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Take warp stabs if any of these.

Inertia's are more or less handy for big slow things to align quicker. A meager result for their drawback in your position: a hefty increase in sig radius. In order to run these sites you technically only need 1 module: all a player using an arty cane gives up is 1 midslot to fit it. That still leaves enough room for sensor boosters and warp disruptors, which happen to have a very comfortable range along high-damage short-range artillery ammo. Your sig radius would make the lock-time of such a ship insanely fast.

In my experience the times some pirate actively hunts you in these sites doesn't outweigh the cost of a nice t2 covops. I do wanted to point out that an inertia stabilizer is more likely to become your doom then your salvation. A warp stab's drawback has to do with targeting speed. While doing minigames that's not really a serious problem you need to worry about. Your survival depends more on your situational awareness, and knowing whether or not your are being hunted down.

Just fly a T1 frig. The Risk v Reward is so skewed that all you need to do is complete 1 site(non-HS) to buy multiple more.

Thanks to ya'all for response. I'm going to fly a Cheetah with 2 stabs in something like this:
Highs:
Imp. Cloak Device II
Sisters Core Probe Launcher
Mids:
Data Analyzer I
Relic Analyzer I
1MN MWD II
Cargo Scanner II
Lows:
Micro Auxilliary Power Core I
Warp Core Stabs I - 2 of these
Rigs:
Small Memetic Algorithm Bank I - 2 of these

Ditch the Sister probe launcher if you can. Way to shiny. Use a normal one with Sister probes, that's more in line with the risks you are taking. And yes, use a CovOps cloak, it's the whole point of using a Cheetah over a Probe.

[Imicus, Imicus]
Damage Control I
Local Hull Conversion Nanofiber Structure I
Local Hull Conversion Nanofiber Structure I

Cargo Scanner I
Limited 1MN Microwarpdrive I
Data Analyzer I
Relic Analyzer I

Prototype Cloaking Device I
Core Probe Launcher I
Salvager I

Small Gravity Capacitor Upgrade I
Small Gravity Capacitor Upgrade I

Overal price is 2,500,000 ISK with cloak device and only 550000 without it. So if it will loot one day 5 mio and will be killed next day - not much of a problem. Thats why I am not so sure that cloak is so necessary for the cheap thing like this... My main concern is about ability to catch flying loot. And cloak will slow down targeting, if I am correct.

The drawback to using Sisters probes is that they can be seen in space, which might make you a more attractive target. But if you are concerned enough about improving scanning to use Sisters anything, then why no scanning rig?

Problem with frigs (esp. T1s) is they can't run anything higher than a 2/10 DED or any anom in <0.8 systems.

You do not need scanning ship for anomaly any more. And data or relict signatures can be done with frigs easely in <0.8 systems. For combat signature sites you will need capable combat ship any way.

You do not need to target the loot cans. I did this too in the beginning but all you need to do is click the cans. I sometimes use an Approach command halfway through the looting process, to make cans further away selectable. Also OP, it's also a lot of fun to specialize in 1 type of site, and stick a bunch of pvp modules to your ship. A gun and a scram for example, and possibly a webber.

9/10 fit for both type of exploration sites. Be the exception and kill them!