i was hoping to have a really small system, eg. desk sized, but that may be a bit unrealistic, is it? If not, what do you think the smallest size i could hope for would be???
would the frequency be at all related to the overall size of the system?
i was thinking of drawing circles on the map, the centres being the receiving stations, and the circles illustrating the strength of the signal they receive.
Once i've got a basic system going, i want to computerize it, so it'll be faster... now let me do that df hunt quickly
btw. once it's computerized i want it to be relative measurements rather than actual sizes eg. m, mm...
Edit (Now that i've read up on df hunt)
Check out this page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direction_finding
Look at the 3 methods of direction finding found at the bottom of the page, namely Single Chanel DF, Pseudo-Doppler DF Technique, and Watson-Watt w/ Adcock Antenna Array.
Even though they have it as the main heading, with the others as sub titles, I can immediately eliminate the first, Single Chanel DF, in its simplest form. It's not what we are looking for, because I intend to have more than one receiver, and I do not require mobility.
Now I have to decide between the last two, Pseudo-Doppler DF Technique, and Watson-Watt w/ Adcock Antenna Array.
Originally I was thinking of the later method, but i think you were referring to the former method. If however you were simply referring to using a directional antenna such as a yagi, I don't think that's what i'm looking for, because i do not want to have any motion in the receivers if possible.
Which of the two methods do you think I should pursue first, taking into consideration the degree and capability of each to run in the smallest areas possible?