130815 Radio Direction Finding

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This week we will be discussing the art of radio direction finding. This is a skill that everyone should gain a familiar knowledge. It is a topic that has both fun and serious aspects.


Here are some great starting points for RDF Knowledge.

http://homingin.com/

http://www.foxhunt.com.au/

http://www.ltronics.com/

Our product for the week is

ResQLink Personal Locator Beacon

ResQLink PLB

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http://www.acrartex.com/products/b/outd ... sqlink-plb

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Here are some sites for radio clubs who host radio direction finding events

Santa Clarita Radio Club (Northern Los Angeles County)
http://www.w6jw.org/

Fullerton Radio Club (Southern Los Angeles County / Northern Orange County)
http://www.fullertonradioclub.org/

Here is a site with useful links and cool kits to make antennas, offset attenuators, and transmitters.

http://www.west.net/~marvin/

A great writeup on foxhunting in general but it is area specific, so just focus on methods and techniques.

IntrotoFoxhunting_Safe.pdf

intro to Foxhunting by KA1C

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