On Saturday we shifted gears to do fox-orienteering. Dave Waller designed some challenging courses for us. Several competitors complained that the frequency on some transmitters was slightly off, enough that the transmitters couldn’t be heard on the nominal frequency. We are investigating that issue. Results: ARDF 2021 US & Region 2 Championship – Fox-o, Results […]
Read MoreOn Friday we started the classic events. Half of the field competed on 80m while the others did 2m. Results: ARDF 2021 US & Region 2 Championship – Classic, Results 2021-10-15 2m M-21 180 min (6 Controls) 1 Eduard Nasybulin 6 p (92:46) 7207970 2 Norbert Linke 6 p (109:06) 830320 3 William […]
Read MoreEveryone is welcome to participate in the Open event in North Umstead park on Saturday, October 23. We will offer courses for all skill levels — from beginner (white) to expert (brown, green, red) — start will be open between noon and 2:00 PM and everybody will need to finish by 3:00 PM. Both start […]
Read MoreThe 2021 ARDF USA Championships started this morning with the Sprint event. 21 competitors from all over the country showed up at the start line in various age categories. We were all glad to be back competing after a two year hiatus. Thanks to Carlie, Don and Jerry for their help with the start process. […]
Read MoreWe had ten participants. This event had the most interesting post-race discussions we’ve ever witnessed at one of our events. All of it regarded the possible route choices. It’s challenging to come up with new courses at CNF but trying to do so sometimes leads to some strange outcomes. Thank you to everyone who came […]
Read MoreAt Carolina North we will have an 80m Classic course on Oct. 10, 2021 with arrival times from 10am until 1pm. Register at our store to attend. The course closes at 2pm The start is at Carolina North Forest the end of Municipal Drive (GPS 35.9365 -79.0661) This is the first practice event of our […]
Read MoreEveryone is welcome at the 2021 US & Region II ARDF Championships. Bulletin II is now available containing all the necessary event information. View Bulletin 2 as a Google Doc View Bulletin 2 as a published web page. The Bulletin is being regularly updated. Notices of changes to the Bulletin will be posted here & […]
Read MoreWe enjoyed perfect weather for our first open event of the season at Lake Crabtree park. Welcome to all of the newcomers who tried our sport for the first time — we hope to see you again in the future! Several people asked when our next open event will be, and it’s looking like it […]
Read MoreRegistration for this event is closed. Everyone is welcome to Lake Crabtree park on Sunday, September 26 for our first open orienteering event of the season. We will offer courses for all skill levels — from beginner (white) to expert (brown, green, red) — and they will be open between noon and 2:00 PM. Registration […]
Read MoreNine participants came out run the course. It was exciting to try Charles’ 2m transmitters in a rugged environment. There was much discussion of how reflections might come out differently with different antenna types, how power levels and terrain affected readings, and different techniques for figuring out where transmitters are given some misleading signals. Ah, […]
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