The windy and stormy weather held off until evening, making February 2 a perfect day for ARDF in the Santa Barbara area. It was good to see first-timers Brad, Steve, Keith and Julianne, along with returning newcomer Owen and his dad. Everyone tried the two-meter five-fox ARDF course that was set by Marvin Johnston KE6HTS.

Lake Los Carneros is an ideal site for beginners to learn how to plan an ARDF route that efficiently gets them to each of the five transmitters and back in the minimum time. It's mostly level, but recent rains have swelled the lake and made some of the area into marsh.

ARDF 2-METER COURSE RESULTS -- 5 FOXES

Name and call Foxes Time

Jay Hennigan WB6RDV 5 0:28:46

Scott Moore KF6IKO 5 0:56:46

Owen Roth 5 1:19:36 with Jeremy Roth

Sam Vigil WA6NGH 5 1:22:34 with Eve Vigil KF6NEV

Brad Weyers 5 1:24:12

Bill Smathers KG6HXX 5 1:34:57

Darryl Widman KF6DI 5 2:44:48 with Julianne Walsh KI6DYX

Steve Morse KI6HGH 4 2:46:30

Keith Horton KI6HLD 1 1:14:40

Several of the participants finished the two-meter course in time to try finding the 80-meter transmitter that I set out.

80-METER HUNT RESULTS (1 FOX)

Name and call Time

Jay Hennigan WB6RDV 12:07

Scott Moore KF6IKO 17:03

Brad Weyers 23:20

Sam Vigil WA6NGH ? with Eve Vigil KF6NEV

Photos are at www.homingin.com

Our next session will be Saturday, March 8 at Hillcrest Park in Fullerton, weather permitting.

Joe Moell K0OV