A few Improvements with the Garmin Alpha 100 Compared to the Garmin Astro

• Rescue Mode. – Automatically Lowers the update rate after the collar battery reaches a certain Level.  (Suggested to Garmin by Yours Truely)
• Preloaded with 100K topo Maps
• Track up to 20 Dogs
• Improved Battery Life
• Track other Garmin Alpha Handhelds
• Connect your Garmin Alpha to a computer for Live Laptop tracking with Basecamp.
• Radius Alerts-   Recieve an audio Alerts when a dog Leaves a radius that you choose
• GEO Fence – Setup a area to define where you want to keep your dog inside, or if you want to be alerted when they enter a “forbiden” area. Great for Private property hunts where you dog might not know where he is or isn’t allow to hunt.
• Using the Alpha 100, you can measure each dog’s speed, distance and the direction being traveled. Plus, you can receive notifications when a dog is “Treed” or “On Point.” A single Alpha 100 can track up to 20 dogs or fellow hunters when using either additional Alpha 100 handhelds or TT 15 devices (each sold separately, not compatible with Astro®).

Train and Control Your Dogs

Alpha 100 helps you train and control them to stop chasing unwanted game or “recall” to your position. Easy to access training buttons allow you to communicate separately to each dog through safe and effective features, including 18 levels of momentary and 18 levels of continuous stimulation or an audible tone command. Plus, a lockout setting is available to avoid accidental stimulation or tone.

Two modes of level progression let you customize your training even further. Traditional stimulation allows you to make quick changes within a predetermined stimulation level (low, medium or high). Whereas linear stimulation allows progressively more stimulation through all 18 levels available.

Extend Your Battery

When using the TT 15, hunters can switch to Rescue Mode to prolong the battery life. When the TT 15 reaches a certain battery level, it will slow down the update rate at which it pings the Alpha 100 from every 2.5 seconds to every 2 minutes. This mode should provide additional battery life to the TT 15, giving you more time to search for and locate your dog.