[Milsurplus] Aircraft HF DF capabilities

Mike Morrow kk5f at earthlink.net
Wed Aug 16 19:56:51 EDT 2006


> ...manual states that it can be "used  for DF on the higher frequencies",
> or just used on higher frequencies?
>
> I imagine that on HF maybe the self-resonance of the otherwise low-Z DF 
> loop,  comes into play.

The third band on the Bendix MN-26Y covers 3.4 to 7 mc, but I recall the manual saying that the RDF function could not be used on that band.  I guess the same applies to other MN-26 oddballs, like the L and LB (AN/ARN-11) models.

Mike / KK5F





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