Amateur radio direction finding (ARDF)

Welcome to the RSGB ARDF web pages

Welcome to the RSGB DF Committee web pages dedicated to DF Hunting to the International Rules as promulgated by the IARU.

If you are in any way a competitive person you will be attracted by IARU style DF hunts. With up to five hidden transmitters to find in a fixed time, the adrenalin starts to flow on the start line!

Look at the events page for details of UK competitions.

British Championships 2012
These are scheduled to be held on Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, over the weekend of 12/13 May 2012. Cannock Chase is south east of Stafford.

Reflector
The Reflector was established as a forum for an exchange of views, ideas and news about IARU DF Hunting in the UK.
Click the 'Forum' button to find out more about joining the RSGB ARDF Reflector

Loan Equipment
The RSGB has some equipment available to Affiliated Societies and Scout/Cadet groups on loan.
The package comprises four 80m transmitters configured for 30 second transmissions in a two minute cycle. Ten PJ80 receivers are provided and these are shipped without batteries (to reduce shipping weight) or headphones (3.5mm stereo plug).
The transmitters are very low power but are audible over distances of the order of 400m. Groups borrowing the equipment are required pay the cost of insured carriage back to the RSGB (£25 approx via Royal Mail) and also the cost of any damage (usually broken whip aerials!)

Equipment
UK sourced equipment is now available. David Deane, G3ZOI is selling (on a non-commercial basis) a kit for a combined 2m receiver and a 'tape beam' antenna at a very reasonable cost. Click here for further details of all David's offerings.

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