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Equipment Individual Hunters Use
Click on the individual hunters names, listed below, to see what they are using.

Bob KF6VSE Dave_KG6ACD Don KC6IPO Don KD6IRE Gary WB6YRU Henry KF6PCE James N1DDK Jim KD6DX Michael_KN6ZT Paul Shinn Rich KN6FW Scott KG6NXU Terry KB6EBZ Tony AB6BR

Consolidated List of Equipment Most People Use
1) Map, pencils, magnetic compass and protractor. 100% use a magnetic compass.
2) VHF Beam for bearings. 100% use a beam antenna.
3) 2-Meter Radio, HT (Handi-Talkie). 90% use a HT radio.
4) Attenuator for beam. 80% use an attenuator with their beam antenna's.
5) U-R-Here radio. 80% admitted to using a U-R-Here radio.
6) Close-in sniffer. Receive radio without antenna, field strength meter or frequency counter. 40% admitted to using a close-in sniffer (not including the new VK3YNG MK4-Sniffer).

Reviewing the VK3YNG MK4 Sniffer.
This one device might replace items #3, #4, #5 and #6 above.
All you'll need is:
1) VK3YNG Sniffer-4 MK4. VHF receiver, automatic attenuator and tone "S"-Meter.
2) VHF Beam for bearings.
3) Map, pencils, magnetic compass and protractor.
 

Please submit your list of T-Hunting equipment.
jim@thunt.org
Maps, Compass & Protractor. 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1 12 of 12
VHF Beam, 3-6 Element Yagi. 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1 12 of 12
2-Meter Radio, HT (Handi Talkie). 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1 11 of 12
Attenuator to reduce signal from beam. 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1 10 of 12
U-R-Here Radio. 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1 10 of 12
Doppler. W/2-Meter Radio Receiver. 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1 9 of 12
Laptop Computer w/maps. 1,1,1,1,1,1,1 7 of 12
Mobile radio. 1,1,1,1,1,1 6 of 12
TDOA. (Time Difference of Arrival). 1,1,1,1,1 5 of 12
Sniffer, Field Strength, Close-in 1,1,1,1,1 5 of 12
UHF Beam, 3rd Harmonic, Close-in. 1,1,1,1 4 of 12
Attenuator for UHF Beam, Close-in. 1,1,1,1 4 of 12
GPS Mapping. (StreetPilot-I, II or III). 1,1,1,1 4 of 12
Various antenna adaptors & paper clips to attenuate signal. 1,1,1 3 of 12
Interferometer. Tripod mounted dual beams. 1,1,1 3 of 12
GPS only. 1,1,1 3 of 12
VK3YNG Sniffer-4 MK4 1 1 of 12
Intermod filter. 1 1 of 12

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