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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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!

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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The 24th US Radio Orienteering Championship

In Central North Carolina from June 14 – 22, 2025

2025 USA Championships Radio-O Results

FoxO Results

FoxO Master Map

FoxO Livelox Event

Sprint Results

Sprint Master Map

Sprint Livelox Event

2m Results

2m Master Map

View Livelox Event

80m Results

80m Master Map

80m Livelox Event

Bulletin 2 has all the details that were added throuout the event.

Basic Schedule

• Practice Days
  • Saturday & Sunday, June 14-15, 2025 – FoxO & Sprint
  • Monday, June 16, 2025 – 2m & Sprint
  • Tuesday, June 17, 2025 – 80m & Sprint
• Equipment Check, Pre-Event Meeting & Pizza Dinner
  • Wednesday, June 18, 2025 – All transmitter types
• Championship Races
  • FoxOring – Thursday, June 19, 2025
  • Sprint – Friday, June 20, 2025
  • 2m – Saturday, June 21, 2025
  • 80m – Sunday, June 22, 2025
• Late fees begin May 1 ($5 per day)

80m Master Map 80m Livelox Event 80m 2025 USA Radio-O Championships, Results By Class 2025-06-19 M16 180 min 1 Tiger Zhao BOK 3 p (45:50) 2150752 W16 180 min 1 Anastasia Afonkin 3 p (63:07) 2005093 W19 180 min 1 Adalia Schafrath-Craig BOK 4 p (133:07) 8470477 M21 180 min 1 Eduard Nasybulin 5 p […]

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