[FedCom] Direction Finding Techniques for Fedcom Freqs?

[Jeff Kenyon]

We just need to find someone wiht the fancy software I.E. E-trunk or
something like that to try to ID some talk groups.  It was quite busy but
encrypted as I said.





On Thu, 3 May 2007, Chris Parris wrote:

> I would just find the control channel. That's one nice thing about tracking
> down a trunked system - it's always telling you it's on the air! Not like
> having to wait for someone to talk to catch a conventional repeater.
>
> - Chris
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Kenyon" <at649 at tcnet.org>
> To: "Discussion of Federal Government Communications"
> <fedcom at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 5:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [FedCom] Direction Finding Techniques for Fedcom Freqs?
>
>
> > How would this work on a trunked system though?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 3 May 2007, Ken wrote:
> >
> > > Interesting challenge.  I'd assume that "signal stalker"/"close call
> > > capture" technology would work on digital encrypted signals.  I know on
> > > typical scanner land repeaters on a high hill, I get a hit with my pro
> 83
> > > just about 1 mile from the transmitter site with the unit in the cup
> holder
> > > in the "stealth monitoring" vehicle.
> > >
> > > Just wonder how small of a directional antenna one could one use with a
> > > portable that would be effective but with a very small footprint.
> > >
> > > Thanks to Tom (CT) from a message in the distant past, perhaps this
> small
> > > directional antenna would be beneficial to "The Hunt"
> > >
> http://www.ramseyelectronics.com/cgi-bin/commerce.exe?preadd=action&key=LPY41
> > > works for 400 to 1300 mhz BUT I would guess that even in the 162-174 mhz
> it
> > > would work.....
> > >
> > > Ken
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <JER1538A at aol.com>
> > > To: <fedcom at mailman.qth.net>
> > > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 3:45 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [FedCom] air force base communications and encryption
> > >
> > >
> > > > MAYBE SOME DIRECTION FINDING IS IN ORDER     A FOX HUNT.....
> > > ..snip..snip...
> > >
> > >
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