[ARDF] MMRA foxhunt on Saturday Sept. 19

[VK3MD1 at gmail.com]

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

> >