[ARDF] MMRA foxhunt on Saturday Sept. 19

[Robert N. Evans]

Tim,
 Thanks for volunteering to be the fox this week.  Via this e-mail, I'm requesting the posting of your notice on the MMRA web.  There also should be mention of the hunt at the MMRA meeting on Wednesday evening.

 K1KWP and I are not available this weekend, but I expect enough hunters will turn up to make it interesting.  And through the list you originally contacted, many of the active Boston-area fox hunters were notified.

Thanks again for participating!

Bob Evans, N1BE
MMRA Clerk

-----Original Message-----
>From: Tim Shepard <shep at alum.mit.edu>
>Sent: Sep 14, 2009 12:49 AM
>To: Joe Moell <Homingin at aol.com>, Nathaniel Vishner <kb1qhx at gmail.com>, Richard MacPherson <wb1w at arrl.net>, Boston-ARDFers <ardf at kkn.net>, N1BE-MMRA <n1be at mmra.org>, Clark Conti <n1nvk at mmra.org>, Larry Banks <w1dyj at mmra.org>, K1KWP-MMRA <k1kwp at mmra.org>, Mark Diggins <vk3md1 at gmail.com>, Barry Fox <foxbw at comcast.net>, "MMRA at yahoogroups.com " <MMRA at yahoogroups.com>, Alan Marchioni <amarchioni at gmail.com>, Michael Rawding <kb1pup at nsra.org>, BRUCE HAYDEN <bruceni1x at verizon.net>, Kevin Paetzold <kevin.paetzold at gmail.com>, Tom Charbonneau <tcharbon at verizon.net>, MMRA Board <board at mmra.org>, Bill Noyce <ab1av at arrl.net>, Mike Giovannucci <mike at giovannucci.com>, Charles Suprin <csuprin at gmail.com>, Gary Schwartz <n1zce at arrl.net>, Steve Stutman <steve at radiorobots.com>, Alex Svirsky <as at shawsheen.com>
>Subject: I propose the next MMRA foxhunt be Saturday morning September 19
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>I propose we do the next MMRA foxhunt Saturday morning September 19,
>on the Weston 146.79 repeater input (146.19 MHz).
>
>If MMRA will publicize this on the MMRA.org web page, I'll go
>hide Saturday morning (September 19th) and be the "fox".
>
>
>Official foxhunt start time will be the usual 10am, though I
>plan to make a few bonus transmissions before 10am (possibly as
>early as 9:30am), though I may be in motion during or between
>any transmissions before 10am.  Those who are ready to take
>bearings early may gain valuable hints about what general
>direction they want to move in to get closer.  (I promise to
>obey all speed limits and not use an aircraft.)
>
>From 10:00am onward, I will be stationary until the foxhunt ends.
>
>Fox transmissions will be 30 seconds long each, and will occur
>every five minutes (10:00am, 10:05am, 10:10am, etc.).
>
>The boundary is a 10 mile radius from the Weston 146.79
>repeater site and the fox transmissions must be clear through
>the repeater (on the 146.79 repeater output, though the fox
>will be transmitting on 146.19 MHz).
>
>All candidate hiding locations must be places where the public
>is obviously welcome.  There will be no need to trespass to
>find me.
>
>I'm studying maps carefully, looking for good places to go
>hide, and the *entire* circle is in play.  So far, I have
>candidate places in all four quadrants, and even I don't know
>yet where I'll pick.  I may make a list of a dozen places that
>cover the circle well and then flip a coin and roll a
>six-sided die on Saturday morning to make the final decision.
>
>
>Tradition is for many people to work as a group, at least at
>the start, and exchange signal reports on the repeater between
>fox transmissions.  Some who are hunting should at least speak
>up on the repeater and say that they are hunting.  If no one
>speaks up and acknowledges they are (still) hunting, I may give
>up and go home.
>
>Also tradition is that whoever arrives first at the fox
>location will (if willing) schedule the next hunt and go hide.
>
>The hunt will probably end around 12:30pm when I'll announce my
>location.  Anyone who wants hints after 12:00 noon should ask
>for them (on the repeater).
>
>If there is interest, those who've arrived at the fox location
>can go get lunch together.
>
>     73 de kd1ky
>
>			-Tim Shepard
>			 shep at alum.mit.edu
>