Everything Ham Radio Podcast

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Everything Ham Radio Podcast! In this episode we are going to talk about Radio Direction Finding or the more fun term, Fox Hunting. Fox hunting is the fun to do in your spare time thing that we as amateur radio operators use to train our skills in the event that we have to use those skills to track a downed airplane or harmful interference. In Radio Direction Finding or RDF for short, there are many tools that you can use to increase your chances on finding what you are looking for. You can use a directional antenna, an attenuator, or even just your body to help you determine where the signal is coming from. Antennas Yagi Antennas For a yagi antenna you need a minimum of three elements. The driven element, the reflector and one or more directors. The direction of the directors is going to be the direction the signal is directed towards or being received the best from. Yagi antennas can be made from a bunch of different materials – things like aluminum or copper tubi