We 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 MoreSaturday, April 18 This is no longer an Open event. We will have an Advanced orienteering event at 1725 Gray Owl Road, Asheboro. (Orange through Red courses) We have a new sprint map of the Rock Garden, a complex area with many rock and rootstock features mapped at 1:4000 by Vladimir Lyuk. The plan is […]
Read MoreRegistration Closed 6:30 pm 3/14/20 When: March 15, 2020 Courses open from Noon – 3:30 pm Location: Umstead North, Multi Use Parking AreaGPS Coordinates: 35.867674, -78.752441 Frequencies: Beacon 3.59Mhz , Beginner 3.55 Mhz, Expert 3.51Mhz We will have Beginner ARDF (Radio-O) through Expert ARDF as well as Expert Long Orienteering courses. ARDF (Amateur Radio Direction […]
Read MoreWe will start in Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh near the intersection of Umstead and Whiteside drive. 35.769774, -78.657912. Park in the large lot south of Umstead Drive. We will have a fast complex sprint with 4 courses, each with about 15 – 20 controls. Two red courses, each about 2.8k and two brown courses, […]
Read MoreNice cool weather and we had new people trying ARDF. The 30 second transmit for the slow side of the sprint worked really well, particularly for new people and those who haven’t practiced in a while. Here are the results Dix Park ARDF & Middle, Dec 8, 2019 – Open, Results 2019-12-08 Slow […]
Read MoreThis event will have 2 levels of ARDF (Radio Orienteering) and two lengths of Regular Orienteering. You can mix and match however you want. Location: Small shelter at 1800 Umstead Drive GPS 35.771397, -78.661485 Date: December 8, 2019 Time: Starts 11am – 1pm Course closes at 2pm Type: ARDF Radio Orienteering Sprint & Orienteering Middle […]
Read MoreWe’ll have rain but the event is still on! We will have an 80 m classic course and a short foxoring course at the Eno River State Park Few’s Ford Access on Sunday, October 27. For more information about Radio-O/ARDF, see the BOK ARDF page. Starts 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. We will have a […]
Read MoreSunday was the last day of competitions. The adults had a remote start while the kids stayed near the shelter the whole time. Unfortunately, two participants got lost and had to ask for help to find their way back to the finish. Results are below. This concludes our week of events. Thank you all for […]
Read MoreOn Saturday we had two events: 80m for the youth and 2m for the adults. The adult 2m course turned out to be quite challenging, a lot of competitors came back with fewer controls than they had been assigned, a few even went overtime. The 80m course was easier. Results are below. Tonight we’ll have […]
Read MoreAfter some scary thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and evening we had a lovely Friday morning at Bond park for our sprint championship. This is a fast paced event, where quick thinking generally beats fast running. Results are below. A few competitors ran overtime. Some of my photos from today are here. Charles’s photos (including the group […]
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