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Dave Cushman <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 21 Mar 2006 09:49:33 +0000
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Hi Joćo

> I wonder if the bee tracking devices, like the ones used by Joe Riley
> and Jerry Bromenshenk in their experiments, wouldn't be of great help
> to clarify things about open matings.

I don't think the current generation of such tracking devices would help 
much in this respect. Give them a boost in frequency by about ten and 
use much bigger dishes would increase range and reduce the load on the bee.

But we really need video info close in to the action and for that I can 
envisage a video camera carrying model aircraft of neutral buoyancy 
(helium balloons) positioned by electric fans, guided by remote control 
that can be flown to follow the action.

I do not think that such a craft would be difficult or expensive to 
fabricate and it would provide thousands of hours of video for geeks 
like me to watch/study.


Regards & Best 73s, Dave Cushman, G8MZY
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