willkurr
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A 2m Band Amateur Radio Foxhunt Transmitter Based on the MAX2606 VCO
Introduction This project describes the design, construction, and testing of a 2m foxhunt transmitter for amateur radio. For some background, I recently joined the amateur radio club at UIUC, W9YH. One thing the club doesn’t have currently is a foxhunt transmitter, so I figured it would be a fun project to try and build my own FM transmitter for foxhunting. Foxhunting for the uninformed is where you hide a small radio transmitter somewhere, then use directional antennas to try and find the location of the transmitter. It’s lots of fun and a great learning experience for new hams! ...