Description
SMALLEST SIZE, LIGHTEST WEIGHT
The Micro is our smallest transmitter design, weighing only 3.5 grams with the tiny 1225 3v lithium coin-cell battery installed. Yet its range exceeds that of most transmitters twice or three times its size and weight.
THE IDEAL TAIL MOUNT
As a tail mount, the Micro hugs the tail due to it’s flat shape, giving a low and safe profile on the feather. Shown more clearly in the Image Gallery, this unique shape adds to its safety when used with this mounting method. There are still no other flat transmitters on the market. With far less weight and inertia, the Micro is also ideal for neck mounting.
The Micro has a magnetic on/off switch so it can be left on the tail 24/7 during the season, removing it only once a month or so to change the battery. Customers comment on how nice it is not to have to unscrew the lid and remove the battery after each flight to turn it off.
The Micro’s short, safe 7-inch antenna length makes tail mounting much more appealing.
MICRO SIZED TAIL-PIECES AND INSTALLATION TOOL TO MATCH
The small tail feather piece is used with the matching tail-piece installation tool to quickly install the tail piece onto the deck feather of your bird. The process is quick and simple causing very little stress to the bird.
MOST POWER POSSIBLE FROM TINY BATTERY
Using the very small and light lithium coin cells, the Micro transmitter is engineered to radiate the most power possible while squeezing the battery’s reserves most efficiently. At room temperature, the Micro will transmit continuously for 30 hours of normal use (30 one hour flights, one month) before telling you to change the battery with a double beep every tenth pulse. After that, the battery runs about 70 more hours for a total time of about 100 hours. Using the Mag switch to Tap on and off for each flight, this might translate into one or two months of normal use per battery change, while always maintaining a safety margin of three days to look for a lost bird.
You can leave your battery in the Micro for up to six months. The transmitter keeps track of cumulative transmission time to estimate remaining battery life, even when not transmitting.
If you are getting an early double beep warning, it is possible that the memory inside the transmitter was not reset when the battery was last changed. To reset the memory, simply either
a) turn the transmitter on with the magnet before changing the battery or
b) short the contacts every time a battery is changed.
This will assure a full reset of the battery timer, and will give you the correct run-time before the double beep occurs.
ANTENNA
Both the standard (thin) and heavy (thick) antennas are available for the Micro, made with the tiny aluminum ferrule attachment.
CAN ALSO BE USED ON LARGER BIRDS
Can be used as a tail mount for larger birds. Although designed for use on the very smallest of birds, all of us want to have as little weight as possible at all times, as long as there’s not a significant sacrifice in power. It’s our opinion that the Micro will, over time, become the preferred tail-mount option for this reason.
WORKS IN COLD TEMPERATURES
With a new battery, the Micro will operate down to extreme cold temperatures (-40F). However, the battery in the Micro is very small, and its ability to supply energy to the transmitter is limited at these temperatures (thus reducing run time). We recommend using a new battery every day when flying in extreme cold temperatures.
IDEAL RACE TRANSMITTER
Using the Micro during Falcon Races is almost like having nothing on, to give the least hindrance possible. But if your bird takes off after a stray pigeon instead of going to the lure, you still have the protection of a long range transmitter.
