This sounds pretty sweet! How much did it cost to put something like that together? Brian Cluff Team Snaptek ----- Original Message ----- From: "C. Sullivan" To: Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 11:16 AM Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Amateur Beacon / GeoCache.. > > > On Thu, 18 Apr 2002 trisha@brasher.com wrote: > > > Love the idea, Chris...in the "old" days my team and I > > were almost unbeatable in 2M trasnmitter hunts in So. > > Cal.... > > There's lots of nice spots in the Prescott area, but I > > am assuming you want to stay closer to Phoenix. > > I'll be watching for the details....so is this > > something that could be found both via GPS and RF? > > Yes. The idea was to do sort-of a multicache: to have a primary location > (with the coordinates listed on the website) that would be a logical > starting place for either a GPS or RDF-based hunt. The final coordinates > for the actual cache would be in a microcache at the starting point... but > you could also hear the 2 meter beacon clear enough to start sniffing > around with an RF sniffer and/or get a good bearing with a directional > antenna and start walking. > > Somewhere in Phoenix Metro would be nice, but a short drive (like > Prescott, Apache Junction, etc.) wouldn't be too bad. I've been driving / > hiking around South Mountain Park, but just haven't been able to find the > "ideal" spot. Also, I want to be "polite" and make sure that it's far > enough away from the actual city so somebody dosen't have to hear a loud > beacon every time they point their directional antenna a certain way. :) > > KD6COS/B GEOCACHE PWR OK ... what it's currently programmed to send. The > PWR OK is the status of the battery. > > -Feedle > > > > _______________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list > listserv@azgeocaching.com > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com >