Radio Society of Great Britain

British Championships 2012
Day 1 - 3.5 MHz

Results and splits

Notes:
1. Transmitter codes were TX1 206, TX2 207, TX3 208, TX4 209, TX5 210, Beacon 211.

2. Optimum sequences to visit the TXs were:
W21, M21, M40: 3, 4, 2, 5, 1. Shortest distance 6.9km
M50: 3, 4, 2, 5. Shortest distance 6.4km
W50, M60: 3, 2, 5, 1. Shortest distance 6.2km
M70: 3, 2, 5. Shortest distance 5.8km

3. Map showing the location of the transmitters here

4. Planner's report:
Although the whole area contained a good mix of terrain I decided to leave out some of the more challenging undulating sections of the forest. It was hoped (and subsequently proven) that the following day's 2m event would utilise those areas to better effect. Having said that, Cannock Chase is not flat and any course would have been physically demanding. All of the transmitters were chosen to be relatively close to tracks to minimise forest damage but still offer a strong element of direction finding to pin point the exact position. Access to Fox 5 caused some confusion due to the out of bounds meeting at the highway crossroads and comments indicate that fox 2 was perhaps too well hidden. Fortunately there were no technical issues during the race and the weather was perfect.

Day 2 - 144 MHz

Results and splits

Notes:
1. Transmitter codes were: TX1 201, TX2 202, TX3 203, TX4 204, TX5 205. Beacon 211

2. Optimum sequences to visit the TXs were:
W21, M21, M40: 5, 2, 4, 1, 3. Shortest distance 6.8km
M50: 5, 4, 1, 3. Shortest distance 6.4km
W50, M60: 5, 2, 4, 3. Shortest distance 5.6km
M70: 5, 4, 3. Shortest distance 5.2km

3. Map showing the location of the transmitters here

Bentley Woods, Atherstone 22 Apr 2012

144 MHz Long Course 5 Foxes. 9 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	David Williams	M3WDD	45.03	M50	23415
2.	Svetoslav Stoyanov	Ind	50.44	M40	21435
3.	Michael Dunbar	M6MDD	52.47	M40	23415
4.	Bob Titterington	G3ORY	67.59	M70	24315
5.	Vlad Boev	2E0VLB	69.23	M50	21435
6.	David Heale	G6HGE	85.16	M40	23415
7.	Stuart Tyler	G1ZAR	90.29	M40	24315
8.	Jillian Ullersperger	M0JIN	110.15	W50	21435
9.	Jim Smith	G4DZL	119.00*	M60	34125

144 MHz Short Course 4 Foxes. 2 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	Tom Mitchell	GM0JHF	92.39	M60	2145
2.	John Little	M1SHE	96.46	M60	142

3.5 MHz Sprint 5 Foxes. 9 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	David Williams	M3WDD	13.28	M50	32145
2.	Svetoslav Stoyanov	Ind	15.44	M40	32145
3.	Vlad Boev	2E0VLB	18.43	M50	23145
4.	Stuart Tyler	G1ZAR	25.29	M40	31452
5.	Jillian Ullersperger	M0JIN	31.02	W50	23145
6.	Michael Dunbar	M6MDD	35.03	M40	14523
7.	Tom Mitchell	GM0JHF	48.00	W50	21435
8.	David Heale	G6HGE	28.50	M40	3214
9.	Jim Smith	G4DZL	65.08 OT	M60	24531

Notes:
1. A smaller number of competitors than usual turned out to enjoy Bentley Woods at its very best. The extensive runnable parts of the wood gave a very different perspective to the direction finding.
2. The 144 MHz transmitter set that was loaned by John Little was a great success. Being very quick and easy to deploy they also proved to be perfectly audible over the 2km distance to the bottom of the wood.
3. Optimum sequence for the transmitters was: 2m Long Course 23415, 2m Short Course 2415; for the 80m sprint 23415 or the reverse.
4. The planner set a problem with transmitters 1 and 2 on the 2m course. Collecting 2 on the way out and 1 on the way back was the best solution, but 4 of the 5 starters opted to visit them one after the other. In the sprint no one managed the optimum sequence although Vlad and Jillian got close. This underlines how very difficult it is to make the right call in such a frenetic race.
5. David Williams was back to top form and also Svetoslav had a particularly good day with two second places.
6. The thanks of all the competitors go to Robert Vickers for an immaculately organised competition and for some top quality planning. Our thanks also go to the Octavian Droobers Orienteering Club for hosting us at their event.
7. Split times are now available 144 MHz here and 3.5 MHz here
A map showing the location of the transmitters and be found here

Butterwood, Hook 1 Apr 2012

144 MHz Long Course 7 Foxes. 12 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	Andrew Soltysik	G4KWQ	82.19	M40	5326417
2.	Michael Dunbar	M6MDD	106.07	M40	7526341
3.	Steve Stone	RS193217	110.07	M60	7536241
4.	David Heale	G6HGE	120.43	M40	7536214
5.	Vlad Boev	2E0VLB	130.44	M50	7536412
6.	Jillian Ullersperger	M0JIN	148.47	W50	7536214
7.	Svetoslav Stoyanov	Ind	128.57	M40	257341
8.	David Williams	M3WDD	129.35	M50	753621
9.	Hristian Stoyanov	Ind	134.04	M21	257341
10.	Stuart Tyler	G1ZAR	137.27	M40	126357
11.	Robert Vickers	G3ORI	126.35	M70	75263
12.	Frank Heritage	M0AEU	152.56 OT	M40	7536214

144 MHz Short Course 5 Foxes. 7 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	Bob Titterington	G3ORY	105.13	M70	75321
2.	Robin Bishop	Ind	78.57	M50?	751
3.	John Little	M1SHE	127.21	M60	572
4.	Georgina Howell +Aimey	Ind	132.16	W40	752
5.	Roger Howell +Ollie	G0ROG	135.22	M40	752

Notes:
1. A gorgeous sunny spring day and a lovely wood - a great setting for ARDF.
2. The weather might have been good but what a challenge it was! Transmitters #2 and #4 were close to the motorway and a lot of competitors made the wrong 'call' as to which side they were actually located. If you judged #2 wrong it was 1.4km to return to the bridge and get to the correct location. Transmitter #4 was even worse and at least three competitors faced the 2.6km trek from the one side to the other. No wonder some of the times posted were unexpectedly long.
3. Optimum sequence for the transmitters was: Long Course 7526341 or 7536241 Short Course 75231 or 75321 or the reverse.
4. It appeared that strong multi-path was being generated by reflections from some of the big road signs beside the motorway. It is clear that the problem of deciding which side of a linear uncrossable feature a transmitter might be located, is seriously difficult.
5. The thanks of all the competitors go to David Deane for a memorable competition.
6. Split times are now available here . Click on the competitor's name for the split times. The text is in German (don't ask!)

Beacon Hill, Loughborough 25 Feb 2012

144 MHz Long Course 5 Foxes. 8 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	Andrew Soltysik	G4KWQ	74.43	M40	34512
2.	Vlad Boev	2E0VLB	83.52	M50	43512
3.	Michael Dunbar	M6MDD	87.06	M40	34512
4.	Bob Titterington	G3ORY	95.45	M70	43512
5.	Jillian Ullersperger	M0JIN	98.41	W50	21543
6.	David Heale	G6HGE	100.48	M40	53412
7.	Thomas Honniball	Ind	148.25	M21	35412
8.	Jim Smith	G4DZL	159.32 OT	M60	21345

144 MHz Short Course 4 Foxes. 4 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	John Marriott	RS205838	69.09	M60	1534
2.	David Deane	G3ZOI	103.16	M60	1534
4.	Chris Bosley	Ind	111.31	M60	1534
5.	Tim Raven	G4ARI	117.07	M50	1534

Notes:
1. This was the first foray by Stuart Tyler G1ZAR, into course planning. He was constrained a little by the need to keep the TX 'flags' out of sight of the paths in order to reduce the chances of transmitter theft. This resulted in a need to DF the transmitters to within 6 feet in some cases but it is supposed to be a DF competition!
2. It was good to welcome back Thomas Honniball and Chris Bosley, both of whom had a good day. We are now accustomed to Andrew G4KWQ heading the results but Vlad 2E0VLB also had a good day of DF
3. Optimum sequence for the transmitters was: Long Course 43512 Short Course 4351 or the reverse.
It was impossible to get to transmitter #3 from/to the start without passing transmitter #4. Five of the long course competitors made the wrong call in this regard although the majority of the short course guys got it right.
5. The thanks of all the competitors go to Stuart for another excellent competition.
6. Split times are now available here

3.5 MHz Sprint 5 Foxes. 14 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	Andrew Soltysik	G4KWQ	20.19	M40	14253
2.	Vlad Boev	2E0VLB	37.02	M50	14253
3.	John Marriott	RS205838	39.37	M60	14253
.	Thomas Honniball	Ind	42.02	M21	14253 miss beacon
4.	Stuart Tyler	G1ZAR	42.19	M40	14253
5.	Jillian Ullersperger	M0JIN	43.48	W50	13524
6.	Michael Dunbar	M6MDD	48.12	M40	13524
7.	David Heale	G6HGE	52.56	M40	13524
8.	Chris Bosley	Ind	51.33	M60	1423 miss 5
9.	Tim Raven	G4ARI	69.12	M50	4253 miss 1
10.	Eddie Rippon +3		OT	M40	N/C

Notes:
1. This competition was half of a full blown sprint competition with just the 5 slow keyed transmitters deployed. In a full competition, the transmitter spacing would be a little closer.
2. Congratulations to Andrew on another stunning performance to 'hoover' up all the TXs in just 20 minutes.
3. Optimum sequence for the transmitters was: 14253 or the reverse
4. Split times are now available here

Swinley Forest 21 January 2012

144 MHz 7 Transmitters - 10 starters - Time limit 150min - >4.95km.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes	Sequence
1.	Andrew Soltysik	G4KWQ	78.50	M40	7/7	2,6,4,1,5,3,7
2.	Steve Stone	RS193217	91.59	M60	7/7	3,5,1,4,6,2,7
3.	Michael Dunbar	M6MDD	99.41	M40	7/7	3,5,1,4,6,2,7
4.	Vlad Boev	2E0VLB	113.20	M50	7/7	3,5,1,4,6,7,2
5.	David Williams	M3WDD	122.08	M50	7/7	5,3,1,4,6,7,2
6.	Stuart Tyler	G1ZAR	146.13	M40	7/7	3,5,1,4,6,2,7
7.	Svetoslav Stoyanov	Ind	97.27	M40	6/7	3,5,1,2,4,6
8.	Hristian Stoyanov	Ind	102.32	M21	6/7	3,5,1,2,4,6
9.	David Heale	G6HGE	145.09	M40	6/7	2,7,6,4,1,3
10.	Robert Vickers	G3ORI	141.21	M70	5/7	3,5,1,4,6

144 MHz 5 Transmitters - 10 starters - Time limit 150min - >4.18km
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes	Sequence
1.	Bob Titterington	G3ORY	115.28	M70	5/5	3,1,4,2,6
2.	Ken Jones	M0AET	115.49	M60	5/5	2,6,4,1,3
3.	Terence Hosking	Ind	131.29	M40	5/5	3,1,4,6,2
4.	Mike Pemberton	G4DDL	137.37	M60	5/5	1,6,4,3,2
5.	David Deane	G3ZOI	143.56	M60	4/5	2,6,4,1
6.	Daniel Gregory	Ind	146.18	M21	1/5	1
7.	Richard + Mo Chipperfield	2E1EVK	194.04 (OT)	W60+M21	1/5	3
8.	Terry Chipperfield + Fred Day	G3VFC	209.24 (OT)	M60	1/5	3,5

Notes:
1. There is something about Swinley Forest that is hard to pin down. In a nutshell, the place just seems to come and 'bite' you. It was not the distance that was excessive but there was something about the place that added up to most folk being out rather longer than they expected.
2. Yet again Andrew G4KWQ was on stunning form to win the long course in under 80 minutes. Also having a good day were Steve Stone, coming back very strongly after a lacklustre outing in December; Ken Jones who made a brilliant 'call' regarding the sequence in which to visit the transmitters and Vlad who showed he is as good as ever at ARDF.
3. The split times are now available. here . Choose the 'Bracknell Upper Star Posts' option and then click on the name of the competitor whose splits you wish to view. The software also gives a pictorial view of the transmitter sequence chosen.
4. Organiser's Comments:
Thanks to everyone for coming along, we had a good turn out which is always encouraging.Thanks to BKO for allowing us to share the site with them for the day.
Thanks also to Vlad for helping with the tent set up first thing, and to those who helped at the end with collection and finish monitoring. A big thanks to Dave Deane for preparing and organising all the transmitters and I-button equipment so that everything was 'ready to go' for me the day before, and for processing all the results data afterwards.
Unfortunately in my excitement to synch all the TX boxes on Friday I forgot to align them to the start clock, but by pure fluke it was only about 20 seconds off, so not as bad as it could have been!
TX 7 was unexpectedly quiet, and the reason for that isn’t known yet. There was no obvious reason for this as the terrain was flat and open in that area. The TX is with Dr.Deane for an MOT, in case there is an issue. It was audible from start and the eastern side of the course, but not from the far west side. For some runners it would seem they’d overshot the clear range without knowing they had gone past 7 and did not pick it up again.
I tried to place some controls in areas that would cause a bit of multipath and reflection from hills, to give some challenge, and it seems no.6 sent some of you off in strange directions. No.3 was a bit sneaky close to the boundary and by the marsh, not good news if you came to it from the wrong side of the marsh (as Andrew found out!), but easy from the other.
The optimum circuit was 7,2,6,4,1,5,3 (or reverse) . Most competitors appear to have taken the anticlockwise route starting at 3.
The prize for the most unusual and innovative route choice goes to Mike Pemberton who managed to zigzag all over the place, and still return in time with all 5 of his TXs.
It was good to see you all enjoy yourselves.

Mytchett 10 December 2011

144 MHz 7 Transmitters - 7 starters - Time limit 120min - >5.22km.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes	Sequence
1.	Andrew Soltysik	G4KWQ	57.47	M40	7/7	2,6,4,7,3,1,5
2.	David Williams	M3WDD	84.57	M40	7/7	2,6,4,3,7,1,5
3.	Vlad Boev	2E0VLB	103.05	M50	7/7	5,3,7,4,2,6,1
4.	Robert Vickers	G3ORI	111.34	M60	7/7	5,3,2,6,4,7,1
5.	David Heale	G6HGE	114.43	M40	7/7	6,4,2,7,3,1,5
6.	Svetoslav Stoyanov	Ind	130.54 (OT)	M40	7/7	5,2,6,7,3,1,4
7.	Steve Stone	RS193217	131.06 (OT)	M60	7/7	6,4,2,7,3,5,1

144 MHz 5 Transmitters - 8 starters - Time limit 120min - >4.50km
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes	Sequence
1.	Bob Titterington	G3ORY	76.02	M60	5/5	6,2,3,5,1
2.	Terence Hosking	Ind	90.40	M40	5/5	2,6,3,5,1
3.	Jillian Ullersperger	M0JIN	99.22	W35	5/5	6,2,3,1,5
4.	David Deane	G3ZOI	104.39	M60	5/5	6,2,3,5,1
5.	John Little	M1SHE	106.42	M60	5/5	2,6,3,1,5
6.	Jerry Boyd	WB8WFK	97.19	M50	4/5	6,2,3,5
7.	Ken Jones	M0AET	93.28	M60	3/5	2,6,5
8.	Daniel Gregory	Ind	110.23	M21	1/5	6

Notes:
1. It was nice to be able to welcome Jerry Boyd from New Mexico USA to one of our events. Here is what he had to say afterwards:
"I enjoyed the ARDF event. The course, map and venue were very nice. It was fun to get out again on a course before the end of the year. Maybe a future business trip will allow attending another one of your events again.......Your group is very well organised."
2. Andrew G4KWQ was on stunning form to win the long course in under an hour. The organiser advises that his chosen sequence of transmitters was not the optimum but it sure looks very close to being the best. Andrew just seems to go on improving and getting more and more reliable the more races he does.
3. Looking at the chosen transmitter sequence shows some long course competitors running across the whole area to get from their penultimate transmitter to their last. Sequence choice on the short course was less variable with 2/6 chosen by everyone to start and 5/1 to finish. Everyone who hunted all 5 transmitters took #3 as the halfway point.
4. The split times are now available. here . Choose the Mytchett options and then click on the name of the competitor whose splits you wish to view. The software also gives a pictorial view of the transmitter sequence chosen.
5. Organiser's comments:
I would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone for coming along and enjoying the delights of Mytchett on a glorious sunny (if cold) winters day.
Thank-you to those that stepped to run registration whilst I was panicking about having left the start clock at home and not being able to hear one of the transmitters.
Whilst you were walking to the start I was able to pop home and collect the clock (and flour for the start line) without the proceedings being delayed, advantages of living locally.
I tried to place the transmitters in positions to encourage multipath, and from some of your comments I succeeded.
The use of a remote start removes the 'leave that one until the end' scenario though this time it didn't make any difference to the course lengths.
Tx #5 was the one that caught most of you out, being to the right of the start corridor (towards the finish) but was first in the optimum sequence for both courses.
The other advantage of the remote start and consequentially tight start block was that the forest seemed busy with some commenting that they saw everyone else at one point or an other.
Thank-you to Dave G3ZOI for the transmitters, that worked faultlessly despite my concerns about them sleeping overnight in the forest with sub zero temperatures, and the iButtons and subsequent post processing of their data. I felt this had the advantages of simple punching and availability of splits without the need to on-site computers. Emails post event were able to clarify any anomalies.
Thank-you also to Ken M0AET for the loan of the gazebo, which I guess was out guarantee of fine weather.
A copy of the map and a google earth image, both with the Tx locations is available at:
https://picasaweb.google.com/110060899371752794235/MytchettARDF?authkey=Gv1sRgCPf03ZWGosXuHw
On the google earth image the Txs have been located using the lat long of each site captured during my recce for the event.

6. Distances for each transmitter sequence are given below. The straight line distances do not cross any o.o.b. areas.
5,6,2,3,1 - 4.53 km
5,2,6,3,1 - 4.57
6,2,3,5,1 - 4.67
6,2,3,1,5 - 4.83
2,6,3,5,1 - 4.87
2,6,3,1,5 - 5.03

5,2,6,4,7,3,1 - 5.79 km
2,6,4,7,3,1,5 - 6.25 (6.69)
2,6,4,3,7,1,5 - 6.98
5,3,7,4,2,6,1 - 6.81
5,3,2,6,4,7,1 - 6.52
6,4,2,7,3,1,5 - 6.69
5,2,6,7,3,1,4 - 8.27
6,4,2,7,3,5,1 - 6.53
The figure in brackets is Andrews route not using the underpass.

7. The competitors would all like to thank Michael Dunbar for another cracking good day at Mytchett. Terrific terrain plus a dry sunny day - what more could you hope for in December.

Pamber Forest 20 November 2011

3.5 MHz Sprint 5 Transmitters - 9 starters - Time limit 30min - M21 & M40 age groups.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	Andrew Soltysik	G4KWQ	15.35	M40	5/5
2.	David Williams	M3WDD	19.56	M40	5/5
3.	Stuart Tyler	G1ZAR	24.00	M40	5/5
4.	Michael Dunbar	M6MDD	25.24	M40	5/5
5.	Daniel Gregory	Ind	27.21	M21	1/5
6.	David Heale	G6HGE	40.31 (OT)	M40	4/5
7.	Hristiyan Stoyanov	Ind	39.21 (OT)	M21	2/5
8.	Terence Hosking	Ind	51.03 (OT)	M40	2/5
9.	Svetoslav Stoyanov	Ind	**	M40	5/5

** No finish punch. Time at last control (TX3) 20:36

3.5 MHz Sprint 5 Transmitters - 8 starters - Time limit 45min - M50+ & W age groups
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	Robert Vickers	G3ORI	25.25	M60	5/5
2.	Bob Titterington	G3ORY	38.57	M60	5/5
3.	Ken Jones	M0AET	41.00	M60	4/5
4.	Jillian Ullersperger	M0JIN	44.15	W35	4/5
5.	Mike Dawson	M1ELK	35.00	M50	2/5
6.	David Deane	G3ZOI	16.52	M60	1/5
7.	John Marriott	RS205838	44.42	M60	1/5
8.	John Little	M1SHE	**	M60	4/5

** No finish punch. Time at last control (TX2) 40.52

144 MHz Classic 5 Transmitters - 9 starters - Time limit 150min.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	David Williams	M3WDD	52.58	M40	5/5
2.	Michael Dunbar	M6MDD	61.11	M40	5/5
3.	John Marriott	RS205838	77.23	M60	5/5
4.	Andrew Soltysik	G4KWQ	81.25	M40	5/5
5.	Robert Vickers	G3ORI	92.38	M60	5/5
6.	Jillian Ullersperger	M0JIN	100.47	W35	5/5
7.	Stuart Tyler	G1ZAR	106.07	M40	5/5
8.	David Heale	G6HGE	142.16	M40	5/5
9.	Hristiyan Stoyanov	Ind	131.20	M21	4/5

144 MHz Classic 4 Transmitters - 5 starters - Time limit 150min.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	Terence Hosking	Ind	77.10	M40	4/4
2.	David Deane	G3ZOI	94.47	M60	4/4
3.	Ken Jones	M0AET	114.18	M60	3/4
4.	Daniel Gregory	Ind	92.34	M21	1/4
5.	Mike Dawson	M1ELK	46.52	M50	0/4

Notes:
1. The format received much positive comment. For many competitors the Sprint was a bit of a culture shock and it took a lot of getting used to. In particular, getting a bearing in the 12 seconds that a transmitter was sending was pretty challenging
2. Congratulations to Andrew G4KWQ on his brilliant Sprint win. The 15.35 he posted was just stunning.
3. In the Classic race format, David Williams powered round to come in well ahead of the field on the 5 TX classic course while Terence Hosking posted another win on the 4 TX course.
4. The organiser would like to apologise for the incorrect direction of the north arrow on the sprint course map.
5. The thanks of all the competitors go to Vlad for organising a thoughly enjoyable day of radio sport.
6. The split times are now available. 80m splits and 2m splits
7. Organiser's comments
Thank you all for coming to the event on a foggy and muddy day. My original plan was to setup either an ARDF Marathon, or two standard 5 TXs 144 MHz and 3.5 MHz courses plus a short 5 TXs Sprint on 3.5MHz, however I was challenged not to do it. I an glad I didn’t stick do the original plan, I think it was just enough for all competitors and myself (I made a total of 29,000 steps for the whole day).
I was prepared for everything, walked the course three times, chose carefully the places where to park my car for deploying the transmitters, which paths to walk in the wood, timing myself, expected any eventualities even bears and wild wolfs (as suggested by Dave), sinking mud in the marsh, cattle, dogs, rain, sun (believe or not) but not thick fog like that - never. I got lost in the wood and could not find the path, actually I could not see a path at all, just a thick, disorientating, white fog.
It looks like the format of the day – a fast Sprint for ½ hour and then longer distance 2m was well accepted and probably could be copied in future events. The competitions went as I expected with no problems for some and with some problems for others.
The 2m course seemed to work well. Some people had trouble with TX3, some with TX1, I had trouble with the Finish, I just forgot to switch it on and was devastated why I could not hear it from the start. Thankfully I remembered where I hidden it and the fog was not as thick as in the morning. Sorry for not telling everybody to go from finish to the car park, or leaving a note on the Finish TX (GO TO THE CAR PARK) with a little arrow on the map.
Mentioning the little arrow reminds me to apologise for the other little arrow on the little map for the Sprint, which was not pointing the North – actually it was meant to be the direction of the start, but the instruction got lost in transit probably because of the fog.
On the Sprint, the winning times of Andrew (15:35) and Robert (25:25) in their groups were impressive, well done both. Andrew has also two other records of the day – the fastest run between TX (5) and Finish for 1.22 min and the fastest run between two TXs (1 and 2) for 1:25 min.
On the 144 MHz course David W. proved me wrong with his impressive winning time of 52:58 as I thought there will be nobody below the 55 min mark. Sometimes he is “just checking” his radio before the start probably to get a feel of the directions, which annoys everybody (especially Germans), but surely it would not helping him to run so fast through the foxes and beat the planned time for the course, well done. David also has the record on the 144 MHz course between two TXs (4 and 5) for 6:05 min. The fastest run between TX (1) and the Finish goes to Michael D. at only 4:39.
On the technical side, there were only a couple of problems: the ibutton registering device on Sprint TX5 needed rebooting and I did not have the gadget with me, so I had to re-visit the TXs causing the late the Sprint start; and the Finish TX on the Sprint was probably not tuned well (the aerial was not high enough and wet soil conditions) - some people had a problem to hearing the beacon – we almost lost John Little and Svet, who was helping him. A search party was almost on its way when they appeared relaxed at the car park.
It was good to see 17 competitors and welcome Mike Dawson M1ELK for his first ARDF. He found two TXs on the Sprint, which is quite impressive start for a newcomer. Also he found one TX on the 2m course just by wandering around but did not punch – question: would you do that? …or rather jump forward and punch it? We would like to see him coming back and become a regular.
Thanks to Dave Deane for co-organisation with the BADO club: permission, maps, assistance and communications. Big thank you for the loan of the 2m kit, the ibutton timing system, the technical help, posting the results and the spare bulb he gave me when I was stopped by the police for non-functioning of one of my tail lights. Thanks to Bob too for the loan of the Sprint kit and collecting it after his run. Thanks to Svet and Hristyan for helping me at registration and starts.
The organiser whould like to thank the Basingstoke Andover and District Orienteers (BADO) for their invaluable help and assistance in staging this event.

Long Valley 15 October 2011

144 MHz Long Course 6 Foxes - 4.8km - 11 starters - Time limit 90min.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	Vlad Boev	2E0VLB	86.00	M50	6/6
2.	David Heale	G6HGE	82.26	M40	5/6
3.	John Marriott	RS205838	83.09	M60	4/6
4.	Hristiyan Stoyanov	Ind	94.14	M21	6/6
5.	Svetoslav Stoyanov	Ind	98.40	M40	6/6
6.	David Williams	M3WDD	113.04	M40	6/6
7.	Andrew Soltysik+2	G4KWQ	113.56	M40	6/6
8.	Michael Dunbar	M6MDD	125.32	M40	6/6
9.	Jillian Ullersperger	M0JIN	144.10	W35	6/6

144 MHz Short Course 5 Foxes- 3.8km - 6 starters - Time limit 90min
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	Mike Pemberton	G4DDL	86.56	M60	4/5
2.	David Deane	G3ZOI	84.48	M60	3/5
3.	Bob Titterington	G3ORY	109.02	M60	5/5
4.	Terence Hosking	Ind	90.18	M40	4/5
5.	Tim Raven	G4ARI	96.12	M50	3/5
6.	Antony Glauser	G0VXO	?	M21	1/5

3.5MHz FoxO Score - 11 Foxes - 11 starters - Time limit 60min
Place	Name	Call	Time	Score	Penalties	Total
1.	David Williams	M3WDD	45.52	310	-0	310
2.	David Heale	G6HGE	57.28	310	-0	310
3.	Vlad Boev	2E0VLB	56.22	290	-0	290
4.	Michael Dunbar	M6MDD	54.20	270	-0	270
5.	John Marriott	RS205838	59.30	250	-0	250
6.	Bob Titterington	G3ORY	55.34	220	-0	220
7.	Terence Hosking	Ind	59.10	210	-0	210
8.	Svetoslav Stoyanov	Ind	65.28	260	-60	200
9.	Jillian Ullersperger	M0JIN	53.30	170	-0	170
10.	David Deane	G3ZOI	63.23	210	-40	170
11.	Tim Raven	G4ARI	77.25	210	-180	30

Notes:
1. The event transpired to be about the most challenging ARDF competition of the year (including the Region 1 Championships in Romania) thanks to the big U shaped re-entrant that formed the competition area. The multi-path propagation in this old Victorian water catchment area, was rampant and the results tell the tale.
2. Congratulations to Vlad Boev 2E0VLB on his excellent 144MHz long course win. He seemed more or less impervious to the multi-path. Mike Pemberton made his second appearance at ARDF to take the short course honours.
3. The FoxO score event put competitors into more usual placings. David Heale had a good day and it was nice to welcome Antony Glauser G0VXO to his first event. It was a bit of a baptism of fire to take on 144MHz with such a lot of multi-path propagation in evidence.
4. Organiser's comments: Thank you all for coming to the event on a gorgeous day. My original plans were to use the whole area and my initial walk round was on this basis. Then it occurred to me to check that SN had permission for the whole area, they did but Natural England restrictions meant that they were restricted to the area we used. Bit of a shame, but as it turned out the area used provided plenty of challenge.
2m Course lengths of 4.8k and 3.8k were shorter than I wanted, which is why I set the time limit at 90 minutes. I really didn’t expect you all to have so many problems. No control was more than 30m from a path. I’m sorry control 4 was weak, probably due to the aerial being caught up in tree branches, which according to Dave Deane would detune the aerial system, which has quite a high Q. Lesson learned, make sure the aerial hangs clear of any obstructions.
Sorry for not providing longer string on the punches in some cases. Hopefully when Dave finalises his dibber system it’ll be much easier and convenient.
Control 5 seemed to cause the most problems, with a couple of experienced people spending ages circling the control site. I guess this was because the control may have been out of line of sight from above and below. Control 1, down South, seemed to cause amusement with a number of competitors all grouped together within metres of it and not spotting it. This was an instance of me hiding the flag a bit because it was quite close to what looked like a well used bike path.
For the 80m event I wanted to try something different and I thought a score event would provide a different challenge. Dave had 11 controls available, so that’s what I planned for. With one or two more I could have provided a bit more decision making and route choice. As it was if you wanted to get them all it was either go clockwise or anti clockwise. Two people got them all, I was expecting a couple more. If I could have used the whole area I would have set the controls to continuous. I like score events because they provide another dimension, i.e. do I go for that 50 point control and risk being late back but still gaining points.
It was unfortunate that the 2m event overran such that the lunch break was so short, it seemed a lot of you suffered physically. I’ve not seen so many exhausted people at the end as there were today.
First prize for perseverance goes to Jillian for getting all the 2m controls, but taking 2h 24m in doing so. Well done to Vlad for being the only one to get all six within 90 minute limit.
Thanks to Dave Deane for loan of the kit, to Mike Dunbar for liaising with SN, to SN themselves for kindly allowing us to piggy-back their event, and to all those who collected controls in at the end.

Spring Cottage 17 September 2011

144 MHz Long Course 5 Foxes. 3.83km 5 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	David Williams	M3WDD	51.09	M40	5/5
2.	Michael Dunbar	M6MDD	53.30	M40	5/5
3.	John Marriott	RS205838	89.02	M60	5/5
4.	Thomas Honniball	Ind	94.10	M21	5/5
5.	Svetoslav Stoyanov	Ind	105.44	M40	5/5

144 MHz Short Course 4 Foxes.2.95km 6 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	David Deane	G3ZOI	82.01	M60	4/4
2.	Jillian Ullersperger	M0JIN	84.33	W35	4/4
3.	Terance Hosking	Ind	88.17	M40	4/4
4.	Tom Mitchell	GM0JHF	94.10	M60	4/4
5.	Tim Raven	G4ARI	98.10	M50	3/4
6.	Hristiyan Stoyanov	Ind	81.42+	M21	3/4 DNF

3.5MHz Sprint 5 Foxes. 12 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	David Williams	M3WDD	7.45	M40	5/5
2.	Michael Dunbar	M6MDD	12.48	M40	5/5
3.	Stuart Tyler	G1ZAR	13.27	M40	5/5
4.	Jilliam Ullersperger	M0JIN	18.12	W35	5/5
5.	Tom Mitchell	GM0JHF	23.40	M60	5/5
6.	Xiao Li	Ind	32.23	W21	5/5
7.	Svetoslav Stoyanov	Ind	11.42	M40	miss #2
8.	John Marriott	RS205838	21.06	M60	miss #2
9.	Tim Raven	G4ARI	25.30	M50	miss #2
10.	David Deane	G3ZOI	27.08	M60	miss #2
11.	Terance Hosking	Ind	30.57	M40	miss #3
12.	Thomas Honniball	Ind	28.02+	M21	5/5 DNF

Notes:
1. First and foremost apologies to those sprint competitors who are flagged 'miss #2'. This is because you punched TX1 on the morning's 144MHz course instead of the Sprint TX2. The planner had inadvertently placed the Sprint TX2 about 50 metres from the 144MHz transmitter. At race speed you don't notice that the sprint TXs all had 3.5MHz below the TX number beside the SI box or that sprint transmitters do not have 'flags' but only a registering device.
The time difference will be negligible and so competitors can look at the results table to determine their placing had they punched the correct transmitter.
2. There was no problem with the audibility of the sprint transmitters. They were placed no more than 200m from the start. The TXs were foxoring transmitters with a 2m antenna which was resonated. Even those competitors with PJ80s had no problems. This shows that the arrangement is usable over greater distances
3. The long 144MHz race was dominated by the M40s David Williams and Michael Dunbar and newcomer Thomas Honniball notched a confident fourth place.
4. The short 144MHz race was much more closely fought with David Deane (who appeared to have started the day with three Shredded Wheat!) notching a win and Jillian Ullersperger just a couple of minutes behind. Hopefully this made the long trip up from Reading worthwhile. Terance, the third occupant of the car from Reading, also put in a solid performance to take 3rd place.
5. The 144MHz transmitters had all been retuned after being returned from Sutton Park. This was to make sure they could all perform well with low battery voltage. Perversely, this rather backfired when TX4 showed it was then unhappy with a fully charged battery. As a result it was pretty rough at first but by mid way through the 144 MHz race, it was fine. Apologies if it affected your race and there is more work needed on this TX.
6. The thanks of all the competitors go to Stuart, who took care of Registration and the Start, and Jim who did all the downloads as well as returning some of you to the start to collect your cars.
7. 144 MHz split times are for both long and short courses combined. 144MHz Splits and 3.5MHz Splits
8. DNF denotes that the finish box was not punched. The corresponding time given is the time to the last transmitter found.
9. The organiser whould like to thank the Leicestershire Orineteering Club for their invaluable help and assistance in staging this event.

Sutton Park 20 August 2011

144 MHz Long Course 5 Foxes. 4 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	David Williams	M3WDD	61.38	M40	5
2.	David Heale	G6HGE	84.23	M40	5
3.	Vlad Boev	2E0VLB	89.02	M50	5
4.	Bob Titterington	G3ORY	89.12	M60	5

144 MHz Short Course 4 Foxes. 6 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	Terence Hosking	Ind	84.34	M40	4
2.	Robert Vickers	G3ORI	87.22	M60	4
3.	Jillian Ullersperger	M0JIN	91.00	W35	4
4.	Knight/Honniball	Ind	109.58	M21	4
5.	Tom Mitchell	GM0JHF	115.36	M60	4

3.5MHz Long Course 5 Foxes. 5 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	David Williams	M3WDD	43.44	M40	5
2.	Bob Titterington	G3ORY	65.07	M60	5
3.	Vlad Boev	2E0VLB	65.23	M50	5
4.	David Heale	G6HGE	74.39	M40	5
5.	Jillian Ullersperger	M0JIN	92.45	W35	5

3.5MHz Short Course 4 Foxes. 2 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	Robert Vickers	G3ORI	88.49	M60	4
2.	Tom Mitchell	GM0JHF	106.59	M60	5

3.5 MHz Demonstration Sprint event. 5 transmitters 6 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	Vlad Boev	2E0VLB	10.35	M50	5
2.	David Heale	G6HGE	10.45	M40	5
3.	David Williams	M3WDD	12.25	M40	5
4.	Andrew Soltysik	G4KWQ	17.30	M40	5
5.	Robert Vickers	G3ORI	21.55	M60	5
6.	Jillian Ullersperger	M0JIN	22.25	W35	5

Notes:
1. Andrew G4KWQ took the 'plunge' to organise his first event. Everything worked perfectly and Sutton Park was at its best on a warm day with competitors able to move freely about the area.
2. Terence Hosking posted his first win which was a remarkable achievement for someone who is a newcomer to the sport. David Williams raced around to post impressive wins in both of the main races.
3. The day was rounded off with a demonstration sprint event. Five transmitters, sending for 12 seconds in a one minute cycle were deployed. Congratulations to Vlad for running down all five in just over 10 minutes.
4. There were many absent faces for a whole range of reasons, but those who were unable to be at Sutton Park did miss a superb day of radio sport.
5. It was good to welcome Ed Knight and Thomas Honniball to their first event. They opted to go round together and succeeded in bagging all four assigned transmitters inside the time. Not many people manage that on their first experience of ARDF!
6. The thanks of all the competitors go to Andrew and his wife Sonia for providing us all with an excellent day out.
7. Split times are for both long and short courses combined. 144MHz Splits and 3.5MHz Splits

Whippendell Woods 2 July 2011

144 MHz Long Course 5 Foxes. 8 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	Svetoslav Stoyanov	Ind	36.40	M40	5
2.	Andrew Soltysik	G4KWQ	37.40	M40	5
3.	David Williams	M3WDD	38.00	M40	5
4.	Michael Dunbar	M6MDD	43.40	M40	5
5.	Vlad Boev	2E0VLB	49.55	M50	5
6.	Stuart Tyler	G1ZAR	1.16.35	M40	5
7.	John Marriott	RS205838	1.17.40	M60	5
8.	Hristiyan Stoyanov	Ind	1.19.50	M19	5

144 MHz Short Course 4 Foxes. 4 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	David Deane	G3ZOI	58.20	M19	4
2.	Terence Hosking	Ind	1.01.15	M40	4
3.	Jillian Ullersperger	M0JIN	1.02.45	W35	4
4.	Ken Jones	M0AET	1.26.55	M60	4

3.5MHz 6 Foxes. 10 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	Andrew Soltysik	G4KWQ	27.08	M40	6
2.	Vlad Boev	2E0VLB	29.00	M50	6
3.	David Williams	M3WDD	30.38	M40	6
4.	Stuart Tyler	G1ZAR	31.38	M40	6
5.	Michael Dunbar	M6MDD	31.40	M40	6
6.	John Marriott	RS205838	38.30	M60	6
7.	Svetoslav & Hristiyan Stoyanov	Ind	40.40	M40/M19	6
8.	Jillian Ullersperger	M6JIN	38.25	W35	5
9.	David Deane	G3ZOI	49.40	M60	6 OT
10.	Ken Jones	M0AET	58.15	M60	6 OT

Notes:
1. The M40s battled it out for supremacy over the long 144MHz course in what was one of the most closely contested competitions seen in this country
2. It was especially good to see all competitors finding all of their assigned transmitters inside the time on 144 MHz.
3. Terence Hosking competed for the second time to grab second place on the short course. The other M40s are going to have to watch out!
4. Both Vlad Boev and Stuart Tyler had notable results in the Foxoring and are to be congratulated on their top 4 placings.
5. The thanks of all the competitors go to David Heale and the Happy Herts O Club for staging this event.

Black Wood 12 June 2011

144 MHz Long Course 7 Foxes. 8 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	David Williams	M3WDD	74.04	M40	1,3,5,2,6,4,7
2.	Michael Dunbar	M6MDD	89.35	M40	1,3,5,2,6,4,7
3.	David Heale	G6HGE	120.00	M40	1,5,3,2,6,4,7
4.	Vlad Boev	2E0VLB	125.11	M50	1,3,5,2,7,4,6
5.	Bob Titterington	G3ORY	139.34	M60	1,3,5,2,6,7
6.	John Marriott	RS205838	148.25	M60	1,3,5,2,6
7.	Svetoslav Stoyanov	Ind	128.15	M40	5,2,3,1,6 No 1 not 1st
8.	Stuart Tyler	G1ZAR	68.17	M60

144 MHz Short Course 5 Foxes. 6 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	Hristiyan Stoyanov	Ind	88.24	M19	1,3,5,2,6
2.	Jillian Ullersperger	M0JIN	140.01	W35	6,5,2,3,1
3.	John Little	M1SHE	146.01	M60	2,5,3,1
4.	Ken Jones	M0AET	173.38 OT	M60	6,5,2,1
5.	Terence Hosking	BKO	171.13 OT	M40	5,2,6
6.	Daniel Gregory	Ind	130.05	M21

Notes:
1. Black Wood must be one of the very best areas we use for ARDF and the runnability was excellent almost everywhere the planner took us. After such a long dry spring it was a pity that the event attracted incessant rain.
2. The M40s were 'on song' for the long course honours. The splits show how Michael Dunbar had an early lead but it was David Williams who was in superb form to post 74.04 to win. Hristiyan Stoyanov, a relative newcomer, bagged the win on the short course.
3. Optimum sequence for the transmitters was: Long Course (TX 1 HAD to be visited first) 1,3,5,2,6,4,7. Short Course 1,3,5,2,6 or the reverse.
4. The new iButton punching system developed by David Deane worked flawlessly. It is certainly a lot cheaper than Sport Ident and less cumbersome than Emit.
5. The thanks of all the competitors go to David G3ZOI for another excellent event.
6. Split times are now available here

ARDF Festival 28-30 May 2011
Day 1 - 144 MHz

Results and splits

Notes:
1. Transmitter codes were TX1 201, TX2 202, TX3 203, TX4 204, TX5 205, Beacon 211.
2. Optimum routes were:
M40 25431
M50 2541
M60 2531
M70 2531
W35 5431
W50 251
3. On leaving the start there was no point in taking any bearings until you were at or near the top of the hill. Once up there it was an opportunity to get good bearings on all the transmitters. Hardly anyone had difficulty in choosing the optimum sequence in which to visit the transmitters.
4. TX1, located on a slope and unexpectedly close to the main path, proved to be the most troublesome.
5. Planners report

Day 2 - 3.5 MHz

Results and splits

Notes:
1. Transmitter codes were: TX1 206, TX2 207, TX3 208, TX4 209, TX5 210. Beacon 211
2. Optimum routes were:
M40 52134
M50 5214
M60 2134
W35 514
W50 134
3. The decision as to the best sequence in which to visit the transmitters was not too difficult. Hearing TX1 was rather more difficult.
4. Planners report

Day 3 - FoxOring

Results and splits

Notes:
1. Transmitter codes were as follows A=201, B=202, C=203, D=204, E=205, F=206, G=207, H=208, I=209, J=210.
2. Planners report

Crompton Moor, Oldham 8 May 2011

3.5MHz Course 5 Foxes. 11 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	David Williams	M3WDD	41min	M40	5
2.	Bob Titterington	G3ORY	47min	M60	5
3.	Stuart Tyler	G1ZAR	67min	M40	5
4.	John Martin	G8JGM	82min	M60?	5
5.	John Marriott	RS205832	84min	M60	5
6.	Tom Mitchell	GM0JHF	86min	M60	5
7=.	Keith Mahood	G0OXV	89min	M50?	5
7=.	Andrew Soltysik	G4KWQ	89min	M40	5
9.	Tim Raven	G4ARI	92min	M50	5
10.	Stuart Cartlidge	G0MJG	93min	M60	3
11.	John Slattery	?	81min	M?	2

144MHz Course 5 Foxes. 10 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1=.	David Williams	M3WDD	35min	M40	5
1=.	Andrew Soltysik	G4KWQ	35min	M40	5
3.	John Marriott	RS205838	50min	M60	5
4.	Bob Titterington	G3ORY	51min	M60	5
5.	Stuart Tyler	G1ZAR	66min	M40	5
6.	John Martin	G8JGM	70min	M60?	5
7.	Tom Mitchell	GM0JHF	80min	M60	5
8.	Tim Raven	G4ARI	89min	M50	5
9.	Stuart Cartlidge	G0MJG	107min	M60	5
10.	Keith Mahood	G0OXV	77min	M60	2

Notes:
1. The Oldham Club were as meticulous as ever in their preparation for this event. The thanks of all the competitors go to them and especially to Phil M0GIE for all the effort they put into staging such a good event.
2. Congratulations to David Williams for his double win although the 144MHz honours were shared with Andrew G4KWQ. It would have been interesting to separate them with timing to the nearest second.
3. Competitors were even treated to a bit of northern sunshine in sharp contrast to the last time this area was used for ARDF when it rained torrentially all day.

Rowney Warren 17th April 2011

3.5MHz Course 8 Foxes. 13 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	David Deane	G3ZOI	90.46	M60	8
2.	David Williams	M3WDD	92.18	M40	8
3.	Svetoslav Stoyanov		114.56	M40	8
4.	Robert Vickers	G3ORI	118.12	M60	8
5.	Steve Stone	RS193217	64.06	M60	7
6.	Jillian Ullersperger	M0JIN	82.27	W35	7
7.	Stuart Tyler	G1ZAR	85.46	M40	7
8.	David Heale	G6HGE	87.18	M40	7
9.	Vlad Boev	2E0VLB	48.20	M50	6
10	Andrew Soltysik	G4KWQ	52.58	M40	6
11	Ken Jones	M0AET	86.08	M60	6
12	Alex Smafareist		145.38	M40	4
13	Geoff Findon	G3TQF	148.15	M60	3

Notes:
1. Apologies for the problems with two of the transmitters which dropped down to very low power. The organiser had tested the transmitters extensively but the problems were in the ATU.
2. Several competitors said they would like to return to the area next year but a little later on.
3. It was good to welcome Alex and Geoff to their first event.
4. The thanks of all the competitors go to John for organising and planning an excellent event.

Inside Park, Blandford Forum 3 April 2011

3.5MHz Long Course 5 Foxes. 13 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1=	Svetoslav Stoyanov		0.42.00	M40	5
1=	Hristiyan Stoyanov		0.42.00	M19	5
3.	Vlad Boev	2E0VLB	0.51.00	M50	5
4.	Michael Dunbar	M6MDD	0.52.00	M40	5
5.	Ken Jones	M0AET	1.24.00	M60	5
6.	Jillian Ullersperger	M0JIN	1.25.00	W35	5
7.	Jim & Sue Gailer	?	2.03.00	M50	5
8.	Geoff, Mike & Fran	?	2.24.00	M50	3
9.	Liz & Brian Jones	?	2.49.00	M50	4

Swinley Forest, Bracknell 19 Mar 2011

144MHz Long Course 7 Foxes. 8 starters. Approx 9km
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	Andrew Soltysik	G4KWQ	2.00.02	M40	7
2.	David Williams	M3WDD	2.00.54	M40	7
3.	Svetoslav Stotanov	Ind	2.05.53	M40	7
4.	Michael Dunbar	M6MDD	2.06.52	M40	7
5.	Steve Stone	RS193217	2.27.12	M60	7
6.	David Heale	G6HGE	2.23.02	M40	5
7.	Rod Mansel	G6AWO	2.21.03	M50	4
8.	Vlad Boev	2E0VLB	3.00.49 OT	M50	7

144MHz Short Course 5 Foxes. 12 starters. Approx 5km
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	Bob Titterington	G3ORY	1.41.18	M60	5
2.	Mike Pemberton	G4DDL	1.50.02	M60	5
3.	Hristian Stotanov	Ind	2.04.40	M19	5
4.	John Marriott	RS205838	2.28.29	M60	5
5.	Ken Jones	M0AET	2.13.00	M60	4
6.	David Deane	G3ZOI	2.22.12	M60	4
7.	Dan Gregory	Ind	2.12.56	M21	2
8.	Sarah Mansel	Ind	2.28.00	W35	2
9.	Dennis Nichole	M0CYJ	2.58.08 OT	M50	5
10.	Tom Mitchell	GM0JHF	2.34.33 OT	M60	3 + #6
11.	Chris Keeling	Ind	2.51.58 OT	M21	2
12.	Silvia Boev	Ind	2.56.58 OT	W21	2

Notes:
1. A great area and great weather to start the season in the south of England. Jillian was organising her first event and planned two challenging courses. Many competitors came to grief at TX #1 and there is no obvious explanation for the proliferation of multi-path propagation in this area. Perhaps blocks of closely packed conifers are more effective reflectors than may of us would believe?
2. A tightly contested long course saw Andrew G4KWQ at his best in a close fought tustle with David M3WDD. Vlad bravely tackled the long course and covered 17.4km to find all the transmitters. At the end of the day that is a seriously long distance.
3. Everyone on the long course found TXs 1,2,3 but it was 4 and 7 that caused the most difficulty.
4. On the short course newcomer Mike Pemberton G4DDL, a long established orienteer AND licensed amateur, was one of only two competitors to get back in less than two hours to take second place. A truly remarkable debut performance.
Afterwards he said "Please thank everyone, especially Jillian, for their help and support on the day. I got some excellent instruction from several people which prepared me for what was needed."
5. It was especially good to welcome newcomers Dan Gregory, Dennis Nichole, Mike Pemberton plus Svetoslav and Hristian Stotanov, both of whom have done some ARDF in Bulgaria.
6. The thanks of all the competitors go to Jillian for organising and planning such an excellent event. It was her first time doing this and the whole day seemed to be flawless.

Breakneck Bank 6 Feb 2011

144 +3.5 MHz Long Course 10 Foxes. 6 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	Michael Dunbar	M6MDD	99.50	M40	51423 B 15423
2.	Andrew Soltysik	G4KWQ	104.30	M40	51234 B 53214
3.	Bob Titterington	G3ORY	127.00	M60	51423 B 14352
4.	Stuart Tyler	G1ZAR	186.36	M40	5123 B 1354
5.	John Marriott	RS205838	125.04	M60	51423 B 53
6.	Jillian Ullersperger	M0JIN	169.08	W35	51423 B

144 +3.5 MHz Short Course 7 Foxes. 4 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	Robert Vickers	G3ORI	159.27	M60	5234 B 534
2.	Ken Jones	M0AET	149.41	M60	3245 B 53
3.	David Deane	G3ZOI	137.19	M60	523 B
4.	John Little	M1SHE	99.28	M60	5 B

Notes:
1. A challenging area and challenging courses. The resulting multi-path propagation in the deeply contoured valleys at Breakneck Bank gave even the most experienced competitors a real challenge. Congratulations to Michael Dunbar on his clear win on the long course and to Robert Vickers on the short.
2. The serious 'trap' was the brilliant placing of 2m TX 4. All but one of the competitors opted to go for TXs 1 and/or 5 first along the southern boundary of the area. The position of TX4 made it sound much further away as one turned northwards to locate TXs 2, 3 and 4. As a result a number of high profile competitors ran straight past it and had to trail back later to find it.
3. Two competitors neglected to punch the start but by reading out the contents of the SI boxes at TX 5 and at the finish, the times and splits have been retrieved.
4. The thanks of all the competitors go to David Williams for making the most of an excellent area.
5. Split times are now available here

Hightown Dunes 29 Jan 2011

3.5 MHz 5 Foxes. 18 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	Andrew Soltysik	G4KWQ	0.26.53	M40	5
2.	David Williams	M3WDD	0.32.02	M40	5
3.	Bob Titterington	G3ORY	0.49.26	M60	5
4.	John Martin	G8JGM	0.54.40	M50?	5
5.	Dave Page	M0BKH	1.07.35	M21	5
6.	Tom Mitchell	GM0JHF	1.15.06	M60	5
7.	Ben Peacock & James Birch	M6BGP	2.08.50	M12	5
8.	Phil Ellis	M0GIE	1.21.50	M60	4
9.	Andrew & Cath Maguire	2E0ZMO	2.00.45	?	4
10.	Mathew Ireland	MW3YMY	1.27.38	M19	2
11.	Peter Black	M1TNT	1.33.30	M21	2
12.	Martin & Sam Barfield	G7MRV	1.36.07	M12	2
13.	Les Fuller, Ben Humphries, Nathan Wall	M0PDU, M6BJH, M3YXT	2.00.00	M50/M12	2

Notes:
1. Congratulations and thanks to the Southport Club for organising this event. It is so good to have more than one event a year in the north west.
2. Congratulations to Andrew who scorched round to bag all five transmitters in a tad under 27 minutes, leaving the organisers shaking their heads in amazement.
3. Ben Peacock M6BGP and James Birch (callsign?) also impressed everyone by going out on their first proper competition, using unfamiliar equipment and coming home with all five TXs in the bag.
4. The next event in the North West is near Oldham on Sunday 8th May.

Frith Hill 11 Dec 2010

144 MHz 7 Foxes. 8 starters. 150 min time limit
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes	Sequence	Min Dist
1.	David Williams	M3WDD	54.31	M40	7	3,1,2,7,5,4,6	4.62
*	Vlad Boev	2E0VLB	71.21	M50	7	4,6,3,1,2,7,5	3.90
2.	Andy Soltysik	G4KWQ	77.24	M40	7	3,6,1,2,4,7,5	4.44
3.	Bob Titterington	G3ORY	78.29	M60	7	3,1,6,4,2,7,5	4.26
4.	Robert Vickers	G3ORI	104.37	M60	7	6,3,1,2,7,5,4	4.16
5.	Steve Stone	RS193217	107.51	M50	7	3,1,6,2,7,5,4	4.39
6.	David Heale	G6HGE	114.33	M40	7	3,1,6,2,7,4,5	4.55
7.	Jillian Ullersperger	M0JIN	120.15	W35	7	3,1,6,4,2,7,5	4.26

* Vlad Boev missed the walk to the start and set out from the finish. This enabled him to take a shorter 'out and back' route than was available to the other starters.

144 MHz 5 Foxes (miss 3 and 7). 6 starters. 150 min time limit
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes	Sequence	Min Dist
1.	Ken Jones	M0AET	72.58	M60	5	6,1,2,4,5	2.99
2	Dave Page	M0BKH	114.54	M21	5	6,1,2,4,5	2.99
3.	Graham Dennes	?	124.33	M21	5	6,4,2,1,5	3.63
4.	Martin Whittaker	M0NXP	129.33	M21	5	6,4,2,1,5	3.63
5.	Rod Mansel	G6AWO	150.00	M50	5	6,1,4,2,7,5	3.73
6.	David Deane	G3ZOI	120.00	M60	4	6,1,2,5	2.80

Notes:
1. Frith Hill was at its best for this event. The woods were highly runnable giving a multitude of route choices.
2. Congratulations to the winners - David Williams on the long course in under the hour but with the longest route. Ken Jones, well ahead of the field on the short course. Interestingly of the eight starters on the long course there were seven different sequences in which the transmitters were visited. Robert Vickers found the sequence with the shortest distance which was not one that the organiser had considered.
3. It was good to see Dave Page M0BKH and Martin Whittaker M0NXP plus friend Graham out again. Dave managed second place on the short course in spite of having wasted a lot of time when he pulled up short of TX 1.
4. The competitors are very grateful to M6MDD for setting excellent courses and giving us such an enjoyable day of radio sport.

Postensplain 14 Nov 2010

144 MHz 5 Foxes. 7 starters. 120 min time limit
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	Michael Dunbar	M6MDD	65.32	M40	5
2.	Phil Smith	GW1XBG	86.14	M40	5
3.	Vlad Boev	2E0VLB	92.16	M50	5
4.	David Williams	M3WDD	97.10	M40	5
5.	Jillian Ullersperger	M6JIL	116.49	W35	5
6.	John Marriott	RS205838	127.05 OT	M60	5
7.	Tony Green	GW4JGU	122.38 OT	M60	3

144 MHz 4 Foxes. 3 starters. 120 min time limit
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	Ken Jones	M0AET	107.39	M60	4
2.	David Deane	G3ZOI	136.52 OT	M60	4
3.	Tom Mitchell	GM0JHF	130.59 OT	M60	2

Notes:
1. The complex valleys and re-entrants of Postensplain posed a serious challege when it came to multi-path propagation. The competitors brought back tales of bearings that changed dramatically as they progressed and wildly erroneous estimations of the locations of the transmitters.
2. Michael Dunbar again showed how good he can be but Phil Smith, returning after a bit of a break, was a worthy second. Jillian M6JIL had an excellent day to come home inside the time with all five transmitters 'in the bag'. This was a bit of a wake up call to the 'boys'. Vlad 2E0VLB broke the M40 whitewash at the top when he eased into a well deserved third place.
3. Please click here for the long course split times. Please click here for the short course split times. Competitors will recall that the SI box for transmitter 3 had been placed with transmitter 1 and vice versa. The identities of the transmitters have been corrected in the split times.

3.5 MHz 3 Foxes. 11 starters. 75 min time limit
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	Phil Smith	GW1XBG	30.16	M40	3
2.	David Williams	M3WDD	33.12	M40	3
3.	Bob Titterington	G3ORY	36.57	M60	3
4.	Michael Dunbar	M6MDD	40.43	M40	3
5.	Vlad Boev	2E0VLB	44.40	M50	3
6.	Stuart Tyler	G1ZAR	45.59	M40	3
7.	Jillian Ullersperger	M6JIL	48.13	W35	3
8.	Tony Green	GW4JGU	55.03	M60	3
9.	Rodney Archard	M0JLA	77.55 OT	M60	1
10.	Tom Mitchell	GM0JHF	OT	M60	?
11.	John Marriott	RS205838	69.44	M60	0

Notes:
1. Phil Smith and Tony Green both had good runs to make the trip up from Swansea worthwhile. Jillian also had another solid reliable performance to her credit to make her long drive from Reading worthwhile. Elsewhere in the table, the 'usual suspects' shuffled the placings about a bit.
2. Please click here for the split times.
3. We are very grateful to the Harlequins Orienteering Club for their support and assistance to us in running this event. Finally, all the competitors are grateful to Robert Vickers for organising and planning an interesting and challenging event is some superb terrain.

Irchester 24 Oct 2010

144 MHz 5 Foxes. 5 starters. 60 min time limit
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes	Penalty
1.	Michael Dunbar	M6MDD	35.25	M40	6	0
2.	Andrew Soltysik	G4KWQ	45.46	M40	6	0
3.	David Williams	M3WDD	50.49	M40	6	0
4.	Vlad Boev	2E0VLB	56.51	M50	6	0
5.	David Heale	G6HGE	56.05	M40	4	0

144 MHz 5 Foxes. 9 starters. 90 min time limit
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes	Penalty
1.	Jim Smith	G4DZL	67.33	M60	6	0
2.	Steve Lawrence*	G4EOF	73.44	M50	6	0
3.	Robert Vickers	G3ORI	77.43	M60	6	0
4.	Chris Bosley*	LEI	82.48	M60	6	0
5.	David Deane	G3ZOI	84.57	M60	6	0
6.	Simon Fairbourn*	M0TTE	87.14	M40	6	0
7.	Chris Hartshorn*	2E0RGE	94.02	W35	6	1
8.	Ken Jones	M0AET	95.00	M60	6	1
9.	John Little	M1SHE	83.19	M60	4	0

Notes:
1. * denotes newcomer allowed to take bearings from the start area before starting.
2. Michael Dunbar reminded us of how good he is at his best, when he scorched round over ten minutes faster than anyone else.
3. It was good to welcome newcomers Chris Hartshorn, Simon Fairbourn, Chris Bosley and Steve Lawrence. We hope you all had an enjoyable day.
4. Please click here for the split times. Note that the finish clock was running about 30 seconds behind the clock at the beacon giving many competitors a negative split for this 10m leg!

3.5 MHz 5 Foxes. 15 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	Michael Dunbar	M6MDD	32.46	M40	6
2.	Andrew Soltysik	G4KWQ	35.39	M40	6
3.	Robert Vickers	G3ORI	36.41	M60	6
4.	Vlad Boev	2E0VLB	37.41	M50	6
5.	Bob Titterington	G3ORY	40.27	M60	6
6.	David Williams	M3WDD	41.15	M40	6
7.	David Deane	G3ZOI	47.17	M60	6
8.	David Heale	G6HGE	52.36	M40	6
9.	Jim Smith	G4DZL	53.03	M60	6
10.	Simon Fairbourn	M0TTE	70.21	M40	6
11.	Ken Jones	M0AET	77.59	M60	6
12.	Chris Hartshorn	2E0RGE	88.00	W35	3
13.	Chris Bosley	LEI	88.16	M60	3
14.	'Henry' Ehm + XYL	M0ZAE	90.52	M60	3

Notes:
1. Fast and furious over the earth banks of Irchester, but it was the 'usual suspects' who took the top places.
2. Please click here for the split times. Note that the finish clock was running about 30 seconds behind the clock at the beacon giving many competitors a negative split for this 10m leg!

3. The thanks of all the competitors go to John Marriott who was organising his first event.

Brogborough 11 Jul 2010

144 MHz 5 Foxes. 3.5 MHz 15 'cubs' 11 starters. Age grouped
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes	Cubs
1.	David Williams	M3WDD	117.58	M40	4	11
2.	Michael Dunbar	M6MDD	118.25	M40	2	10
3.	Steve Stone	RS193217	117.32	M50*	5	5
4.	Evan Duffield	2E0TJU	67.30	M21*	3	0
5.	Jillian Ullersperger	M6JIL	124.44^	W35*	5	0
1.	Rod Mansell	G6AWO	119.30	M50	4	1
2.	Vlad Boev	2E0VLB	147.58^	M50	5	10
1.	John Marriott	RS205838	145.56	M60	5	7
2.	Robert Vickers	G3ORI	147.50	M60	5	5
3.	David Deane	G3ZOI	162.20^	M60	5	2
4.	Ken Jones	M0AET	175.36^	M60	5	5

Notes:
1. * denotes running out of class. ^ denotes over time
2. John Little used the limited area brilliantly to set a challenge for competitors of all abilities. The different time limits for each class allowed him to vary the difficulty according to age.
3. No one was able to find all the Foxes plus all the Cubs inside their allowed time.
4. Click here for a map showing the location of all the transmitters.

Chawton Park 20 Jun 2010

144 MHz long course 7.3km 7 TXs 9 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	TXs	Sequence
1.	David Williams	M3WDD	1.25.49	M40	7/7	S-3-6-1-7-5-2-4-F
2.	Andrew Soltysik	G4KWQ	1.43.52	M40	7/7	S-3-6-1-4-2-5-7-F
3=.	Bob Titterington	G3ORY	2.04.43	M60	7/7	S-3-6-1-5-7-2-4-F
3=.	Rod Mansel	G6AWO	2.04.44	M50	7/7	S-3-6-1-5-7-2-4-F
5.	Steve Stone	RS193217	2.09.17	M50	7/7	S-3-6-1-5-7-2-4-F
6.	John Marriott	RS205838	2.18.29	M60	7/7	S-3-6-1-7-5-2-4-F
7.	Robert Vickers	G3ORI	1.33.48	M60	4/7	S-3-1-2-4-F
8.	David Heale	G6HGE	2.26.13	M40	4/7	S-3-6-1-7-F
9.	Stuart Tyler	G1ZAR	2.39.35	M40	6/7 OT	S-3-6-1-5-7-4-F

144 MHz short course 4.1km 5 TXs 4 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	TXs	Sequence
1.	Ken Jones	M0AET	2.08.14	M60	5/5	S-6-3-1-2-4-F
2.	Jillian Ullersperger	M6JIL	2.19.37	W35	4/5	S-6-3-1-2-F
3.	Marcus+Louise White	?	2.06.07	M/W?	3/5	S-3-1-6-F

Notes:
1. Another excellent competition organised by Dave G3ZOI. A challenging course in superb weather gave the RSGB team for Croatia some ideal preparation.
2. Deciding the sequence is always going to be harder with 7 transmitters. In this case the two bearings of weak stations pointed at the second area of woodland, 2 and 4 were pretty much the same and to the east while 3, 6 and 1 were arranged in a nice arc to the west and north. Not so hard after all!
3. Click here for all the split times. Well worth a detailed study. Take a look at the times from Tx 1 to the field crossing on the long course. Also interesting are the times from the first punching of the field crossing control to the punching on the way back. Take a look at David's time from Tx2 to Tx4. Compare your efforts to those of your peers.
4. The grateful thanks of all the competitors go to Dave for organising the event.
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Tandle Hill Country Park 13 Jun 2010

144 MHz course 2.2km 5 TXs 8 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	TXs
1=.	David Williams	M3WDD	35	M40	5/5
1=.	Michael Dunbar	M6WDD	35	M40	5/5
3.	Bob Titterington	M6MDD	44	M60	5/5
4.	Stuart Tyler	G1ZAR	45	M40	5/5
5.	John Martin	G8JGM	54	M50	5/5
6.	John Marriott	RS205838	55	M60	5/5
7.	Robert Vickers	G3ORI	56	M56	5/5
8.	Tom Mitchell	GM0JHF	101	M60	5/5

3.5 MHz course 2.2km 5 TXs 7 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	TXs
1.	David Williams	M3WDD	40	M40	5/5
2.	Robert Vickers	G3ORI	48	M60	5/5
3.	Michael Dunbar	M6MDD	51	M40	5/5
4.	Bob Titterington	G3ORY	52	M60	5/5
5=.	John Marriott	RS205838	68	M60	5/5
5=.	John Martin	G8JGM	68	M50	5/5
7.	Tom Mitchell	GM0JHF	91	M60	3/5

Notes:
1. What a superb area. It might be small but that beech wood is to die for.
2. All the competitors are extremely grateful to all the members of the Oldham Club who turned out to make this event possible. Phil Ellis has to have a special mention for his role in organising the day.
3. The short distances involved helped the slower competitors to higher placings than they would have expected. It was nore about quick thinking than fast running.
4. Click here for Robert Vicker's 2m route. This demonstrates the Quickroute capability.
. 5. 144 MHz results were revised on 22 Jun.

BC 2010 21-23 May

Day 1 - Sprint FoxO

10 transmitters A - J
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	Foxes
1.	Anke Ebert	DL9OCA	30.36	W35	10/10
2.	Sylke Hofner	DG4AAN	31.47	W35	10/10
3.	Jillian Ullersperger	M6JIL	48.50	W35	10/10
:
1.	Brigitte Roethe	.	50.28	W50	9/10
:
1.	Alexander Hergert	.	20.30	M21	10/10
2.	Norbert Linke	.	23.56	M21	10/10
:
1.	Wolf-Dietrich Barth	DK7TD	20.55	M40	10/10
2.	David Williams	M3WDD	22.14	M40	10/10
3.	David Heale	G6HGE	29.24	M40	10/10
4.	Andrew Soltysik	G4KWQ	33.43	M40	10/10
:
1.	Bernd Hofner	DL1AQ	21.49	M50	10/10
2.	Nick Roethe	DF1FO	25.07	M50	10/10
3.	Lucien Vidal	F4DKA	26.09	M50	10/10
4.	Peter Dekany	.	29.53	M50	10/10
5.	Steve Stone	RS193217	36.09	M50	10/10
6.	Rod Mansel	G6AWO	57.16	M50	4/10
:
1.	Bob Titterington	G3ORY	26.31	M60	10/10
2.	Robert Vickers	G3ORI	28.30	M60	10/10
3.	Ken Jones	M0AET	44.28	M60	10/10
4.	Tom Mitchell	GM0JHF	45.21	M60	10/10
5.	John Little	M1SHE	39.06	M60	8/10

Notes:
1. A 'different' version of Fox O which was great fun on a sunny evening to start the weekend of ARDF.
2. Congratulations to Alexander Hergert who recorded the fastest time of 20.30 but just look at how close Wolf-Dietrich Barth (M40) and Bernd Hofner (M50) ran him.
3. David Williams was the fastest Brit home in 22.14

Day 2 - 144 MHz

Results and splits

Notes:
1. Optimum routes were:
All courses 35214. If you were not required to find any of these TXs, the optimum sequence is the same with missing TXs removed.
In M40 only Stuart Tyler got the sequence exactly right. In M50 and W35 only winners, Bernd Hofner and Jillian Ullersperger respectively, made the right call, while in M60 everybody got it right (but then it is a lot easier with just 3 TXs).
2. Planning:
The long thin nature of the course was unusual and resulted in the longer courses being a bit shorter than is normally expected. The aim of the planner was to trap competitors into taking the transmitters in the wrong order. TX 2 was well sited and aimed at drawing competitors past TXs 3 and 5, causing them to have to retrace their steps later. The sequence of TXs 1 and 4 was more subtle with less climb being required for a 1-4 sequence. Finally TX 5 was placed in an area where clumps of dense vegetation might give problems.
3. Day 2 was the best day for the home based competitors. Michael Dunbar in M40 was the fastest of any class around the 5 TX course. It was very good to see Jillian Ullersperger scoring a clear win in W35 and also John Marriott in M60. Both these competitors have worked steadily at their ARDF and it is good that it is all coming together for them.
4. Winner of the 2m Plate was John Marriott RS205838
5. Click here for Michael Dunbar's route which shows the location at which each and every transmission was being received.
6. Click here for Michael Dunbar's blog.

Day 3 - 3.5 MHz

Results and splits

Notes:
1. Optimum routes were:
M21/M40 was 54312 and 7.0km; M50 was 4312 and 6.7km; M60 was 532 and 5.4km; W35 was 5432 and 5.6km and W50 was 432 and 4.9km. No one got it wrong which contrasted sharply with Day 2.
2. Our visitors from the Continent came into their own, posting wins in all classes bar M60 where all the runners were UK based. Alexander Hergert posted a brilliant 47.43 on the 5 transmitter course; a time that no one else came even close to matching.
3. Winner of the RSGB 80m ARDF Trophy was Robert Vickers G3ORI

Leith Hill 24 Apr 2010

Long Marathon 5 TXs on 2m and 5 TXs on 80m 11 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	2m TXs	80m TXs	2m time	2m place
1.	David Williams	M3WDD	109.42	M40	54231	42135	55.46	1
2.	Michael Dunbar	M6MDD	117.08	M40	51423	42135	57.07	2
3.	Andrew Soltysik	G4KWQ	138.25	M40	34215	53124	73.38	3
4.	Bob Titterington	G3ORY	153.17	M60	52413	42135	83.57	7
5.	Stuart Tyler	G1ZAR	155.20	M40	13425	53124	77.35	4
6.	Steve Stone	RS193217	159.57	M50	52413	42135	79.20	6
7.	David Heale	G6HGE	165.39	M40	15423	53124	78.46	5
8.	Gavin Andrews	M0ETA	175.06	M40	42513	53	97.14	8
9.	John Marriott	RS205838	165.17	M60	51432	14	131.05	10
10.	Jillian Ullersperger	M6JIL	178.44	W35	52431	53	128.39	9
11.	Tim Raven	G4ARI	175.29	M50	513	42	85.18	11

Medium Marathon 4 TXs on 2m and 4 TXs on 80m 2 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	2m TXs	80m TXs	2m time	2m place
1.	David Deane	G3ZOI	178.22	M60	5431	421	78.46	1
2.	Ken Jones	M0AET	172.16	M40	143	425	84.39	2

Notes:
1. It was great to get out onto such superb terrain on such a glorious spring day. Organiser Vlad 2E0VLB came up with an unusual format which tested the competitors, not least physically.
2. The use of SI electronic timing equipment makes all the split times available for post race analysis. On the long course the number of different 144MHz sequences was astounding. There was no consensus but 20/20 hindsight suggests that 52431 was the best 'call'. The only person to do this was Jillian M6JIL.
On 3.5 MHz it was a totally different story with the top 7 competitors all choosing the same sequence (either clockwise or anticlockwise).
3. All the split times, in a single table, can be seen be seen here
4. The thanks of all the competitors go to Katia and Vlad for organising such an excellent competition. Our thanks also go to the London Orienteering Club who could not have been more helpful to us in obtaining permission to use the area and providing the maps. Finally to the Evelyn Wotton Trust for their kind permission to use the area.

Sutton Park 13 Mar 2010

144 MHz long course 7 TXs 7.8km 7 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	TXs
1.	Michael Dunbar	M6MDD	92.11	M40	7/7
2.	Andrew Soltysik	G4KWQ	106.15	M40	7/7
3.	Robert Vickers	G3ORI	141.32	M60	7/7
4.	John Marriott	LEI	167.24	M60	7/7
5.	Vlad Boev	2E0VLB	170.25	M50	7/7
6.	Jillian Ullersperger	M6JIL	171.05	W35	5/7
7.	Rod Mansel	G6AWO	162.03	M50	0/7

144 MHz short course 5 TXs 6.2km 8 starters.
Place	Name	Call	Time	Class	TXs
1.	Bob Titterington	G3ORY	88.38	M60	5/5
2.	David Deane	G3ZOI	144.58	M60	5/5
3.	Dave Page	M0BKH	149.05	M21	5/5
4.	Tom Mitchell	GM0JHF	156.16	M60	5/5
5.	Ken Jones	M0AET	172.22	M60	6/5
6.	Adrian Bailey	HOC	136.15	M40?	3/5
7.	Steve Burrows + Ben	G6MMD	148.55	M40?	3/5

Notes:
1. It was great to get out onto some superb terrain and organiser David Williams made good use of the area with his longer than usual 144 MHz format. Competitors were never able to use the area boundaries to aid them in locating the transmitters, as is so often the case in small areas.
2. Bob apologises to newer competitors for not making it clearer at registration that short course competitors have to find the five transmitters specified on the information sheet and not five chosen by the competitor.
3. The locations of the seven transmitters can be seen here