January 10th, 2026
From January 17-24, BOK is providing an advanced Foxoring course for experienced radio orienteers. The course will be open daily from 9 AM to 4 PM. Please register only if you have completed an advanced (brown or higher) orienteering course and are familiar with operating an 80m radio receiver. Orienteers who have completed Nadia’s beginner courses are well qualified.
Foxoring is one of four event formats offered at championship Radio Orienteering competitions. It is the format most similar to traditional orienteering. Your map will indicate the approximate locations of the transmitters (“foxes”). Like a score-o, you must determine the optimum order to navigate to each one using a map and compass. The transmitters emit very weak signals, so only when you arrive close to each location shown on your map will you hear the transmitter on your receiver. Once you can hear the transmitter, you must locate its precise location by radio. Once you arrive at the fox, you will find the SI box to punch in using your finger stick. Foxoring does not use flags, so don’t expect to see any on the course! The transmitters will generally be located within about 50m of the feature indicated by the control circle on the map, but not at that feature.
This will be a “self-check-in” event. After registering, you will receive a PDF file of the course map. You will need to print the map to take with you on the course. There will be no rental receivers available on-site, so if you rent a receiver, you will need to make arrangements to pick it up and return it after your run.
All the essential information (courses, frequencies, contact phone, etc.) will be printed on your map. That information is also provided during online registration. You must register to participate.
December 17th, 2025
What an awesome three days. Besides our regulars we had RadioO people from as far away as Oregon and Maryland. There were, however, some ups and some downs. One crazy thing that caused a bunch of trouble for the results was that the SI master that synchronizes all the controls was an hour off because […]
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December 7th, 2025
Ruth, Dave, Matt K. and I are hosting a 3-day Radio-O and Orienteering event at our Gray Owl house in Asheboro NC. Everyone is welcome. Be sure to check back here before you arrive, as details will be added as I set the courses.
The forcast for the weekend is clear sunny and cold. You can hang out in our house to keep warm when you aren’t out in the woods. Also, now we have a fire pit so you can warm up by the fire.
Radio-O
- Friday 9am-3pm
- full sprint – 1.6k Full power 3.56 & 3.58 MHz
- Friday Noon-3pm
- fox-O – Long 6k, Short 3.1k, 3.52 & 3.54 MHz
- Saturday 9am-3pm
- 2m classic course Full 5.9k, Short 4.3k, 144.50 Beacon 144.55
- full sprint – 1.6k Full power 3.56 & 3.58 MHz
- fox-O – Long 6k, Short 3.1k, 3.52 & 3.54 MHz
- Saturday 4pm – 6pm Vegetarian Chili dinner
- Sunday 9am-3pm
- Classic 80m course Full 6.1k, Short 4.2k, 3.52 MHz
- full sprint – 1.6k Full power 3.56 & 3.58 MHz
There is overlap between the radio-O and orienteering courses, so all the radio-O courses you are planning to do should be done before you do any of the orienteering courses except Sprint, which is completely separate.
Orienteering
- Friday 10am – 3pm
- 1hr, 2hr, and 4hr Score course (advanced – expert, i.e. Orange – Blue).
- White and Yellow level Explorer Orienteering course
- Friday and Saturday 7pm – 8pm 1 hour Night Course
- 7pm Mass Start Must return by 8pm
- 2 point penalty every minute past 8pm
- Saturday and Sunday 9am – 3pm
- 1hr, 2hr, and 4hr Score course (advanced – expert, i.e. Orange – Blue).
- White and Yellow level Explorer Orienteering course
- Saturday 4pm – 6pm Vegetarian Chili dinner
- Birkhead Hiking Challenge. Details here.
- Saturday: Start window 6:30 am to 12 pm noon 24 hour 64k
Saturday Evening we will have dinner at our house, and camping is available on our property and nearby commercial campgrounds. Hotels are available within 15 minutes of Gray Owl.
Location & Directions: 1725 Gray Owl Road, Asheboro, NC. (35.634843, -79.881873) There is a control on our mailbox at the intersection of Hopewell Friends and Gray Owl Road. Drive 1/4 mile on Gray Owl and take the first left turn onto our driveway. Drive 1/4 mile to the turnaround, turn around and park only on the right side (east side) of the driveway as you are heading back out. Do not drive on the grass at all! Do not park in the turnaround!
September 29th, 2025
Learn radio orienteering (aka, ARDF) as the pros learned it. Experience the no-frustration step-by-step approach by which many have learned the sport.
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