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Fremont Transmitter Hunt
February 7, 2004
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Participants
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Fox: Chris-KF6VFU |
| TEAMS (6) |
MILEAGE |
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| Bob-KF6VSE |
7.6 |
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1st |
| James-N1DDK and Andy-WD6CJK |
7.7 |
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1st |
| Jim-KD6DX |
10.3 |
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2nd |
| Don-KD6IRE and Bruce-W6TED |
10.5 |
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2nd |
| Rich-KN6FW |
25.3 |
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3rd |
| Jason-KG6LRF and Susan-KG6LRG |
60 |
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4th |
Initial Bearing and GPS Track Map |
Hunting
equipment used for this hunt.
It seems I use these same tools on every hunt.1) 4-Element
ARROW Yagi. For my
initial bearing.
2) MK4 Sniffer.
Used as a receiver for my Yagi, as well as my
U-R-Here radio and close-in sniffer.
3) Compass, plastic map of
the Bay Area & protractor.
4) AHHA Microfinder
Doppler.
4) Garmin
StreetPilot-2610. Computer assisted route and street level maps.
It seems my initial bearing was off by 22 degrees. I
definitely think I read a reflection. The cure to this might have been
to take multiple reading and average them together. |
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Bruce-W6TED has
developed a great little "LOOP" directional antenna. His 'LOOP' was
sensitive enough to hear the 'fox' from the start point and point in
it's direction. Bruce will be working on a production model soon.
The second photo shows Don-KD6IRE with his military
version of the "LOOP" antenna. |
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The 'LOOP'
antenna works on a principal of receiving the magnetic wave from a
transmitter, not the electro-static signal. It seems to be immune to
reflections, pointing only to the transmitter. This also seems to be a
great close-in tool. Eliminating reflections and is small enough to
carry into a building. |
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The 'fox'
transmitter is located on the side of a dead-end road. |
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This area seems
to be a test site for upside down airplanes. |
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No Parking ? If
you look closely, the sign has an arrow pointing East, indicating No
Parking from the gate east. |
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Dinner at
Mission Pizza Central. This was their last night serving customers. They
will be moving to 1572 Washington Blvd. (Fremont, CA.). |
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See you at the
next hunt.
Schedule.
Jim Sakane (KD6DX) |
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