[ARDF] USA ARDF Championships in North Carolina this October

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The thirteenth annual USA ARDF Championships will take place on the 
second week and weekend of October 2013 in the Birkhead Mountain 
Wilderness near Asheboro, North Carolina. This year's USA Championships 
are being combined with the Seventh ARDF Championships of International 
Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 2 (North and South America). The 
competitive courses will be open to anyone of any age, with or without 
an Amateur Radio license.

The training sessions, sprints and foxoring will be October 9 - 11, 
followed by full-course 2m and 80m competitions on the weekend of 
October 12 - 13.

Organizing these championships are Joseph Huberman K5JGH, the Event 
Director, and Ruth Bromer WB4QZG, the Registrar. Setting the courses 
will be Nadia Scharlau with radio support by Charles Scharlau NZ0I. 
Sponsoring organization is the Backwoods Orienteering Klub.

Registration is now open. Latest event information, directions, rules 
and detailed schedule are in the official 2013 USA/R2 ARDF 
Championships Web site (www.ardf.us). Transmitter parameters and 
suggestions for nearby lodging and dining will be added soon. More 
information about ARDF in the USA is in the Homing In Web site 
(www.homingin.com).

Joe Moell K0OV
USA ARDF Coordinator