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Update: Fox Hunt - Radio Direction Finding - Charles County - 7 May 2023
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýThere¡¯s still time to register for the 7 May Fox Hunt and be added to the list below!? Let me know at kb3sph@.... Additional info: *Weather ¨C current forecast looks good. In the event of inclement weather on 7 May, a cancellation call will be made no later than 10:00 a.m. Sunday morning via email. *Participants are requested to bring a folding outdoor chair for themselves, if possible, for the post hunt festivities. *List of potential participants as of 1 May 2023:
** (Please feel free to forward this email to any interested group/person) When: Sunday, 7 May 2023, 2:00 p.m. ¨C 5:00 p.m. Who: Any interested person (you do not have to have an amateur radio license to participate). Without a license, you would be listening only. What: Mobile Amateur Radio 2M Fox Hunt (147.555 MHz Simplex) Where: Recommended starting location: La Plata Farmers Market Set-up Area (Parking lot at the intersection of Talbot Street and Washington Avenue) 209 Washington Avenue La Plata, MD? 20646 ? Fox/Vixen Location:? Somewhere in Charles County, MD ? Why: Sharpen your radio direction finding skills and to have fun attempting to find the Fox! How: Use your radio direction finding skills to locate the Fox transmitter. The Fox will transmit for two minutes on the 15s, e.g., 2:00 p.m. - to 2:02 p.m., 2:15 p.m. ¨C 2:17 p.m., 2:30 p.m. ¨C 2:32 p.m., etc. Clues to the Fox¡¯s location will be given during the transmissions. Beginning with the 4:00 p.m. transmission, clues will become increasingly more specific to the point of telling you where it is, so you can get to the Fox location and participate in the end-of-hunt festivities¡light refreshments, telling of tall tales. ? Interested participants are requested to pre-register as soon as possible via email to kb3sph@... with your name, call sign (if you have one), number of hunters in your team (if more than one), so we can get an idea of the number of participants. ? Also, if you¡¯re an experienced fox hunter and are willing to have others ride along with you or conversely, if you¡¯re new to fox hunting and looking to team up with someone, let me know and we¡¯ll try to facilitate teaming. Please check in between 1:45 p.m. and 1:55 p.m. on 7 May, the day of the hunt, to confirm your participation and so we know that you¡¯re on the hunt.? Check in via a text to 301-848-8043 or call via the Fox Admin repeater: W3SMR, 147.15 MHz (+), Tone 114.8 Hz. ? During the hunt, The Fox - KB3SPH and The Vixen - KB3SWS will be monitoring the Fox Admin repeater and cell phone, 301-848-8043, to assist with any issues that may arise during the hunt. Other: All interested/potential fox hunters are invited to attend a Fox Hunting presentation to be given at the Charles County Amateur Radio Club (CCARC) meeting on Friday, 5 May 2023 at 7:00 p.m.? The CCARC meeting location: Marbury Baptist Church Hall 4670 Bicknell Rd Marbury, MD 20658 ? All are welcome, you do not have to be a member of CCARC to attend the meeting/presentation.? If you need antennas and HTs for the Fox Hunt, we will have a limited number at the 5 May CCARC meeting that you can borrow for the event. ? 73 Jeff ¨C KB3SPH Pam ¨C KB3SWS Cell/Text: 301-848-8043 ? |