00map.jpg	01map.jpg	Hunt date: Sept. 30, 2006 Start: 10:00 AM from the Altamont start point. One hidden transmitter, 146.565MHz. 2-watts into a J-Pole antenna. Scoring method: Mileage. The hider was, Rich - KN6FW The winner was, Bob - KF6VSE. Jim Sakane - KD6DX
Arrow Antenna	Instructions	Rich's signal to Groveland was S_7-9, about 13 miles away, so I used a 'Loop' antenna to acquire my bearings. I must say, it works really well and was so much easier to use. I would just jump out of my car and take a bearing, looking for the deepest null I could find while walking around the car. I would then sight down the edge of the loop, take a compass bearing and subtract or add 90* to what I read.
Fox Transmitter	Fox Transmitter	The statistics of taking Loop Antenna bearings were: Bearing # 1 ... +9* off from actual. 2 ... +15* off from actual. 3 ... +4* off from actual. 4 ... 0* dead on the fox. 5 ... -5* off from actual. 6 ... +8* off from actual. I used the VHF Sniffer MK4 as my receiver, locked in on attenuation '0' to hear a very sharp and deep null.
Cross-band repeater	Rich-KN6FW with Cross-band repeater	The Doppler, of course kept me informed if the Fox was in front of me or I passed it and it was now behind me. The VHF Sniffer MK4, was also very useful in letting me know how close I was getting to the Fox. I pay very little attention to it when the attenuation levels are 0, 1 or 2 but, wake up when I see a '3' and get ready to locate the Fox when I see '4' on the display. 5, 6 and 7 displays very quickly, usually within a couple hundred feet of each other.
060930_123708-016.jpg	060930_132110-019.jpg	That's about it. See you at our next transmitter hunt. Jim KD6DX Schedule
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