This will be the first transmitter hunt for the past year. We have other hunts being planned but just not advertised yet. The best way to keep track is to get on the ardf-socal listserver... just send a blank subject and content email to ardf-socal+subscribe@groups.io. You will receive a confirmation email you will need to respond to, and that is it. The old Yahoo Groups list is now gone, and we switched over to groups.io.
Without a BBQ, we will meet afterwards at Sizzler's Restaurant which is basically across the street from Hillcrest Park.
Marvin, KE6HTS
********** Fullerton Radio Club's annual (well, usually annual) "Antennas In The Park" (AITP) event will be Saturday, May 8, 2021. It will include the first southern California on-foot transmitter hunting session since 2019. The site will be Hillcrest Park in Fullerton
All ages are welcome, so bring the family. AITP transmitter hunts are simple and informal. They are suitable for beginners, but more advanced hunters can treat them as a "sprint." There is no charge for participation in the hunts, which will begin around 10:30 AM and continue until 2 PM. Be sure to bring your two-meter handi-talkie and know how to program it to any frequency in the two-meter band.
If you don't have an antenna/attenuator system for on-foot foxhunting on two meters with your ham radio handi-talkie or scanner, a limited amount of equipment will be available for loan. Better yet, you can easily make your own during this session. Beginning at 10 AM, Marvin Johnston KE6HTS will conduct a clinic for building his kits for measuring-tape yagis and for 90 dB offset-type attenuators. An assembled/tested attenuator in a special housing that goes inside the boom of the yagi is also available. If you want one or more kits, please register in advance by sending e-mail to marvin@west.net, so he will have the kits reserved in your name waiting for you.
In addition the transmitter hunts, Fullerton Radio Club members are expected to have at least one HF ham radio station on the air and to fly some radio-controlled aircraft. There will not be a barbecue at lunchtime this year, but the traditional Worldwide Foxhunting Weekend cake will be served to participants in the transmitter hunts. A few canopies and tables will be set up, but for eating and sitting around, please bring your own lawn chair.
Hillcrest Park in Fullerton is bounded on the west by Harbor Boulevard, on the north by Brea Boulevard, on the east by Lemon Street and on the south by Valley View Drive. From the 91 Freeway, take the Harbor Boulevard exit and go north about 1.8 miles to Valley View Drive. We will gather at the Izaak Walton Cabin in the southwest area of the park. Maps to guide you are at www.homingin.com. Talk-in is on K6QEH/R, 146.97(-) PL 136.5.
73, Joe Moell K0OV