Ray Jefferson

[ridgescan]

I got hold of an old Ray Jefferson direction finding portable. Its bands are AM, FM, LW and CB. Did folks actually use these radios to find land from a boat-or go on "fox hunts"? That rotating antenna on top actually has coordinates and a plotting window. Interesting radio I have never seen in my life, where did they sell these things? Marine shops?

[zz0468]

Originally Posted by ridgescan

Did folks actually use these radios to find land from a boat-or go on "fox hunts"?

Yep! That was considered a "serious" piece of navigation equipment. People actually used them to find LF beacons and AM Broadcast stations. If you knew how to properly use them, they were quite capable of of giving accurate bearings.

Originally Posted by ridgescan

That rotating antenna on top actually has coordinates and a plotting window. Interesting radio I have never seen in my life, where did they sell these things? Marine shops?

Isn't that antenna a hoot!?

They were sold at marine electronic stores and marine hardware stores.

[ridgescan]

Thanks for those answers zz pretty cool!

[Squad10]

Doppler DF Instruments offers some nice DF kits.

Four antenna style: Doppler DF Instruments : OEM and amateur DF equipment

and

Rotating antenna/RSSI style: Doppler DF Instruments : OEM and amateur DF equipment

Neither of the above come with receivers, but I can attest that Bob's designs work well.