[ARDF] [MMRA Board] Re: MMRA foxhunt on Saturday Sept. 19

[Bob DeMattia]

Announcement has been posted.
-Bob


On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 10:41 AM, Robert N. Evans <n1be at earthlink.net>wrote:

>
> 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
> >
> >
> >
> >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
> >
>
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