The next southern California on-foot transmitter hunting session will be a weekend training camp at Mt. Pinos, near Frazier Park, on Friday-Sunday, July 12-14, 2019. This session is intended for intermediate to advanced radio-orienteers, especially those who are training for the USA and IARU Region 2 ARDF Championships. There will not be an antenna building session this time.
Your organizer is Marvin Johnston KE6HTS. The first practice will be foxoring on Friday afternoon. There will be a two-meter classic course on Saturday morning, followed by 80-meter sprints on Saturday afternoon. A full 80-meter classic course will be available on Sunday morning. Course setters are to be determined. On Saturday evening, there will be a Santa Barbara style tri-tip barbecue supper prepared by Marvin. On Sunday after the 80m event, there will be an optional farewell lunch in Gorman.
If you can't spend the entire weekend, just come out when you can and leave when you must. An excellent course map by the Los Angeles Orienteering Club will be provided for each event. Marvin requests a nominal donation of $8 per person to cover the maps, the Saturday barbecue and other expenses.
If you plan to attend, please send e-mail to Marvin to help him make plans and to insure that you'll be expected at start time. (marvin@west.net) He will reply to tell you the exact starting locations and times for each day.
Please be on time for these courses. The starts will only be open long enough to get everyone going (about 30 minutes). Mount Pinos terrain is mostly runable forest. The air is clear and there is no poison oak. Scoring will be electronic. If you have an "e-stick," be sure to bring it.
The www.homingin.com Web site has directions, plus infor mation on camping and lodging in the area.
73, Joe Moell K0OV