Hardware design is a pretty broad term. As well costs and length of time are variables depending on project complexity. Feel free to contact me - email is in my profile.
It was a strong radiator (perhaps broadband) and that makes it easy to geo-locate. You can use distributed mobile sensors and TDOA to pinpoint the ___location.
That is a very good question. With web searches you can find a lot of information on hardware - no doubt. Wikipedia is an excellent resource. As is Youtube. However you might agree that there is a difference between studying EE and hardware design through a text book in a coherent way and assembling that information from various different sources. Equally important is having someone to answer your questions on the subject matter.
There is nothing there. If you have your email address in the profile section listed under email, thats hidden from other HN users. Its there strictly for reseting your password and stuff. You need to put it in the about section for it to be visible to others.