Author: Dennis Monticelli <dennis.monticelli@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2021 14:30:41 -0800
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 band
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 poten
Author: Dennis Monticelli <dennis.monticelli@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2021 18:11:36 -0800
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 _______________________________________________ RF
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 o
Do not under-sell the usefulness the cardioid (unidirectional) antenna pattern adds (via the "Sense" antenna function) when DFing noise or other signals when using a Coastal Navigator/NAV 101 receive
Author: Dennis Monticelli <dennis.monticelli@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2021 21:28:08 -0800
Yes. All true, Jim. Thanks for highlighting those features. The ability to eliminate the bidirectional ambiguity of the ferrite rod via the Sense whip antenna is highly useful. The pseudo BFO will di
Hi Guys, The Ray Jefferson I have has both the sense antenna and amplitude control. The sense antenna simply gives it a quite deep null in a single direction of the rod antenna. I Can't recall the mo
One RDF not mentioned, that was my favorite on board, is the Lokata 7 hand held with a very good built in compass. LF (marine/aero) and BCB only with digital frequency readout. https://www.ebay.com/i