[FoxHunt] Got a digital recorder, need a bit of a design

[Ray Brown]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike (KA5CVH) Urich" <mike at ka5cvh.com>
To: "Ray Brown" <kb0stn at sbcglobal.net>; "Radio Direction Finding" <foxhunt at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: [FoxHunt] Got a digital recorder, need a bit of a design


> On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 9:35 PM, Ray Brown <kb0stn at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
>> I see plenty of 555 kits out there as well, so maybe someone has a favorite
>> kit that'll emulate pushing a button once every 3 minutes.
> 
> Mike wrote
> 
> Interesting, I'd be interested in your final outcome.  We have used
> cross band HT's.  Come in on a very obscure UHF freq and go out on
> VHF.  It allows the "fox" to be in a position to watch without being
> observed by the hunters.

  I tried that with my first hunt last month, using an Alinco 570. It'll also do
crossband-repeat, and I was feeding it in UHF and conducting the hunt
in VHF. :-)  The only problem with that was that I had to talk a lot! I'd rather
make up a kit that'll do it automagically. :-)


                Ray, KB0STN