Results: Fall 2024 Radio Orienteering Beginner Classes
All four of the “first timers” from week 1 who participated on week 3, completed the course, finding all five “cycling” foxes. Outstanding!
Read MoreAll four of the “first timers” from week 1 who participated on week 3, completed the course, finding all five “cycling” foxes. Outstanding!
Read MoreRuth and I would like to welcome you to our house adjacent to the Birkhead Wilderness Area in the Uwharrie National Forest for a weekend of Radio Orienteering and Classic Orienteering. Below is a registration button and details of the weekend plans.
Check out these videos. The first one is our 15 minute class. Then there are two short ones, one introducing an orienteering map, and the other how to use a Thumb Compass – which we can loan you to try out on your course.
There are lots of controls out there considering everything is on one map, so be sure to check the code on the control to be sure it is on your course.
You are likely to see controls out there that aren’t yours. Here is what is out there
The long walks to the start get the green and red to more complex section of the map that isn’t used as much and mostly away from the beginner controls. Starting closer would require the extra climb on your course and would limit the time in the more complex areas.
I would like to thank Dave Waller for being my Course Consulant. While I have had 46 years (yikes) designing courses Dave spotted issues that I overlooked. No matter how experianced you are it is helpful for new eyes to take a look to catch ways to make the courses even better.
Course | Hours: Fri 12-4, Sat 9-4Sun 9-4 | Distance m | # of Controls | Walk to Start / from Finish |
White | Fri / Sat / Sun | 1640 | 12 | 100 / 10 |
Yellow | Fri / Sat / Sun | 1970 | 14 | 100 / 10 |
Orange | Fri / Sat / Sun | 3270 | 11 | 100 / 10 |
Brown | Fri / Sat / Sun | 3860 | 9 | 100 / 890 |
Green | Fri / Sat / Sun | 5550 | 13 | 1500 / 10 |
Red | Fri / Sat / Sun | 7030 | 17 | 1500 / 10 |
Blue | Fri / Sat / Sun | 11070 | 21 | 100 / 10 |
Since Radio-O isn’t much fun if you know where the foxes are, you should do any radio-O courses before any Orienteering courses.
Event | Foxes | Frequencies | Hours: Fri 12-4, Sat 9-4 Sun 9-2 | Controls | Length k Foxes 5/4/3 Effective L 5/4/3 |
Sprint | Slow | 3.560 MHz | Fri 12-4, Sat 9-4, Sun 9-2 | Label: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 SI-boxes: 144, 145, 146, 147, 148 | 1 k |
Beacon | 3.600 MHz | Fri 12-4, Sat 9-4, Sun 9-2 | B / 180 | ||
FoxOring | 126-129 | 3.54 MHz | Fri 12-4, Sat 9-4, Sun 9-2 | 126, 127, 128, 129 3, 4, 3f, 4f | 2.8 k 3.9 EL |
186-189 | 3.58 MHz | Fri 12-4, Sat 9-4, Sun 9-2 | 186, 187, 188, 189 5, 6, 5f, 6f | ||
Beacon | 3.600 MHz | Fri 12-4, Sat 9-4, Sun 9-2 | B / 180 | ||
80m LiveLox Code 5XVAW3 | Foxes | 3.520 MHz | Sat 9-4 Sun 9-2 | 181-185 | 5.8/4.4/3.6 k 7.6/5.8/5.1 EL |
Beacon | 3.600 MHz | Sat 9-4 Sun 9-2 | B / 180 | ||
2m | Foxes | 144.50 MHz | Sat 9-4 | 121-125 | 5.3 / 4.5 / 3.4 k 6.9/ 5.9/4.5 EL |
Beacon | 145.55 MHz | Sat 9-4 | B / 180 |
I will set up SI-Timing for Start, Spectator, & Finish if you want to time your sprints. Results won’t be published, but you can see your result on the Tablet.
Everyone experianced in Radio-O is welcome. We won’t have beginner instruction. Sprints require fast locating and good memory. Practice, practice and more practice – make evaluating the field automatic. After this first practice we will try and do some weekday evenings.
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What a pleasure to have cool weather for the weekend. Thanks to Matt and Will for picking up the controls. Schenck Sept 7 – 8, 2024 Radio-O Classic, Results Schenck Sept 7 – 8, 2024 Radio-O Classic, Results 2024-09-01 80m Long 180 min (6 Controls) 1 Imre Polik #2 Backwoods Orienteering Klub 5 p (29:18) […]
Read MoreBetween the rain, the heat, the humidity, and the uncrossable powerlines, it was a very challenging course. Congratulations to everyone who completed it.
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