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3rd Planet Solar / KC9ON

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Gaylord, MI, United States of America

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Fox Hunt Offset Attenuator Kit

Fox Hunt Offset Attenuator Kit

3rd Planet Solar / KC9ON

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Reverse Polarity Protection

Reverse Polarity Protection

3rd Planet Solar / KC9ON

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Amateur radio operated licensed in 1979 - before I could drive. Retired from long career of electronic manufacturing and IT systems. Semi-retired as a tinkerer of electronics.

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Andrew | July 26, 2020

GREAT KIT, WORKS WELL !

For Fox Hunt Offset Attenuator Kit

Amazingly packaged and labelled kit that assembles quickly and easily. I am using it with a 2 metre tape measure antenna for fox hunting and it is quick and easy to set up and use.

I have used it with success on both the 2 metre band and the 70cm amateur bands.

I enclosed the kit in a diecast metal box - together with its battery and this is mounted on the handle of the antenna. Your antenna should have a good f to b ratio and should incorporate a choke made of a few turns of coax wound round the handle and this is a little insurance that you don't head off in the wrong direction.

Even seconds count in fox hunting and I cannot stress the need to take this kit out and using a fixed station to learn how to use it. Have your radio memories set so you can quickly hop up and down the band in 4 MHz steps and it is a great help that when you do this if you keep to attenuation to a minimum until you have found the correct frequency step.

Congratulations on a very well presented and effective kit.

Andrew ZL2HZ

Justin T. | June 8, 2020

Great product

For Fox Hunt Offset Attenuator Kit

Great product with crystal clear instructions for the kit assembly. Works great, will order more and recommend to others. 73

Jeremy | Sept. 9, 2019

Excelent kit!

For Fox Hunt Offset Attenuator Kit

I ordered this kit to use with an upcoming club hunt. The order arrived ahead of schedule! The instructions were clear, the parts came neatly organized! I worked with my 8 year old to put the kit together, great for kids of all ages! A big plus was having the STL files available for printing a case. I printed the case at my local library but ended up using a project enclosure instead. The attenuator was a big it at the hunt, it really allowed me to hone in to the TX when getting closer, other folks struggled with overloaded front ends. Big thank you John!

Gerard | May 6, 2019

Easy to build, works great.

For Fox Hunt Offset Attenuator Kit

I found the Fox Hunt Attenuator kit an easy and relaxing build. Lack of an enclosure was not a problem but did require some care and head scratching to find the right on and to drill the needed holes. Not a problem but an observation. I will be recommending it to a middle school radio club as a great project for their students. Probably order a couple more soon.
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Response from 3rd Planet Solar / KC9ON | May 6, 2019
Thanks for the review. The new V6 kits have an enclosure - still in low volume production due to the enclosure manufacturing steps involved. It's great for kids, I use animal tracking as an example and old hand held scanners (no transmit!). Many schools have 3D printers and a 3D printed enclosure for itandother fox hunting tips can be found here: https://kc9on.com/ham-radio/fox-hunting/
73 John kc9on