The weather turned out to be almost perfect for the practice held on Saturday, June 21 at Lake Los Carnaros in Goleta, California. With overcast skys in the morning, the weather was cool and comfortable for running. There were a total of 9 transmitters; 5 2M transmitters for the ARDF Competition, 1 80M practice transmitter, and 3 practice transmitters about 100 feet from each other near the starting area.
I layed out the course with a goal of a 35 - 40 minute winning time. The course length varied depending on the route, but the optimum was probably 1 2 5 3 4 which gave a course length of about 2.5 Km. Taking the order of 1 5 2 3 4 would have been a close second.
Bob Cooley and Jay Thompson were both members of the US ARDF team and had competed in the World ARDF Championships. Scott Moore had competed both in the Albuquerque and Georgia US ARDF Championships. Most of the other hams were either planning on, or hoping to attend the US ARDF Championships in Cincinnati, OH this year.
We had four beginners that enjoyed todays event, and we are hoping they will be attending more of these events!
TWO METER EVENT Name Callsign Time Foxes Found Order Bob Cooley KF6VSE 38:50 5 1 5 2 3 4 Jay Thompson W6JAY 40:40 5 5 2 1 3 4 Jay Hennigan WB6RDV 49:40 5 1 2 3 5 4 Dean Dods KD6I 54:45 5 Scott Moore KF6IKO 1:00:42 5 1 2 5 3 4 Matthew Dods KG6EPB 1:12:09 5 Bill Smathers KF6HXX 1:43:45 5 Richard Thompson WA6NOL 1:53:10 3 Jim Whitted --- 2:37:10 3 5 2 4 Gab Knapp + --- 1:15:25 1 Chris Knapp + --- Matt Smith ---
80 Meter Transmitter
Name Callsign Time Jay Thompson W6JAY 15:48 Bob Cooley KF6VSE 30:10
Several other went after the 80M transmitter but were not timed.
Marvin Johnston, KE6HTS
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