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.


Some RDF's can be tuned over a very wide range.

Gogarty wrote:
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.


I used to have one that had plug-in modules for different frequency
bands. It would take bearings on commercial AM stations as well as nav
beacons and airports. But you're right, it was bulky and ate power and
we didn't use it very much.

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