Missions & Complexes

I am considering going from focusing on hi-sec exploration to low-sec exploration. In hi-sec, I have focused on radar sites and combat signatures. Are these the most profitable in low-sec as well? Are anomalies worth running in low-sec, or are they too easy for gankers to camp? I am planning on using a cloaky scanning Tengu, and I do not want to have to dock and switch modules or ships due to the risks involved. Thanks.

To expand on this, the risks of docking really aren't that bad. I used to probe in a covert fit tengu and then when I found a site, I would bookmark it and dock to switch subsystems and gear. Most systems are quite empty and for those that aren't, dock in the stations that aren't likely to have people there. These include ones with less services (particularly lacking in medical) and non-Navy ones (i.e. industrial/bank ones). Also, check the market. If there is a station in that system with lots of stuff on the market, its probably a "hub" to some degree and you should steer clear of it. Just be smart and vigilant and you'll be fine.

As for sites, I do not touch radar sites in high sec simply because I feel my time is better spent finding combat sites.

In low sec there is a better reason to avoid them: they lack gates. Gates allow you to gauge if you need to GTFO. There were times when I would see combat probes on scanner but stay in the combat site. This is doable as you can simply change dscanner range to how far the previous room was (10k km usually).

In radars, you can be pinned down by combat probes rather easily and warped to and tackled. Acceleration gates in combat sites prevent this direct tackle.

Also, carry the tags that act as keys to some of them. For Minor Annex this is [Faction] Crystal. Its great to be able to blitz that first room and get on with the site.

Are mag sites worth doing at all? Also, is it worth the high slot for a salvager for faction wrecks?

I never bothered with either. Your time is best focused on combat sites IMO.

dont bother with mags outside of blood/sansha space

This is not entirely true. They will despawn within a minute or maybe two, but not instantly. If you can make bookmarks (for some outlying cans in certain sites for instance) you can warp out and back in perfectly fine, provided you go to the nearest celestial or a bookmark that you made close to the site. I have done this many times.

To add to the discussion about the radars being worth it or not in lowsec - Yes the payout is not really that much better and you are not that 'safe' - but in my experience you can usually just find more of them (depending on region and if other people do them of course), than in highsec. This is just my experience tho and the suggestion to ignore them and just go on looking for combat sites certainly has merit.

I 'm doing exploration stite now for over 1 week (hunting radars in high sec) but i mostly find 1 radar in a hole region. Is that normal for high sec, so less radar sites! But i must say those that i found and looted got my over 40m isk.

I disagree. Mnemo is right. Make a bookmark on your warp into the site that is not that far off. Should you need to warp out just for a second, you should be able to get back in time.

I guess we will have to agree to disagree. Having had several despawn on me I will stick with my cloaky alt plan.

Typically the only reason I warp off o f a lowsec radar is due to a hostile situation. I these cases it can be some time before the threat passes and I can safely return.

Wel 2min or 3 maybe 4min its pretty fast i gues