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International FOXHUNT weekend
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Ft. Flagler State Park
Last revised: May 21, 2011
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We had
a nice sunny day with a total of ten participants, nine of
which
were active. They were: Alan, N7OMS; Chuck, AC7QN; Ron,
N7EM; Rich, KR7W; Paul, W7PV; Neil, WA7NBF; Joe, K7ZG; Pat, WT7N; Dave,
N7ORM and James, KE6WHN.
As planned, four 2 meter transmitters were placed. Ron found his first ever while checking out his newly built attenuator. Several of us made good use of "body shielding" to finalize location of Rich's and Paul's foxes. The location of Rich's on the bluff edge made for some interesting bearings.
I think everyone enjoyed themselves with a few camping
overnight. Evening rain may have put a damper on an otherwise
great weekend for some. I think the general consensus is that Ft.
Flagler is a great area with many interesting relics along the way to
make your search more interesting.
We look forward to the Tacoma hunt on July
16th and are holding August 28th open for a hunt somewhere in
Western Washington. Let me know if you have some ideas and want
to get involved in setting it up? More later.
Photos courtesy of Paul, W7PV.
Ft. Flagler is an outstanding salt water marine park with 3.5 miles of beach and fine camping. It has old gun emplacements and many bunkers to explore. A popular place so if you plan on camping, register early. It's large at 784 acres but "foxes" will be found only on the NE end for this hunt, (see map).
A more advanced hunt may be planned here on August 28, 2011 for those wanting to make future plans or camping reservations.
| Date |
Saturday, May 14, 2011 |
| Starting time/location |
1200 noon in front of museum |
| Transmitter(s)(foxes) |
2 meters. Details
below. No one interested in 80 meters |
| Type of hunt |
On foot |
| Search Boundary |
North end Ft. Flagler State Park, public unrestricted areas,
see map |
| Have I found it? |
ARDF flags will not be used but a
small (2 in) lapel button or Rich's "bunny flags" with a codeword will
be within 3 feet of
antenna. This will test your "close in sniffing"
skills. All you'll need to record is this codeword. Please
leave site as quickly as possible to reduce help to others and
vandals. Please do not attempt to locate the transmitter itself as they usually will be well hidden, ..... your looking for the antenna marker. |
| Special Needs: |
none |
| Talk-in and emergency frequency |
Port Townsend repeater: 145.15 Mhz, "-" offset, PL=114.8 |
| Hazards |
Mostly flat terrain, some forest |
| Degree of difficulty |
Easy-intermediate |
| After hunt |
Nothing planned, bring your own
food and drink |
| Prizes |
Bragging rights only |
| Spare equipment |
At least one spare antenna and
offset attenuator will be available for those that have never hunted
before. Use your own handheld radio with adapter to accept male
BNC cable if needed. |
| Registration |
Not required but let W7PV or WA7NBF know if you're planning
on
attending |
A PDF map showing roads, trails and boundary with True
North
marker is
available here.
And a TOPO map here.
Ft. Flagler WEB site: Ft. Flagler
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Tx #1 | Tx #2 | Tx #4 | Tx #5 |
| Frequency | 146.565 Mhz |
146.565 Mhz |
144.990 Mhz |
146.00 Mhz |
| Modulation | FM, voice ID |
FM, voice ID |
FM, CW ID+ message | FM, CW ID+ message |
| Duty cycle | 1 min. "on", 2 min "off" |
1 min. "on", 2 min "off" | 30 sec "on", 30 sec "off" |
30 seconds "on", 2.5 min "off" |
| Synchronized |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
| Style |
Ammo can, 1 1/2 watt |
Ammo can, 1 1/2 watt |
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| Antenna Polarization |
horiz |
horiz |
horz. |
vert. |
| Ant. Geographic ID |
lapel button |
lapel button |
"Q" signal marker |
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| Trickery |
N/A |
N/A |
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| Placement |
Placed by owner |
Placed by participant |
by owner |
by owner |
| Prize |
no |
no |
no |
no |
| Owner |
WA7NBF |
WA7NBF |
KR7W |
W7PV |
