Guys, there is alot more circuitry in that buoy than a simple dumb transmitter.
Maybe some of the devices are dumb transmitters, but I'd bet most of them are
more like this unit. Those fishing nets and long lines are incredibly
expensive. I wouldn't be the slightest bit surprised to find that these buoys
are considered cheap insurance...... And having ones that can be remotely
controlled and frequency agile would be just what the doctor ordered.
Certainly the case with this particular unit. Did you guys bring it home and
fire it up to find out where it was transmitting? Just curious....... :)
Mike AB7ZU
Kuhi no ka lima, hele no ka maka
On Oct 2, 2012, at 6:44, "Milt -- N5IA" <n5ia@zia-connection.com> wrote:
> -----Original Message----- From: Robin
> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 12:45 AM
> To: Mike Waters ; Merv Schweigert ; topband
> Subject: Re: Topband: Fishing beacons redux
>
> SNIP------------
>
> Pics on the VP6DX site of the two beacons we salvaged that had washed ashore
> there
>
> SNIP------------
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>
> And the whole series of photos Robin and I took of the salvaged beacon can be
> seen at
>
> https://bmoran.onehub.com/fishing-beacon-pictures/pages/files
>
> de Milt, N5IA
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