[usa2003ardf] Re: usa2003ardf digest, Vol 1 #22 - 1 msg

[Bob Cooley]

I think that the best 2m ADRF processor controlled autoranging
receiver is now for sale at
http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/vk3yng/

It auto ranges the attenuation between 0 and 135db.
I just got it and used it in a mobil hunt last weekend.
I went from 90 miles away from the fox to 1 inch
with NO operator adjustment.  It turned on the
first 15db at 90 miles, and didn't turn on the 9th level
(135db), until an inch from the antenna.  Everybody
else there was amazed, and several decided to
buy one.  It has a bunch of great features for ADRF.

Bob Cooley
KF6VSE

>      I'm not super-happy with my current two meter ARDF gear (HT +
home-built
> offset attenuator + home-built tape measure yagi.)  It works, but I think
> I'd like something different.
>
>      Does anyone know of where I could buy a couple of Altai-145s?  Or
> how much they would cost?  I know there are some limitations to the
> Altai-145, but I've been very happy with the Altai 3.5 for eighty meters.
>
>      What about the two meter Ukrainian sets that I saw two or three of
> at the 2002 USA ARDF Champs in Georgia?
>
>      Finally, does anyone know of a Mizuho dealer on the web that would
> ship to the U.S.?