1966 my first encounter with a e-caller, the Herter's catalog showed small portable phonograph and 45 rpm records. We had been calling fox for a couple years when we saw the ad. We had a small portable player that we took to keggers out in the country. So we orderred a record. While it sounded good it was a pain to use and no improvemnt over a mouth call.
Fast forward twenty year, many cartons of smokes, frost bit lungs and cronic bronchitis and I couldn't finish a calling series with out coughing fit, needed a fix here. The JS tape player was just the ticket and worked like a charm but was heavy and awkward to carry.
My first attempt at making things smaller and easier to use a small battery powerred computer speaker with a built in amp and litttle walkman cassett player, great sound, very compact and easy to transport. Cassetts are fragiland wore out.
Searching for better sound and even easier operation the addition of a CD player and JS CD's with four different sounds and the abillity to loop the track and have it play the same sound continous. It worked great.
Then I started hunting bigger country and the little computer speaker while loud could use a little more oomph. I spotted the JS Convert a Caller , huge sound, balanced system, worked great, but bulky.
Along came the Preymaster, compact, great sound, good volume and if need could be hooked to the Convert a Caller for big sounds.
Then the learning curve, I'm finding that I'm getting better responses in tight cover but getting busted because the coyotes a focusing on a sound close to me. Alot of searching and access to a computer and pred hunting sights turned me onto the Azden remote system for a camcorder and directions on adapting it to the Preymaster. Again a great system and worked like a charm. Compact, great sound and coyotes are coming in and shots are getting easier.
Finally the Holy Grail, great sound, simple remote and range.
Hoped you enjopyed this little journy.
AWS
