[ARDF] Albuquerque to host 2011 USA ARDF Championships

[Homingin at aol.com]

I'm pleased to announce that Albuquerque, New Mexico will be the site of 
the next ARDF Championships for the USA and for IARU Region 2 (North and South 
America).   Albuquerque Amateur Radio Club (AARC) and New Mexico Orienteers 
(NMO) will jointly host these championships from September 16 through 18, 
2011.   Co-chairs of the organizers are Jerry Boyd WB8WFK and Mike Pendley 
K5ATM.

A half-day "model event" equipment testing session will be held on Friday, 
the first day.   That will be followed by a weekend of competitions, 
Saturday on two meters and Sunday on 80 meters.   Medals will be awarded after each 
event.

AARC hosted USA's ARDF championships in 2001 and 2005.   The mountains 
around Albuquerque have a large number of suitable forested regions, so these 
transmitter hunts will take place in well-mapped locations that have not been 
used in the past for championship radio-orienteering.

The official event Web site will go online in the coming weeks with more 
rules, frequencies, registration and lodging information.   Meanwhile, the 
latest information, including embargoed areas, is posted at www.homingin.com.

USA's ARDF Championships are open to anyone of any age who can safely 
navigate in the woods with hand-held radio gear for several kilometers.   
Participants will be divided into eleven age/gender categories as defined by IARU.

Don't worry if you are inexperienced at radio-orienteering, as this is a 
chance to learn from experts.   An Amateur Radio license is not a requirement. 
  Mark your calendar and plan to attend.

Joe Moell K0OV
USA ARDF Coordinator