That might solve the initial problem of locating the cat, but you may still 
have to catch it, and that might be more tricky.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2013 18:23
Subject: Re: radio but not ham radio


> How about a luggage locator that you can use to find your baggage
> at an airport? You just push a little remote and the receiver
> beeps and I think some have a 60 foot range.  So take that all
> you cats! Jim WA6EKS
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John Miller <[log in to unmask]
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date sent: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:06:27 -0400
> Subject: Re: radio but not ham radio
>
> lol, I've never seen one of those things either but I have a cat
> who if he's
> not tripping me, he's doing that.  Ours are indoor cats and never
> go out but
> have been trapped in the sun room over night before when I was
> out on a late
> night ham radio net or something since my station is out there.
> I've often
> wondered about something like that myself or a bell or what ever
> but if
> they're perfectly still, the bell won't do any good either.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]
> To: <[log in to unmask]
> Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2013 5:40 PM
> Subject: radio but not ham radio
>
>
> I sat outside for five hours yesterday morning listening for
> escaped cats.
> They know if they get out, that I can't find them if they don't
> move.
> Well,
> that left me plenty of time to think.  I have never seen one of
> those key
> finder things, where you have one device that makes a noise, and
> a remote
> that activates it.  So is the receiver to heavy for a cat
> collar?
> Wouldn't
> the cats be surprised to make noises when they didn't move?  Is
> this idea
> pheasible with out being inhumane?
>
> You know they are sitting stock still a foot and a half out of
> my reach;
> laughing their heads off at me.
>
>
> H T Kaufman MSW LCSW
> Adaptive Technology Instructor
>