[FoxHunt] Re: [Fox Hunt] PicCon users

[John Munsey, KB3GK]

This is something I have looked at several times but never figured a way to 
do it.  I considered entering the string as a phone number but my HT's only 
hold 2 or 3 numbers.  When you have the time (:  please let me have some 
more info as to how you do this.

Thanks.

BTW... I have two of the tone boxes.  Been using them for maybe ten years 
and they still work but I never could find the IC's to use any remote features.

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At 07:12 PM 5/16/2004 -0700, you wrote:

>The PicCon controllers are wonderful, although I would have to say that
>programming them is not intuitivly obvious :). They will be used on all
>the transmitters for this years US ARDF Championships
>(http://www.sbarc.org/ardf/index.shtml), they were used at 1999 and 2002
>Championships, (and perhaps the others, but I'm not sure) and most of
>the ARDF hunts out here in California. My use is almost always using
>five of the controllers (I have nine) for ARDF hunts.
>
>They were the second controller that I've used (the first was the N6MBR
>Tone Box), and I never switched back after that; I've been using them
>now for about 3 or 4 years. Building them is a 20 minute job if you are
>familiar with kit building, and I've never had one not work first time.
>
>One of the features that totally sold me was the ability to control them
>remotely if you are using an HT for the transmitter/receiver using the
>DTMF pad. The main reason that I like the remote control though is the
>ease of programming and syncing to start all of them simultaneously. I
>rarely use program them in the field unless I've messed up something ...
>like the last 2M ARDF hunt at Travel Town in Los Angeles :).
>
>One thing that made programming them *very* easy was to program the
>codes I use into my HT. The programming I use is:
>
>*I* reset all controllers before programming if I have messed with
>anything. (Hold red button and press DTMF ")".)
>Transmitter #1 is initiated to MOE by holding the red button and
>pressing D1, #2 MOI - D2, #3 MOS - D3, etc. One thing that is not
>documented (that *I* have found anyway) is DD for MO (used as the finish
>beacon.)
>
>A10100 - Set for one minute
>A20056 - Set On time for 56 seconds (allows 4 seconds for ID)
>A30500 - Set Cycle time for 5 minutes
>A4???? - Set the inital start time delay (2 hours if it I start putting
>them out 2 hours before the hunt begins)
>C1????????# - Set my callsign as the ID
>C423#           - Setup for transmitter #1
>C4123#          - Setup for transmitter #2
>C41123#         - Setup for transmitter #3
>C411123#        - Setup for transmitter #4
>C4111123#       - Setup for transmitter #5
>
>I can program a set of five controllers in a couple of minutes if
>necessary.
>
>If you are using them on 80M hunts, they do radiate a bit of RF on 3.579
>MHz but not enough that I worry about it.
>
>I also made up a portable interface cable so I can easily program
>controllers that are not attached to receivers.
>
>Try them, you'll like them :).
>
>Marvin, KE6HTS
>
>
>Jason K wrote:
> >
> > Hi all. I'm new to the group and after having read the
> > archives, I was wondering if anyone has purchased the
> > kit and asssembled it themselves? Has anyone hunted
> > with one? I guess what I'm after is a product review
> > of sorts. Thanks a bunch and 73,
> > Jason
> > KCØMFW
> >
> >
> >
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John Munsey, KB3GK