We were fortunate to be able to add a radio orienteering event to the open orienteering event at Umstead South. A dozen people participated in the sprint and most of them decided to ignore the course assignments and completed the entire course to practice. The course proved to be rather physical involving at least 130m […]
Read MoreThe early start time proved to be a very attractive option, we had a dozen people anxiously waiting to get started before the 9:30 start time. The two courses ended up perfect for beginners and advanced orienteers alike. We had guests from as far as New Zealand. Fortunately everything was finished before the storm came […]
Read MoreOn July 9, we will be holding a Sprint orienteering event at Dix Park in Raleigh. The start and finish will be near the gazebo on Umstead Drive (35.771244, -78.661292) 125m west of Hunt Dr. Please be aware there are controls around the cemetery, which is out of bounds. The cemetery has black bars on the […]
Read MoreAfter a week of rain we had a rare dry day for radio orienteering. It was hot and muggy, but not wet. The courses proved to be tricky, but everybody found all the transmitters that they were assigned, even if not in the perfect order. It was a great practice for the upcoming world championships. […]
Read MoreOn June 25 we will have an ARDF Sprint event at Lake Crabtree. We will use Charles’s equipment. Starts are from 10am and the course closes at 1pm. The sprint is a format similar to the regular classic event except it is 5 times faster: each transmitter is on for only 12 seconds (but at […]
Read MoreWe will have a couple of sprint courses on May 7 at Lake Crabtree County Park. The two courses are about the same length, 2.2km each. You may do one or both as you feel like. We will meet at the White Oak shelter. Starts are from 11am, courses close and everyone needs to be […]
Read MoreOn the final day of the competition, we were greeted by below-seasonal temperatures (cold!) and rain. The roles were reversed from the day before: those who did 80m courses on Saturday did 2m on Sunday and vice versa. Many competitors were on a tight travel schedule, and the electrical storm delayed the course set-out schedule. […]
Read MoreDay three hit a couple of small issues. One of the 2m transmitter was observed to transmit an unmodulated signal (no tone, just a quiet carrier signal). Charles switched it over to FM and that worked, but it produced a different tone and seemed a lot louder than the other transmitters. Also, during the start […]
Read MoreThe cluster of thunderstorms on Thursday afternoon prevented the organizers from setting up the Fox-o course for Friday, so the start of the fox-o competition had to be delayed. There were a few unfortunate events during the race: Special prize to Norbert Linke who found the dead transmitter in 3 minutes and 2 seconds! Results […]
Read MoreThe championship started with the sprint competition in the Buggy Whip trails section on the western side of Cooper Lake State Park’s South Sulphur Unit. Competitor success was based on how well competitors kept track of their position on the map and how much they took advantage of the trail system. Results are below. Day […]
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