Radio-O Weekend May 10-11-12, 2025
We are planning a three day event in Asheboro, NC at Gray Owl with all the Radio-O formats, 80m, 2m, Sprint & FoxOring. The terrain at Gray Owl is very similar to Morrow Mountain where the US Champs are being held
- Saturday May 10, 2025
- 80m – 9am – 5pm
- **FoxO – 9am – 5pm
- Sprint – 3pm – til…
- Pizza Dinner – 5pm
- Sunday, May 11, 2025
- 2m – 9am – 5pm
- Sprint – …from – 11am
- **FoxO – 9am – 5pm
- Monday, May 12, 2025
- FoxO – 9am – 5pm
**Note that while Sprint will interfeer with FoxO because they use the same frequencies it is not the other way around because the FoxO transmissions won’t reach the Sprint areas. That said, Sprint isn’t using 3.54 MHz, so there is a short 2.9 FoxO course using only those controls that can be done while the Sprint course is on.
80m: We will be using the OK2BWN 80m Transmitters at 3W which is likely the same transmitters that will be used at the Worlds. The course will fit on Letter size paper at 1:10,000 (5 foxes Streight Line=SL=5.9k Efective Length=EL=7.6; 4Foxes SL=4.1 EL=5.3; 3 foxes SL=3.1k EF=4k)
| 80m Classic(Jiri Foxes) | 80m Foxes | 3.58 MHz | 3 W | “MOx” |
| 80m Beacon | 3.60 MHz | 3 W | “MO” |
2m: We will use Charles’ 2m transmitters. Definitely these will be used for the US Champs. The course will fit on Letter size paper at 1:10,000 (5 foxes SL=5.8k EL=7.4k; 4 foxes SL=4.6 EL=6.1; 3 foxes SL=3.5k EF=4.4k) I have done my best to locate the transmitters where there will be multiple reflections so you can get good practice before the US Champs and Worlds.
| 2m Classic (Charles Foxes) | 2m Foxes | 144.50 MHz | 1 W | “MOx” |
| 2m Beacon | 145.55 MHz | 1 W | “MO” |
Sprint: We will use OK2BWN 30mW transmitters on bamboo poles. The sprint will fit within the 300m exclusion zone for the other courses. The sprint is now a full 12 fox sprint, and is designed so it can be run as one full sprint SL=2.3k or each half separately. Slow SL=1.1k Fast SL=1.2 The Sprint will run continuously from 3pm on Saturday until 11am on Sunday, so if you are staying over you can do the sprint as a night course. (The finish beacon and the spectator beacon are one in the same.)
Sprint (Jiri Foxes / Bamboo Poles) | Sprint (Slow) | 3.52 MHz | 30mW | “Mx” |
| Spectator (Beacon) | 3.60 MHz | 30mW Orange stripes | “S” | |
| Fast Sprint | 3.56 MHz | 30mW Pink Stripes | “Ox” | |
| Beacon | 3.60 MHz | 3W | “MO” |
FoxOring: (SL=5.5k EL-7k; Short SL=3.6 EL=4.8) Charles’ FoxO transmitters. Definitely these will be used for the US Champs. The course will fit on Letter size paper at 1:10,000. Since the Classic courses are all in the same area as the FoxO, I recommend that you do a classic course before you do the FoxO.
| Foxoring (Charles Foxes) | Foxoring Foxes | 3.52 MHz | 10 mW | “MOx” |
| 3.54 MHz | 10 mW | “MOy” | ||
| 3.56 MHz | 10 mW | “MOz” | ||
| Foxoring Beacon | 3.60 MHz | 3 W | “MOz” |
Pizza Dinner: We will host a pizza dinner Saturday afternoon.
The Start and Finish for all the formats will be close to the house, registration and gathering area.
Camping and Hotels: Camping is available on our property as well as nearby comercial campgrounds. There are also a variety of Hotels in the area.
Location & Directions: 1725 Gray Owl Road, Asheboro, NC. (35.634843, -79.881873) There is a control on our mailbox at the intersection of Hopewell Friends and Gray Owl Road. Drive 1/4 mile on Gray Owl and take the first left turn onto our driveway. Drive 1/4 mile to the turnaround, turn around and park only on the right side (east side) of the driveway as you are heading back out. Do not drive on the grass at all! Do not park in the turnaround!
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