We had perfect weather for the weekend event in the Birkhead Wilderness. We had a full set of orienteering courses as well as Radio-O 2m, 80m and Sprint. The Radio-O map locations are displayed after the results. Gray Owl Oct 21-22 2023,Results 2023-10-21 Blue8.2 km (16 Controls) 1 Brian Thompson 81:42 7019425 2 […]
Read MoreIf you need to rent one of our receivers for the World Champs now is your chance. BOK has exclusive option to rent them until June 26, and then we will offer the rental to others. We only have 6 of the 2m receivers, and 8 of our usual 80m receivers, however we should be […]
Read MoreWe will have an 80 m classic course at the Eno River State Park Few’s Ford Access on Sunday, May 21, GPS 36.0742 -79.0055. For more information about Radio-O/ARDF, see the BOK ARDF page. Starts 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The course closes at 3:00 PM. We will be using the Jiri Marecek transmitters, which […]
Read MoreWe plan to have very short radio orienteering practice at most of our orienteering events before the World Champs in September. We’re doing this partly because BOK Radio-O’s competitors make up half the US Team for the World Championships this fall in the Czech Republic. The practice events closely resembling the competition conditions we have held are […]
Read MoreNBC reported on a study showing that Orienteering, by exercising the spatial portion of the brain, slowed the development of dementia. This NBC feature on YouTube was highlighted in the in the Orienteering USA March Newsletter. Orienteering USA, (OUSA) is the national organization that governs the sport of Orienteering in the United States, and is […]
Read MoreMarch 5, 2023 at Dix Park The weather was perfect, and the event went flawlessly setup and equipment wise, however some of the competitors weren’t so flawless. This is great practice for the Champs. Now is the time to get the mistakes out of your system. Radio Orienteering,Results 2023-03-05 Sprint All3.1 km 58 m 60 […]
Read MoreFoxOring: The event was quite successful. Everyone got good practice on the FoxOring except all the transmitters were on the same frequency, whereas at the championship events there will be 3 frequencies that competitors will need to change during the competition. Sprints: The sprints also went well. The lesson we learned was that the courses […]
Read MoreWhat great luck… The forecast was for heavy rain all day, but we persevered. Charles set the controls Thursday before the event, with the transmitters timed to turn on at the right date and time. It was 75 degrees and partly cloudy for course setting. He picked the foxes up on Monday when it was […]
Read MoreWe had a good turnout at Gray Owl last weekend. Saturday was definitely the day to go because it was dry and sunny. Sunday was cold and wet, but those who came were prepared for the conditions and had a good time. It was challenging to offer all orienteering classes as well as 2m radio […]
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