[ARDF] Testing opportunities at large events...
Dale Hunt, WB6BYU
wb6byu at arrl.net
Wed Feb 23 21:10:52 PST 2005
Matthew Robbins wrote:
>
> Whether it would be appropriate for someone like Dale or Joe to bring
> up the topic at some large ARDF rules meeting so future large events
> will allow competitors to have some specific expectations about what
> to expect.
>
As was pointed out, it is specified in the Region 1 rules, though
the exact implementation varies from one event to the next.
The main purposes are to test equipment to make sure it survived
the stresses of travel, and to see how it operates with the
equipment that is going to be used for the event. Generally
it should be possible to get at least 1km from the transmitter,
even if that is not in the nominal practice area.
The problem with being given the wrong frequencies will be
brought up again. It generally isn't a problem for those
with analog tuning, though I did have someone say that they
had adjusted their tuning range so it covered both the beacon
and the transmitter, and the actual spread was a bit wider
than what he had been told. I suppose, as a member of the
jury, I should have insisted that the course be run using
the frequencies that had been publicized in advance, but in
this case it seems that everyone got the corrections in time.
- Dale
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