[FoxHunt] ARDF receiver

[Kuon & Dale Hunt]

>I am looking for a 2 meter ARDF receiver to install on a 3 el yagi,
>either a schematic or a kit or ready built.
>Thanks & 73 de Jacques
>VE2EMM


    A lot of use the Ron Graham (VK4BRG) 2m receivers, and they
    work reasonably well.  Info on his web site:
         http://www.mackay.net.au/~ron
    or email:   rongraham@magnet.com.au

    I mounted mine on my tape measure yagi and it works well
    (especially if you take the time to get it well balanced
    so your hand doesn't get tired holding it.)

    One of the Dutch ARDF web sites has the diagram for a
    well-designed receiver with several shielding compartments
    (originally a Czech design.)  One of the French web sites
    has an interesting receiver using a pair of NE602's (one
    with a 138 MHz overtone crystal, and the second with a
    6 - 8 MHz tunable oscillator) feeding an LM386 audio amp.
    Unfortunately, I don't have the URL handy for either site,
    but I can find them.  (Try the ARDF web ring.)

    I also have paper copies of the following magazine articles with
    schematics for 2m DF receivers:

g) Bewahrter 2-m-Peiler DF2LM (CQDL 5/78 German) 1p
       2m superhet RX using 6 xstr and 2 IC, with S meter

j) Gelesen und ausgewahlt DK2RS (CQDL 5/79 German; from F1DYF in Radio REF
4/78) 1p
       2m RX with 9 MHz IF using 3 IC's

l) 2-Meter-Handpeilempfangr HPE 2  DL3BBX (CQDL 8/91 German) 5p
       2m RX with IF filter and S meter.  5 IC's, 4 xstrs

m) Fuchsjagdempfanger fue 2 m  DL5LQ (CQDL 10/82 German) 2p
       2m dual conversion RX (10.7 MHz, 455 kHz) using 10 xstrs and 1 IC.
       Subtitle: "A cheap RDF 2 meter FM receiver with broadened bandwidth and
       attenuator everyone can afford."


     I'll be glad to send you copies of one or all if you are
     interested - and if I can find the folder...  really, I'm sure
     they are on my desk here, someplace...  Oh, yes, they are all
     in German, which I don't speak, but the schematics should be
     clear enough in most cases.  If I can find them...


          - Dale WB6BYU