This is the announcment that was posted to the Southern California ARDF listserver.

Marvin

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Lake Los Carneros Park in Goleta, CA will be the site of southern California's next international-style on-foot foxhunt on Saturday, January 6, 2007.

A ham radio license and knowledge of radio equipment are not required. Bring the kids and grandkids, then go out on the course with them! There will be fox transmitters on 146.565 MHz FM with international-rules timing. The site area is slightly less than 140 acres. It is relatively flat, making it a good site for foxtailers of all skill levels. Full-color orienteering maps will be available.

There is no charge for this event. The main 5-fox hunt begins at 10:30 AM. Hunters may start any time until 12:30 PM. Courses close at 2 PM.

Bring any 2-meter RDF "sniffing" gear you have. If you don't have any, just bring your handi-talkie or scanner. If you don't have that, come anyway, because a limited number of RDF sets will be available for loan. Also be sure to bring anything you'll need while going after those radio foxes, such as munchies, bottled water and sunscreen. Bring your own compass, protractor and pencil if you plan to use them for map marking. Make sure that all batteries are fresh.

Meet at the Stow House Parking Lot just off of Los Carneros Road.

From US 101 about 8 miles west of downtown Santa Barbara, take the Los

Carneros Road exit, head north about 1/4 mile and turn right into the parking lot. There should be plenty of free parking. Look for the orange-and-white orienteering flag. A map to get you to the site is at www.homingin.com

73, Joe Moell K0OV