im on 173 mate,also anybody else in the midlands area any help would be appreciated.
Anyway must get back out there

Cheers
Paul


Hello Paul,

Exactly what 173 frequency - it might help if you can state the exact frequency as difference systems number the channels differently.

Jim.

[BFC 007]

Exactly what 173 frequency - it might help if you can state the exact frequency as difference systems number the channels differently.
173.205
she has been at a steady flying weight all week & if anything she was on her way down not up as i gave her a small meal last night as weekends she is out 3 times a day
Griff ive been up near Daventry this evening & not a bleep so you might have picked her up-shall go out that way first thing & see whats happening

[Finnish]

Good luck hope you find her.

[BFC 007]

cheers lee

[GriffMJ]

Hi ....still got the signal....it seems to have moved location....but its still there and faint. I cant be 100% as its a tick tick and not a definate pulse :(

I am just outside of Loughborough (Mountsorrel) looking towards Leicester city....if you look at the map...it will give you an idea of the "Arc of direction"

Hope she turns up :(

[BFC 007]

cheers Griff

[BFC 007]

no luck as of yet,been up to griffs manor at daylight this morning but couldnt get a signal-travelled over to Hinckley,Coventry & Rugby then back to Banbury & Milton Keynes where i last see her,hoping to spot her up in the sky....S*^t,f&*k,b*&^%&*s, C&%t :( oh well

[Finnish]

Don't give up yet mate.

[BFC 007]

still no joy-just hoping she is perched up somewhere so a member of the public might hear her bells & alert the rspca

[BFC 007]

been tracking her for the last two days but im only able to get a signal when she is flying as i think the batteries are slowly fading. Each time i get the beeps she is a good way ahead of me so no sightings as of yet but hopefully i will catch up with her before the weekend.

[Finnish]

Keep trying mate.

[GriffMJ]

where abouts are you getting the signal Paul? Is she up my way?

[BFC 007]

she is near buckingham,tracked her today for half an hour before the signal went again,im getting the signal in the same area each day but she is on the move & takes the same flight pattern all the time. Tomorrow i shall call her where i normally get the signal then drive like a nutter to where the signal disappears so hopefully i can cut her off & get her back-thats the theory anyway.Still no signal at night though.

[GoneHawking]

Paul, If you need a hand mate I can drive over to help you, Let me know.

Mark

[BFC 007]

cheers mark,im going out again in a while with Graham. No signal at all today,was like this though the other day-one day tracked her for a while then the next day nothing then following day signal again so she is probably killing or sumut.
What frequency you on mate?

[GoneHawking]

Paul

I have a 173mhz marshall, Let me know if you want me to help.

Mark

[BFC 007]

no signal again today,might need your help tomorrow mark as the batteries will be going
cheers

[BFC 007]

no luck,spoke to a farmer today who see a buzzard & what looked like a falcon dogfighting above his yard roughly the same time as my bird went.
He also said he could hear bells on one of them so it seems thats why she went off track.

[GriffMJ]

:( .......lets hope she turns up

[Falconry Equipment International]

BFC 007& GriffMJ, this is driving me nuts as I cant help, ( away from home at the mo;o(( )
however I have had staff on high points over P' borough etc but no joy. I know it sounds stupid( sorry to tell you to suck eggs) but have you tried normal channels , ie rescue centres/ IBR, Police, /WLO,local radio/ TV defra/ doe, press. local farmers etc, local & distant field craft etc, anyone you can think is helpful. I know I am probably being as bit of a twerp but hopefully this will help
I dont mean to upset anyone, just trying to help

[GoneHawking]

Paul, any news mate. :?:

[Moritz]

Did you consider getting into a plain and fly over the area? It is supposed to be a good way to find them. exp as your signal gets weaker.
I hope you find her!

Moritz

[BFC 007]

tracked her this afternoon for 2hrs but could not get a sighting as she was always a couple of miles ahead of me all the time.Continued until i lost the signal then went back out tonight & covered a huge area roughly where signal went but no luck. First signal i got was in the same place as last week but she goes on a mission & covers a lot of ground in minutes,going to keep trying what i have been doing & hopefully she might land in a tree & hopefully get a sighting. At least the batteries seem to be ok-10 days now & still giving a good bleep & by the looks of things the bird has been killing otherwise she would be dead by now. Keep you all informed.
Cheers
Paul

[Falconry Equipment International]

Paul I know this amy sound stupid, but do you hav e a gliding club/ areo club near you? if you can get up high you should be able to get a clearer signal. hope this helps

[Hawkmaster]

By some small chance is she kite trained?

What about ringing some people when you get a signal to assist you, so the attack is from a few angles?

[GriffMJ]

I am picking up something on Channel 1 Tune 9 on my MN10 216mhz, can any one in the Midlands with the same try their receiver. I am getting a good kick on the bar on a 3/4 "gain" !?

[Hawkmaster]

But he is on 173? BUT then sometimes you can if it is VERY close.

[GriffMJ]

well..... thats y I asked if any one else was getting the same? Its kicking the BAR so..... its a weak signal but positive?

[BFC 007]

ive noticed that electric fences in the distance give the signal a good kick but without the bleep.
SJ- i see some gliders up today just north of oxford so thats my next step by the look of things.
Been out today in the same area but no signal & the wind was blowing pretty harsh where i was so she may have gone further afield.

[Finnish]

So what has happen mate is she lost still did you find her. :?

[BFC 007]

no yet mate-found a pere/prairie instead though today lol,little imprint

[Finnish]

Hopfuly she will turn up mate. :wink: