I was just thinking a bit about the current DF problem with the 80m carrier. Since this seems to pop up from time to time would there be any interest in setting up a network of DF stations? The pieces are all there already, just needs some "glue" to stick things together. The amateur lightning detection network uses something similar to triangulate lightning strikes in real time.
Okay, how about some really cheap SDR's (TV dongles) all linked over the internet with directional antennas like crossed loops. Simply plug in a frequency at the central control point and get bearing information fed back for locating a source. Internet controlled SDR's are out there, the antennas are cheap to build and for local processing a Raspberry Pi or Beagleboard, the new kid on the block is the Parallella if you need the power. The local computing can run headless and feed direct to a network connection once setup, it would look like any other network address. Any thoughts on this? Ron K0IDT _________________ Topband Reflector
