[FoxHunt] parachute locator details

[boeing377 at aol.com]

Looks like an adaptation of falconry DF gear, 218.xxx MHz, yagi rcvr 
ant., TINY xmtr, weighs 5 grams.

www.paratelemetry.com

The mfr expects a good mkt in military operations and also commercial 
dropzones using tandem jump rigs. Tandem jumpmasters deploy above 5000 
ft AGL and a main canopy cut away at that altitude can drift a LONG way 
if there are winds aloft. Regular jumpers deploy much lower, typically 
2500 fy AGL. As I mentioned earlier I did a cutaway at about 2000 ft 
over Rantoul Illinois last August after critical  lines snapped on my 
main chute during a hard opening. Despite having a clear view of where 
the cutaway gear landed, it was swallowed by vegetation and remained 
lost despite careful searching. This radio based system sure would have 
helped me.

Any thoughts from the group? Will this system meet the very optimistic 
performance claims asserted by the mfr?