BOK 2018 Annual Meeting Minutes November 4, 2018 / 7:00 PM / 904 Dorothea Drive, Raleigh, NC 2019 Schedule subject to permits January Josef Umstead West Members Relay January 13, 2019 Jan 27 Vladimir & Tanya Carolina North Open February Feb 2 or 3: Ft. Macon State Park , members Advanced, probably sprints (directed by Carl […]
Read More(Registration Required Inside this Post) We have 3 events on the weekend of October 27-28, 2018 in the Birkhead Wilderness just south of Asheboro. On Saturday there are two Members Advanced events starting at 1725 Gray Owl Road, Asheboro. The afternoon event runs from from noon to 3pm. We will have Brown, Green, Red, and […]
Read MoreThis is our first event using the new software SI-Droid. We got real time results during the event, and the results were ready to publish as soon as I got WiFi. A big thanks to Ian who got all the bits and pieces to work together. The next step is to keep it from […]
Read MoreARDF 2018 US Championships A tremendous thanks to everyone who put on the ARDF 2018 US Championships. We had excellent weather throughout the event until Sunday morning when we went through a downpour getting to the 80M event, but thanks again to the organizers for clearing out the rain for the duration of the event. […]
Read MoreThere are differences and similarities between Orienteering and Radio Orienteering. Radio-O, is commonly referred to as Amateur Radio Direction Finding or ARDF. Both were developed as a sport after WWII as part of military training. Orienteering to improve soldiers’ ability to navigate with a map, and Radio-O (ARDF) to locate the enemy when they used […]
Read MoreWe will have an 80 m classic ARDF event at Umstead South on Sunday, May-27. For more information about Radio-O/ARDF, see the BOK ARDF page. Starts 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Course closes at 3:00 PM. Remember there is a $5 fee if you need to rent a receiver. Open event with pre-registration: Newcomers welcome […]
Read MoreWelcome to the next Members event on May 20th at Umstead West. You may start between 10:00am and noon. Control pick up will start at 1:00pm. The meet is open to all members who can complete an expert level course. Please pre-register by Friday evening May 18th. There are three available courses: Brown: 3.6 […]
Read MoreHere is an update to the results for the event. The MeOS software outputs the date in IOF standard .xml format that can be used by WinSplits, an online data analysis and display. This software has additional information including “Time Lost in Errors”. You can check the event results out on the WinSplits webpage that […]
Read MoreEveryone is welcome at our Open Schenck Forest Event on May 6, 2018. The event starts at noon and there is an introductory class at 12:30. We will have the following courses: White: 8 controls, 1.8km Yellow: 10 controls, 2.3km Orange: 8 controls, 2.9km Brown: 10 controls, 4.7km Green: 12 controls, 5.7km Red: 14 controls, […]
Read MoreOn the weekend of April 21-22, 2018 we will have an Open Orienteering event with all the courses on SUNDAY, and a Radio-Orienteering event (ARDF) on SATURDAY. Both days will be held on the Birkhead Wilderness map starting from 1725 Gray Owl Road, Asheboro, NC (Turn around on the gravel pad at the end of the […]
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