It was a beautiful cool day on Saturday for the 2m event. We started about 1k from the house at Birkhead Wilderness, Thornburg Farm Trailhead on top of a ridge. Both days Charles had a 300m start exclusion zone and 400m exclusion zone for the finish. Charles had a sheltered registration area on the back […]
Read MoreWhen: Dec 19-20, 2020
Starts from 10am to Noon Course closes at 2PM
Where: Birkhead Wilderness Thornburg Farm
35.620229, -79.945040
What: Saturday, ARDF 2m
Sunday, ARDF 80m
Regional travel is unadvisable and our out-of-town participants have not indicated that they are coming, so this is no longer a “Regional” event, but a great weekend event featuring two BOK ARDF competitions. Of course, out-of-town participants are certainly welcome.
Charles has generously offered to set both a 2m and 80m course at Thornburg Farm, so we will meet at the Farm House on both Saturday and Sunday. For those who have the energy, please plan on helping with the control pickup at 2pm.
We recognize that Covid-19 is ubiquitous in NC, so please read and follow all our Covid-19 policies so we can all stay safe.
It was a very successful event. We set out 7 transmitters in seven different regions. Two regions were mostly in the exclusion zone. Those transmitters were on 3.51 on a 30/30 schedule. The other five were further out on 3.58 and on the classic 60/240 schedule. There was no beacon. The closest of the two […]
Read MoreWe are having an ARDF practice on Sunday, December 6, 2020.
Location: 1725 Gray Owl Road, Asheboro, NC (35.634843, -79.881873)
Time: Everyone should arrive at 10am
We will put out transmitters at that time and hike to a remote location. Then we will find the transmitters on the way back to the finish which will be at the house. Then we will pick the transmitters up when everyone has finished.
Covid-19 is much worse than at any time since we have had events, so in response to this condition I am increasing the requirements for those attending this event and entering our property.
EVERYONE WILL WEAR A MINIMUM OF A 2 LAYER CLOTH MASK, SURGICAL MASK, N-95 MASK, OR OTHER APPROVED RESPIRATOR COVERING THEIR NOSE AND MOUTH WHENEVER THEY ARE WITHIN 3 METERS OF ANOTHER PERSON. MASKS WITH VENTS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.
As usual at Gray Owl, drive all the way in, turn around in the gravel oval, and park on the right side (east) of the driveway as you are heading out.
Do not drive on the grass – it is soft – you will get stuck.
Quite an ambitious event with white – blue orienteering courses, a 60 and 90 minute night event and a 2m ARDF event. The weather was perfect, cool and breezy. Thanks to Charles for setting up the ARDF event and to Josef and Jiri for picking up the far controls. All of this happened on the […]
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