[ARDF] Re: [abqardf] Ideas for 2006 USA ARDF Championships

[Matthew Robbins]

Hamvention 2006 is: May 19, 20, & 21

Here are the May Orienteering A-meets (tentative):

May 6-7  USMAOC likely A event (source of info: Mark Read)
May 19-21  SLOC sanctioned A event, sprint/middle/long format, US Team Trials
May 27-28   SVO rogaine

So---It appears the week before is open.

Matthew
Cincinnati, Ohio

On 8/10/05, Marvin Johnston <marvin at rain.org> wrote:
> 
> Another thought, I don't know the dates of the next Dayton Hamvention
> (May ??), but it would be very convenient to have it the weekend before
> that event since I will most likely be driving in any case. And that
> would be especially true if the event that Dick is working on takes
> place the week before the Dayton Hamvention! Dennis Schwendtner, WB6OBB,
> whom the US team met while in the Czech Republic would probably also
> attend in that case. Hmmm, if he could get an extender and it is okay
> with the organizers, he would probably enjoy going out on the course as
> well (Dennis is blind and a longtime T-hunter.)
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cscharlau at earthlink.net
> > To: Abqardf at Yahoogroups. Com <abqardf at yahoogroups.com>; ardfteamusa at yahoogroups.com; ptt at rtpnet.org; ardf at kkn.net
> > Sent: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 22:22:58 -0400
> > Subject: [abqardf] Ideas for 2006 USA ARDF Championships
> >
> > As Nadia and I make plans to host the 2006 USA ARDF Championships, we'd like
> > to get some feedback from the likely participants. Here are some tentative
> > plans. Please send us your comments in favor or against these ideas.
> > Remember, they are tentative plans at this point, so give us your opinions!
> > Final plans will depend on your feedback, and on the approval of the ARRL
> > ARDF Coordinator.
> >
> > Venue: Raleigh, NC
> >
> > The two days of the competition will take place over one weekend, Saturday
> > and Sunday. That's right: two days in a row with no rest day. (Come a few
> > days early, or stay late, if you'd like to experience some R&R in beautiful
> > North Carolina.)
> >
> > The Friday before the event will be for arrival, orientation, and a small
> > practice session to help you become familiar with the transmitters.
> >
> > The possible weekends we are considering are: April 1-2, 22-23, 29-30 (We
> > will avoid Easter April 16.)
> >
> > Participants will be responsible for their own transportation, meals, and
> > accommodations. We'll provide a list of hotels, restaurants, and
> > transportation options in the vicinity of the competition. Camping inside
> > the park might be one option---let us know if you might be interested.
> >
> > We may forego a post-competition banquet in favor of a simple award ceremony
> > immediately following the Sunday competition. This would allow competitors
> > to depart sooner, to accommodate those who might need to return to work on
> > Monday.
> >
> > The two-meter transmitters, including the homing beacon, will transmit using
> > keyed-carrier amplitude modulation, just like at the ARDF World
> > Championships.
> >
> > The courses will be challenging and conform closely to IARU Region I ARDF
> > rules. Accurate, high-quality orienteering maps will be provided. The
> > identity of the venue will NOT be kept secret, but all information about the
> > courses themselves will.
> >
> > The proposed dates are only 8 months away, so please reply ASAP with you
> > comments. Feel free to forward this to anyone who might be interested in
> > attending.
> >
> > 73,
> > Charles & Nadia Scharlau
> > mailto:cscharlau at earthlink.net
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