[ARDF] MMRA foxhunt on Saturday Sept. 19
VK3MD1 at gmail.com
VK3MD1 at gmail.com
Tue Sep 15 07:22:47 PDT 2009
Would have enjoyed the hunt but have family in town and will be heading
north for the weekend.
Maybe next time,
Regards,
Mark, VK3MD
On Sep 14, 2009 10:41am, "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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