[ARDF] MMRA foxhunt on Saturday Sept. 19

[Larry Banks]

Hi All,

I will not be available this weekend to "draw lines."

73 -- Larry -- W1DYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert N. Evans" <n1be at earthlink.net>
To: "Tim Shepard" <shep at alum.mit.edu>; "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>; 
"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>
Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 10:41 AM
Subject: Re: MMRA foxhunt on Saturday Sept. 19


> 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
>>
>