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Ironically, watching one of @UPscaler 's videos, he shows a simple beeper used to locate a rocket. He's got what looks like a handheld 433Mhz foldable Moxon antenna-based receiver, and walks around the desert to locate the beeping based on signal strength. Where do you get these beepers? I'm a licensed Ham, so all I need is the beeper. I already have a handheld radio capable of receiving the frequency, and I can build a tape-measure Yagi for 433Mhz with my eyes closed. I've seen some posted circuits that use dual 555's and a 433Mhz module, but me building that will be too big to fit in my average rocket.
I'm interested in experimenting with radio finding my rocket, I'm still far off from needing to locate the rocket miles from me. It's essentially radio "fox hunting", but the rocket is the fox.
I can buy a micro-fox, but I think that's overkill for this application. Any clues?
I'm interested in experimenting with radio finding my rocket, I'm still far off from needing to locate the rocket miles from me. It's essentially radio "fox hunting", but the rocket is the fox.
I can buy a micro-fox, but I think that's overkill for this application. Any clues?