Tutorial:

TRANSMITTER HUNTING EQUIPMENT

STARTING OUT

The following equipment is recommended as the minimum that one should have as a new hunter.

Ordinary Items

• 2 meter Handi-Talkie or mobile transceiver.
• Magnetic compass, handheld.
• Field strength meter, with 1/4 wave spike antenna.
• Map board (anything suitable). Area map. Obtainable from Auto Club. Cover with plastic so can mark with a grease pencil.
• Detailed maps of hunting areas. Obtainable from Auto Club.
• Large protractor.
• Grease pencil (China Marker).
• Pencil and paper.
• Flashlight.
• Straight edge (Yardstick)

Special Items

• Small beam, 2 to 4 element loop beam, or 3 to 6 element Yagi.
• RF Attenuator.

TO ADD LATER

Effective hunting can be done with only the items listed above. The items below are useful, and will make hunting easier and more pleasurable.

• Car compass
• Binoculars
• Sniffer for hunting on foot
• Map reading light in car.
• High intensity spot light on car
• Battery powered high intensity spot light for hunting on foot.
• Handi-Talkie and mobile radio
• A Doppler DF system.
• A SuperDF (which can be used mobile or hand held, vertical or horizontal).

George R. Andrews
President

Contact

George R. Andrews (Russ, K6BMG)
BMG Engineering, Inc.
9935 Garibaldi Avenue
Temple City, CA
91780, USA

Voice 1(626)285-6963
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(31 Jan 1996)

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