Charles set another excellent ARDF course so we could practice before Patrick’s event the next weekend. Three diehards competed at Robbins Branch in the Birkhead Wilderness on Saturday, and then we three joined another 24 for an Orienteering course on Sunday. Everyone had to sign up for a particular time to start so we never […]
Read MoreCharles is going to set up a practice classic ARDF event at Robbins Branch on Saturday May 23. You can register here. Charles will make a practice course similar to last time: five transmitters and ~6 km total length along the ideal route. The start window opens at 10 AM and the transmitters will be […]
Read MoreWe are hosting another Advanced, Orange – Red Orienteering event at Gray Owl on May 24, 2020. Orange, 3.3k Brown, 4k Green, 5.6k Red, 6.8 Courses will use both the 1:10,000 scale Gray Owl map as well as the 1:4,000 Rock Garden map. First start will be at 9am. You must Pre-register in our store […]
Read MoreWe just got an email from Oland with a video of of the jersey. The order should be ready for shipping soon.
Read MoreCharles set a flawless 6k classic ARDF course on Saturday – further testing his newly built equipment. We hope he will keep modifying and testing (after all, think about how many events are necessary to prove they are durable). Joseph & Ruth set Sunday’s courses including a complex ARDF FoxOring. The Orienteering courses included a […]
Read MoreBOK will host an ARDF practice on May 2 at 1725 Gray Owl Road, Asheboro. We propose having a practice course that starts and ends at Gray Owl with a finish beacon placed there, and five transmitters spaced at least 400 meters apart and 400 meters from the start/finish. Foxes will operate like a standard […]
Read MoreOur May 3, 2020 event was originally scheduled for Schenck Forest, but the Forestry Department asked us to re-schedule and have the event when conditions improve, so since Ruth and I are living at Gray Owl now we are happy to hold another event there. Our plan is to offer Orange through Red Orienteering courses […]
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Read MoreWe had another perfect ARDF event. This time we used, for the first time, transmitters and antennas that were built by Charles. The event came off without a hitch. The antennas are unique. About a year ago I wondered if we could have antennas that didn’t need a ground wire. This wire needs to lay […]
Read MoreAfter weeklong forecasts of rain, we had a beautiful day out at the Birkhead Wilderness. This event was a little different from usual. First, there was a ‘sprint’ on the 1:4,000 scale map of the Birkhead Rock Garden. Then the competitors turned their map over to a 1:10,000 scale map with much longer legs to […]
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