RADIO TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF

摘要

A radio tracking system (10) and method of operation thereof are disclosed. A small hand holdable radio tracking receiver (12) monitors a distance between the receiver and a plurality of radio transmitters (14, 16, 18) relative to a set range (20). When any of the transmitters exceed the set range, an alarm is generated by the receiver which enables the user (600) to switch the receiver from an omnidirectional receiving mode to a directional receiving mode. The received signal strength is displayed on a display (24) to enable the user to point the receiver in the direction from which the maximum signal strength is being received which enables the user to locate and move towards the transmitter which has exceeded the set range. A transmitter user may origninate an alarm to enable the receiver user to locate the transmitter which originated the alarm.