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are RDF's still usable in todays world. radio direction finding???
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Gogarty
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Capt John wrote:
Their still common equipment on high end sportfishing boats and
commercial fishing boats, to home in on the location of other boats.
Other than that their only useful for rescue work.
Are you referring to _VHF_ homing devices? My impression was that the
original poster was interested in RDF's, which operate on quite different
frequencies. They are still common in many parts of the world.
Perhaps, but not here. I bought one on eBay, brand new in the box but very
old. It worked just fine but I had no use for it and it took up a lot of
space. So I sold it on eBay to a man with sentimental attachment to
outmoded gadgets for slightly more thasn I paid for it. In any case, my
understanding is that very few radio beacons are still in service.
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