Telinga has announced a Version 2 of their dish, improved with edge protect=
ion and slightly different plastic for better rollability and shape recover=
y. Scroll down on their home page.
http://www.telinga.com <http://www.telinga.com/>=09
(Disclosure=E2=80=94I am a Telinga dealer)
-Dan
> On Mar 17, 2015, at 11:19 AM, [naturerecordists] <naturer=
> wrote:
>
> Jerry,
>
> A far as carrying it in the field, I have a short 1/4 inch wide strap tha=
t I loop around my Telinga handle, with the other end tied to a ring on my =
vest, and just let it hang there so that my hands are free for binoc's or c=
amera. I can still hold it so that it doesn't bounce around, but I can let =
go if I want my hands free.
>
> You never know nowadays what they will allow as a carry-on, and when they=
will charge you for an extra carry-on that doesn't quite comply with their=
measurements. While the parabola is strong, it isn't indestructible. Putti=
ng it into a checked bag may work, but I don't have full confidence in the =
baggage handlers to treat it as you might want or wish them to. On my last =
birding trip to Costa Rica, I carried it separately, but strict enforcement=
of size and number of carry-ons (at least the threat) had me deciding to l=
eave the parabola at home (in favour of a smaller mic), on a more recent fa=
mily holiday to Puerto Rico. As it turned out, I didn't see any concern ove=
r what I was carrying on, but I wouldn't want to take a chance of being ask=
ed to decide which to check into the care of the baggage handlers: my carry=
-on bag, my computer or my parabola. I'd like to know how others get around=
this issue.
>
> All the best,
> Ernie Jardine
> <>
>
> www.birdsongidentification.com <http://www.birdsongidentification.com/>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 'Jerry Berrier' <=
cast.net> [naturerecordists] < <natu=
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> To: Recordists, Nature (Nature Recordists) (Nature Recordists) <naturerec=
<>>
> Sent: Tue, Mar 17, 2015 4:50 am
> Subject: [Nature Recordists] Carrying and Transporting a Parabola
>
> I just purchased a 21-inch parabolic mic system from http://www.wildtroni=
cs.com <http://www.wildtronics.com/>
> So far, I like it very well. I have had no prior experience with the typ=
e of parabola that can be somewhat rolled up for transporting by plane. I =
know I want to carry the microphone on board with me, but I=E2=80=99m think=
ing I could put the parabola itself in a checked bag.
>
> I=E2=80=99d like any advice on what sort of container to best carry it in=
when traveling by plane, and I=E2=80=99m also interested to know how folks=
carry them when walking in the woods. I=E2=80=99d like to be able to have=
it assembled and ready to use quickly, without having to carry it in my ha=
nd while walking to a recording destination.
> I=E2=80=99m thinking of some sort of large-mouth bag that would attach to=
my back.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Jerry Berrier
> http://www.birdblind.org <http://www.
> birdblind.org>
>
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