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by dharmab 967 days ago
Direction finding! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direction_finding
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I was looking at that too, but doesn't that usually imply using a directional antenna, rather than just measuring the received signal strength at different locations?
Nope - as everyone who has looked for a buried avalanche beacon knows. As a matter of fact, depending on the number of burials and the searchers, your optimal search technique may be different.