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A New Fox Hunt – Half Successful
This week W1MJ and K1MJC deployed their foxes at two local conservation areas in close proximity to one another making for an excellent hunt, combined with the unseasonably warm weather. I tried first on Sunday but had trouble activating the foxes. It seems I was speaking too softly to get them to turn on. Both…
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Building A Portable Slim Jim 2 Meter Antenna
As you may have read, I’ve been working on a Baofeng-based foxhunt transmitter, and this antenna was built for this project. However, it should also serve well for any other 2 meter needs I have. For the foxhunt transmitter, I wanted a simple, portable antenna that did not require a ground plane or counterpoise. I…
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Boxing the Fox: Packing up the Foxhunt Transmitter
While a collection of pieces sitting on the bench is great for playing around, if I plan to deploy my foxhunt transmitter to the real world, I need to package it up for the outdoors. Many of the larger foxhunt transmitters seem to use ammo cases or pelican cases, which should be fairly waterproof. Trying…
