[ARDF] Fun and Frustration

[Vadim Afonkin]

We had 3 or 4 more full course trainings after august 3rd, I just did  
not update site with maps and results, I will try to do the better job  
in the future. In order to build local Radio-O club you need to have a  
few core members to keep it alive. It is impossible to expend for one  
person.

Technical difficulties are one of the reasons it is not so easy to  
expand. To build good club you need to have good number of receivers  
as you should not expect newcomers to spend $200-$400 for new set.  
Plus transmitters. Microtransmitters I have will do a good job and  
they are inexpensive. Expanding cost money. I personally invested  
about $5,000 into equipment and its paid off with new strong w21 and  
m21 and m40 athelets, which we do not have alot.

But without such investments it is impossible to promote our sport.

I always was saying that we need to find sponsors at least for US team  
to go to WC. I do not have authority to write the letters on behalf of  
ARRL which do not help us. Bottom line - our sport not like  
orienteering requires to invest more money upfront or it will fail.

And it takes a will from one of us to spend a lot of time away from  
family to promote it. Do you want a more members? Go out and promote it.

Nobody mentioned Cincinati here but they also have a good results and  
holding regular trainings.

Invest more of your time and you will see results.

73!

Vadim

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26.09.2009, в 1:12, Marvin Johnston <marvin at west.net> написал(а):

>
> I didn't realize it would be a problem. Every ARDF Championships I've
> put on has been done with LAOC as a sponsor with no problems (I'm the
> radio orienteering contact person there.)
>
> When I see Clare (probably in November), I'll ask her about it.
>
> Marvin, KE6HTS
>
>
>> Mike wrote
>>
>> You would think with the number of GaOC members who are hams we could
>> get USOF to recognize ARDF as orienteering.  I have spoke to Robin,
>> Steve, Sam & Laurie on a couple occasions in the past when over there
>> for the navigator cup but no one seems to want to try and make it a
>> recognized part of USOF.  Which by the way I need to renew my
>> membership.
>>
>
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