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Re: ME66/67

Subject: Re: ME66/67
From: Marty Michener <>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 10:18:21 -0500
At 12:17 PM 11/21/2005, you wrote:
>Very interesting! Thanks Marty.  It may be a while before I can afford
>two  such setups, but you've encouraged me to pursue the idea.   I'm
>often trying to capture large flocks of Snow Geese or Sandhills at a
>pretty good distance - maybe 1/2 - 1  mile? (a typical scenario that
>some may know is from Hwy 161 to the middle of Lower Klamath Lake, and
>there are closer refuge roads)  - flocks large enough to cover perhaps
>30 degrees of the field of view.  8x42 binocs get maybe 1/10 of the
>flock.  How do you think the ME-67 would fare under those
>circumstances, keepiong in mind that I would also have along something
>like a stereo pair of 183s?
>
>Ken

That would be a good project for a pair of ME-67s, but I'd likely set them 
further apart, say 40 - 50 degrees to try the sound.  Mismatch of distance 
to the two diaphragms is not going to matter at that range.  Good luck.

--  best regards,  Marty Michener
MIST Software Assoc. Inc.,  P. O. Box 269, Hollis, NH 03049
http://www.enjoybirds.com/




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