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Re:The Pip by brian-armstrong on Wednesday December 02, 2015 @09:41PM (#10667397)
There certainly are methods. This is often called "fox hunting" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmitter_hunting

You can build an antenna with a cardiod pattern, which has a wide range but a very deep, narrow null at one end. When you see the signal strength dip off, the transmitter has to be aligned with the null (sort of, there are also multipath issues to consider)

But, doing this requires you can move freely to track the transmitter. Hunting a transmitter on Russian soil by non-Russian entities might not be viewed very kindly :)

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Re:The Pip by profmonocle on Thursday December 03, 2015 @03:16AM (#10668486)
And the location probably wouldn't be too surprising. I remember reading that some number station transmitter was tracked down to a Russian military base. Pretty much where you'd expect it to be.
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Re:The Pip by brian-armstrong on Thursday December 03, 2015 @05:22AM (#10668846)
"Hi, I'd like to step on the base for a bit to have a look at your radio transmitter." ;)
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