Hi,
Questions first if you don't want to read the rest:
Can hand scanners like the BaoFeng UV-5RA or similar 'listen' to 216-224mhz?
Can a hand scanner like this be used for locating (with a suitable antenna)?
Do you think the scanner can locate the transmitters from https://www.com-spec.com and others go from 216 to 224.970mhz.
I'm hoping the scanner would be narrow-banded enough to discriminate the specific channels these transmitters come in.
I fly remote control gliders and recently had one get lost in a corn field. One of the club members had a drone and we found my ;lane the next day.
I must have walked past it several times while looking for it but only when the drone was directly above it could I find it. You'd think a 4meter white and red plane would be easy to see. I didn't see it till I was 5feet from it.
Anyway, the club just got this tracking system:
RC PLANE, Communications Specialists Inc., RC Plane, Model Airplane Tracking, Model Rocketry Tracking, ELT
However, I live in a different state than the club and would like to come up with a receiver on my own to work with their transmitters.
They are on 216-224mhz.
I think I can use a hand scanner like the Realistic Pro94 (with the proper antenna) to find them, right?
I'm finding that most of the scanners don't include the 216-224mhz band. Can scanners that don't include that band 'listen' on those frequencies?
I've found several statements that seem to indicate the scanners can transmit on specific bands but receive on frequencies outside of the ones listed.
Would anyone have a recommendation on what to use for a receiver for these transmitters?
http://www.com-spec.com/rcplane/manual/RC-SP_MP_HP_Manual.pdf
Any help to get me pointed in the right direction would be appreciated.
Thanks,
davidk
Questions first if you don't want to read the rest:
Can hand scanners like the BaoFeng UV-5RA or similar 'listen' to 216-224mhz?
Can a hand scanner like this be used for locating (with a suitable antenna)?
Do you think the scanner can locate the transmitters from https://www.com-spec.com and others go from 216 to 224.970mhz.
I'm hoping the scanner would be narrow-banded enough to discriminate the specific channels these transmitters come in.
I fly remote control gliders and recently had one get lost in a corn field. One of the club members had a drone and we found my ;lane the next day.
I must have walked past it several times while looking for it but only when the drone was directly above it could I find it. You'd think a 4meter white and red plane would be easy to see. I didn't see it till I was 5feet from it.
Anyway, the club just got this tracking system:
RC PLANE, Communications Specialists Inc., RC Plane, Model Airplane Tracking, Model Rocketry Tracking, ELT
However, I live in a different state than the club and would like to come up with a receiver on my own to work with their transmitters.
They are on 216-224mhz.
I think I can use a hand scanner like the Realistic Pro94 (with the proper antenna) to find them, right?
I'm finding that most of the scanners don't include the 216-224mhz band. Can scanners that don't include that band 'listen' on those frequencies?
I've found several statements that seem to indicate the scanners can transmit on specific bands but receive on frequencies outside of the ones listed.
Would anyone have a recommendation on what to use for a receiver for these transmitters?
http://www.com-spec.com/rcplane/manual/RC-SP_MP_HP_Manual.pdf
Any help to get me pointed in the right direction would be appreciated.
Thanks,
davidk