Description

The Dogtra antenna hinge lets your transmitter antenna fold up to 180 degrees. It’s a smart add-on if you carry the remote on a belt clip or in a holster and keep catching or bending the antenna.

Will the Dogtra Antenna Hinge fit?

It’s a transmitter add-on. Check with us that it suits your remote before ordering.

Signs it needs replacing

Antennas get bent in brush, snapped in truck doors and chewed by puppies. Any of those can cut range. If the antenna wobbles at the base or looks bent, replace it.

Fitting the new antenna

Power down first. Take off the old antenna, check the base is clean and fit the new one firmly. Test it at a distance you know before your next hunt.

Getting the most range

Range drops in thick cover and behind hills. Keep the antenna vertical, don’t cover it with your hand, and keep batteries charged. Cold weather can shorten range a little too.

Antenna or something else?

Short range has three usual causes: a weak battery, a damaged antenna or terrain. Charge up, test in an open field, and look closely at the antenna base for cracks. A cracked base is easy to miss.

Looking after antennas

Most antenna damage happens in the truck, not the field. A case or holster for the remote and keeping collars off the floor of the dog box both help.

A spare in the kit

If you hunt far from home, pack a spare antenna. It weighs nothing and saves a trip. Dogtra’s manuals are on Dogtra’s website.

Pairs well with

A holster or a lanyard pairs well with the hinge. If the antenna itself is already damaged, replace it first. The full range is in Dogtra antennas.

Ordering tips

Ordering for more than one dog or more than one system? Put everything in one order and it arrives in one box. If you’re not sure which part matches which unit, list your models in the order notes or message us first.

Why genuine

No copies here. Everything is original Dogtra. That matters with small parts too, because a part that’s slightly the wrong size can affect fit, waterproofing or contact.