[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] Fox Hunting?

[KA4GFY]

A fox would be an easy project.

Our club in Roanoke was very proficient at foxhunting.  We had a fox built into a surplus ammo can that ran 1 watt to an external antenna.  The battery pack was built in.  It would transmit continuously with an ID every 3 minutes.  Back then, we used 146.520 because most radios were crystal controlled.  Now, we could use another 2 meter or even a 70 cm frequency.  This is very similar to tracking an ELT.

Google the Roanoke Doppler.  Lojack works on the same principle. The guys in Roanoke did it first.
  
Another variation is to have the fox transmit on a schedule for a minute or two and then stop.  

First person to find the fox wins and gets to be the hidden transmitter the next time.  We could limit the search area to the City of Alexandria.  

I am up for it.

73,
Rich, KA4GFY
   
   
> On November 1, 2021 at 7:30 PM Jason Palma <wa6mpr at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Sounds like we need to start building some foxes and have ourselves a hunt!
> 
> This aspect of it peeked my interest:
> 
> http://www.arrl.org/amateur-radio-direction-finding
> 
> 73,
> Jason
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> > On Nov 1, 2021, at 7:22 PM, Kenneth Horton <hortonkw at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > I would also be up to try it. I’ve done ELT searches for Civil Air Patrol, which is similar, but not a Fox Hunt yet. 
> > 
> > Very respectfully,
> > 
> > Kenneth Horton
> > 
> > On Nov 1, 2021, at 19:05, Ed, W4EDF <w4edf at edsfx.com> wrote:
> > 
> > I'd be up for trying it out.  Never have and it's a bit of amateur radio 
> > I've not yet tried.
> > 
> > 73
> > 
> > Ed, W4EDF
> > 
> >> On 11/1/2021 6:33 PM, Jason Palma wrote:
> >> Anybody in the club do fox hunting?
> >> 
> >> 73,
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Jason
> >> WA6MPR
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