Dennis,
The Newmar is probably more attractive, and I did always want one, but the
Pilot Pal is more portable and less obtrusive if on foot.
I ended up with three Pilot Pals and 2 of those wandered off to my sons
collectives for their occasional foray into AM BCB DX.
All of them are neat, useful, and capture a self reliant era. I may have some
tech data on the Pilot Pal series. SAMS Photofacts possibly. Advise if you
need me to look.
73,
Scott NM8R
Late thought - we shouldn't forget the Realtone 970. Same bands and an even
cooler form factor. Or the colorful and tiny Kobe Kogyo KT-1000.
On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 09:12:03 PM EST, Dennis Monticelli
<dennis.monticelli@gmail.com> wrote:
Scott,
Yes, the Pilot series is good and easy to lug around too. Like the others,
they are inexpensive. I have one awaiting restoration.
Dennis AE6C
On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 5:56 PM nm8rmedic <nm8rmedic@rocketmail.com> wrote:
Another good portable RDF is the Pilot Pal series, with its long rotateable
ferrite rod antenna and S-meter. Same NDB/MW/Marine Band coverage. The model
I have, Pilot II, also has a DF level potentiometer. Scott.
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-------- Original message --------From: Dennis Monticelli
<dennis.monticelli@gmail.com> Date: 1/27/21 18:18 (GMT-05:00) To:
rfi@contesting.com Subject: [RFI] tracking RFI with a marine direction finder
All,
Another useful and inexpensive tracking tool is a vintage marine direction
finder. My particular model (Newmar NAV 101, but sold under many a private
label) is battery powered and has three bands: Beacon, BCB, and Marine (1.6
to 4MHz). It has an RF gain control, sig strength meter, a BFO of sorts,
and of course a big lovely azimuth calibrated rod antenna that is capable
of nice nulls. I found mine on the local CraigsList but there is always
eBay. Many different makes and models were made.
Dennis AE6C
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