[Az-Geocaching] Amateur Beacon / GeoCache..

[Brian Cluff]

This sounds pretty sweet!  How much did it cost to put something like that
together?

Brian Cluff
Team Snaptek

----- Original Message -----
From: "C. Sullivan" <feedle@feedle.net>
To: <listserv@azgeocaching.com>
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
>
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