October 17th, 2017
The next BOK ARDF event is Sunday October 29. For more information about Radio-O/ARDF, see the BOK ARDF page. Starts 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Course closes at 3:00 PM. We will meet at the East Entrance to Carolina North Forest. Take Municipal Drive off of MLK Jr. BLVD. (Parking lot GPS: 35.936168 -79.065907, google maps link).
Open event with pre-registration for receiver rental ($5): This is an open event. You don’t have to be a BOK member. If you need to rent a receiver, you need to pre-register. We have a limited supply. Soon after registering, we will send you an e-mail letting you know that we have reserved a receiver for you. When we run out, we’ll post an announcement on the BOK website and any subsequent registrations will be put on a wait list in case someone cancels. If you’re not a member of an orienteering club, go ahead and choose “Other O Club Member” anyway in the registration form. Here is a link to the registration page. Groups of 5 or more separate entries may register using the group registration procedure.
There will be a beginners class at 12:30. Following this, beginners who want more instruction can go on the course with Patrick to hunt for the foxes.
Courses provided: This will be similar to an 80m (3.5 MHz) classic ARDF course.
| white |
1 fox |
1.7 km |
| yellow |
2 foxes |
2.7 km |
| orange |
3 foxes |
3.4 km |
| green |
4 foxes |
4.6 km |
| red |
5 foxes |
5.6 km |
There is no brown.
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools: Everyone from the CHCCS ARDF community is welcome. Note that this is not a school event. BOK fees apply. For non-members, this will usually be $15. Fees are as follows: $5 for the entry (unless BOK member) + $5 to rent a sportident stick + $5 to rent one radio receiver. Several people going together count as one entry and includes one map. Extra maps are $2 each. For more info, see What will it cost? Also, you must register with BOK, not on the usual registration page for CHCCS events. Students in middle school will need to go with a parent if they want to search for more than three foxes.
Rain: Unlike regular orienteering meets, we may cancel this event if the rain is too heavy. If we cancel, we’ll post it on the BOK website.
July 10th, 2017
North Carolina International Training and ARDF Radio Orienteering Events in Asheboro, NC
July 24 – 28, 2017
UPDATE 7/14/17:
Monday’s training event will focus on:
- taking accurate bearings and drawing them on the map
- detailed map reading
- length ~2.5 km
- Participants will need to have a compass, marking pencils in two colors, and a map board.
- The exercise will include FoxOring and classic 80m and 2m skills.
Tuesday
- FoxOring 80m, 10 controls, 4km
Wednesday
Sprint:
- Loop “A”, 80m 5 controls, 2km
- At the spectator control change receiver type
- Loop “B”, 2m 5 controls 2km
Thursday
2m classic
- designed and set by Guangdong ARDF Radiosports Club
Friday
80m classic
- designed and set by Guangdong ARDF Radiosports Club
Everyone who is interested in Radio Orienteering is welcome to these low key events in Asheboro, NC.
We will keep the distances relatively short because of the heat and the need to be prepared for the US Champs in Ohio.
The event center will be at 1725 Gray Owl Road, in Asheboro NC. The first day will be a training event focused on map reading and taking bearings. The next four days will be: FoxOring, Sprint, 2 m and 80 m competitions.
Our Sister Club, the Guangdong ARDF Radiosports Club in Guangdong, China are our welcome guests and we are looking forward to this friendly international competition.
Participation costs are estimated at $10 per person per day There is no predetermined fee. Costs for the event will be shared by the participants. All travel, lodging, and meals are the responsibility of the participants and are not included in the participation cost. Hotels and restaurants are available in Asheboro, 15 minutes from Gray Owl.
Registration Form:
Joseph Huberman
President, Backwoods Orienteering Klub
Ruth Bromer
Event Directors, North Carolina ARDF Championship
Don’t miss the US ARDF Champs in Ohio the following week in Harrison, Ohio.
Event dates are 31 July to 2 Aug 2017, for the training events, and 3-6 Aug being the championship events.
Event Website: ARDFUSA.com
June 10th, 2017
As with last time, we met by the Municipal Drive entrance to Carolina North Forest (CNF) and used a similar course layout. It was comfortable when we started but it heated up tremendously in the afternoon. Thank you to Greg Kopsch for letting us use CNF and for stopping by to say hi during our […]
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May 21st, 2017
Get ready for the second open ARDF event of 2017, Sat. June 3! For more information about Radio-O/ARDF, see the BOK ARDF page. Starts 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Course closes at 3:00 PM. We will meet at the East Entrance to Carolina North Forest. Take Municipal Drive off of MLK Jr. BLVD. (Parking lot GPS: 35.936168 -79.065907, google maps link).
Open event with pre-registration required: This is an open event. You don’t have to be a BOK member but you still need to pre-register. This will ensure everyone gets a receiver. Soon after registering, we will send you an e-mail letting you know that we have reserved a receiver for you. When we run out, we’ll post an announcement on the BOK website and any subsequent registrations will be put on a wait list in case someone cancels. If you’re not a member of an orienteering club, go ahead and choose “Other O Club Member” anyway in the registration form. Here is a link to the registration page. Groups of 5 or more separate entries may register using the group registration procedure.
There will be a class at 12:00. Following this, Patrick will take beginners as a group out on the course to hunt for the foxes.
Courses provided: The course layout will be similar to an 80m (3.5 MHz) classic ARDF course.
| white |
1 fox |
1.6 km |
| yellow |
2 foxes |
2.0 km |
| orange |
3 foxes |
3.0 km |
| green |
4 foxes |
4.0 km |
| red |
5 foxes |
4.6 km |
There is no brown.
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools: Everyone from the CHCCS ARDF community is welcome. Note that this is not a school event. BOK fees apply. Free for BOK members. All others $10 ($5 for entry + $5 for stick rental). Several people going together count as one entry (just $10) and includes one map. Extra maps are $2 each. For more info, see What will it cost? Also, you must register with BOK, not on the usual registration page for CHCCS events. Students in middle school will need to go with a parent if they want to search for all five foxes.
Rain: Unlike regular orienteering meets, we may cancel this event if the rain is too heavy. If we cancel, we’ll post it on the BOK website and try to reschedule.
May 15th, 2017
The weather was perfect for running at Carolina North Forest (CNF). It threatened to rain just a bit but we stayed dry the entire time. We even had some patches of blue sky float by. Some orienteers arrived before noon, got instruction, felt confident, and headed onto the course early. Most of the participants took […]
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