What a great turnout! We haven't had such good participation on the full ARDF course in quite a while. A couple of newcomers built antennas and joined in the fun. It stayed cloudy and cool all day, with intermittent mist.
Julianne Walsh KI6DYX showed off the cool plastic handles and element holders for tape-measure yagis that she and her OM are making. The handle has a compartment to hold the active attenuator and battery. She says her next project will be a holder for the receiver for complete one-hand DFing. These items should be available for purchase soon on the Web.
ARDF 2-METER COURSE RESULTS -- 5 FOXES Name and call Time Foxes
Dean Dods KD6I 0:37:49 5
Bob Cooley KF6VSE 0:38:21 5
Dick Norton N6AA 1:00:43 5
Bill Smathers KG6HXX 1:39:28 5
John Rendler KI6DIG 1:43:35 5 with Shannon
Darryl Widman KF6DI 2:09:13 5
Dean Graham KJ6JRK 3:29:56 5
Julianne Walsh KI6DYX 2:30:08 3
Rick Whitaker KG6VLB 3:18:28 1
Congratulations to Dean Dods and Bob Cooley! Each of them found all five transmitters in less than eight full cycles.
Marvin Johnston KE6HTS did a great job with the antenna/attenuator clinic and April Moell WA6OPS was on hand with the First Aid supplies to fix minor cuts and scratches, of which there always seems to be at least one.
Our next event will be Saturday, May 14 at Tri-City Park in Placentia. This will be in conjunction with the Fullerton Radio Club's "Antennas In The Park" event and will include another antenna/attenuator workshop. I'll post more details after the club's board meeting this week.
Joe Moell K0OV