Now that I have everyones attention, I'll repost my question hahahaha

I have a QuicktracK QTR-10. I have three collars that are 217.007, 217.023, and 217.077. Sometimes I can get a particular collar in all directions when I'm tracking doesn't matter if they are miles away or pretty close. The other day I had a dog leave the country on a runner and even though I could only pick the collar up on long range, I still picked it up in every direction. Is it my receiver or my collars? The collars are three different brands. Maybe it's the operator?