[FoxHunt] MicroHunt vs Pocket Fox.

[KF7GD Art]

Hi folks does anyone know what the difference is
between  The MicroHunt (I have one and like it) and
the Pocket fox   (http://www.byonics.com/pocketfox/)?

It looks like the pocket fox is more versital but the
MicroHunt is smaller and simpler (a good thing for
loanable gear).  

I am considering buying a set to get some ARDF type
hunts going in Seattle.

Thanks for your thoughts.

Art.  kf7gd

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> Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 06:59:53 -0800 (PST)
> From: Jason K <j390fe at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [FoxHunt] cw id on 146.565
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> > What was the call sign ?
> > 
> > Bob S.
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> The balloons were identifying WYØF and KCØMWM.
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> Jason
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> Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 07:41:17 -0800
> From: "R. Simmons" <pelican2 at silcom.com>
> Subject: Re: [FoxHunt] cw id on 146.565
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>  I have no record of making a TX for WY0F, ( maybe a
> voice ident ? ) but I
> did make a MicroHunt for KC0MWM in early July...
> looks like 18 second TX
> time and 12 seconds silence, message was "KC0MWM
> BALLOON" ( repeated once or
> twice ) followed by "AR" before end of TX. Was this
> the message you heard ?
> Probably about 500 Hz CW tone ?
> 
> 100 miles is not so unusual, even for a measley 50
> mW... horizon distance is
> the limiting factor, they have been heard ( several
> times ) at over 400
> miles...if a balloon has a good flight, ( properly
> inflated, etc ) they can
> reach 100K feet altitude.. at that height, the
> horizon is 425 statute miles
> away.
> 
>  The theoretical maximum range of a 50 mW / 2 meter
> TX is over 700 miles,
> but that assumes a clear signal path, and the
> horizon usually gets in the
> way... It also assumes a receiver that can detect a
> 0.2 uV signal, and
> regular "omni" antennas for both the TX and RX. (
> and negligible feedline
> losses )
> 
> Thanks for the report...
> 
> Bob S.
> 
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> > > What was the call sign ?
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> > > Bob S.
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> > The balloons were identifying WYØF and KCØMWM.
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> > Jason
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> Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2005 10:04:07 -0600
> From: Joe <nss at mwt.net>
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> Hi Bob,
> 
> Been quite a while since our group did a Balloon
> flight.  We're up to 
> flight 25 or so, (have to look in the records to be
> sure)  but we were 
> one of the originals with Bill Brown,
> 
> It was always a LOT of fun.
> 
> Anyway we are interested in your transmitters,  for
> two reasons.
> 
> 1--  We are in the planning stages of getting some
> flights going again.
> 
> 2--  I'm thinking of using them for a RDF "Adventure
> Race" Similar to an 
> "Orienteering" event but a LOT more extreme.  It
> would take very little 
> more work to add some transmitters to several of the
> checkpoints, and 
> have a RDF event run simultaneously with the regular
> Adventure Race.
> 
> Would be a blast!
> 
> You can learn more about my other event at,
> 
> http://www.wisconsinadventureracing.com
> 
> and a interesting race story from one years team is
> at,
> 
>
http://www.wisconsinadventureracing.com/results-DZ2003.html
> 
> 
> So I'd love to learn some more about your stuff.
> 
> Joe  WB9SBD
> Near Space Sciences
> 
> and
> 
> Wisconsin Adventure Racing
> 
> R. Simmons wrote:
> 
> >Probably one of my MicroHunt transmitters.. I've
> sold several to people in
> >the amateur balloon community, they have been heard
> as far as 400 miles from
> 
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