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Radio Society of Great Britain
Witton Park Blackburn 26 April
| 3.5 MHz - 17 starters, 5 Transmitters. |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | 0.50 | M40 | 12345 |
| 2. | Dave Williams | M3WDD | 1.13 | M40 | 12345 |
| 3. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | 0.55 | M40 | 1245 |
| 4. | Tim Raven & Sarah | G4ARI | 1.59 | M50 | 2345 |
| 5. | John Martin | G8JGM | 2.12 | M50 | 2345 |
| 6. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 1.11 | M60 | 345 |
| 7. | Robert Vickers | G3ORI | 1.24 | M60 | 345 |
| 8. | Tom Mitchell | GM0JHF | 1.36 | M60 | 345 |
| 9. | Les Fuller | M3CDU | 2.19 | M?? | 234 |
| 10. | Neil Jones | M0NBJ | 1.22 | M50 | 25 |
| 11. | Keith Mahood | G0OXV | 1.32 | M40 | 25 |
| 12. | Tom Read & Jimmy | M1EYP | 0.57 | M21 | 2 |
| 13. | April Jones | GX8WSR | 1.20 | W35 | 3 |
| 14. | S Cartlidge | G0MJG | 1.29 | M60 | 5 |
| 15. | Dave Cossar | GM3WIL | 1.30 | M60 | 3 |
Notes:
1. The results are listed in order of the number of transmitters found and the time taken.
2. Phil M0GIE and the Oldham Club put on a first rate event at Witton Park. They were rewarded with excellent support.
3. In spite of the expanses of out of bounds fields in the middle of the map, the courses transpired to be interesting and challenging.
4. The 'prize' for the furthest travelled competitor went to Michael Dunbar from Frimley who was a little bit ahead of Dave Cossar from Prestwick.
| 144 MHz - 13 starters, 5 Transmitters. |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Dave Williams | M3WDD | 1.04 | M40 | 12345 |
| 2. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | 1.18 | M40 | 12345 |
| 3. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | 1.29 | M40 | 1245 |
| 4. | John Martin | G8JGM | 1.30 | M50 | 2345 |
| 6. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 0.54 | M60 | 345 |
| 7. | Tom Mitchell | GM0JHF | 1.15 | M60 | 345 |
| 8. | April Jones | GX8WSR | 1.26 | W35 | 235 |
| 9. | Dave Cossar | GM3WIL | 1.22 | M60 | 35 |
| 10. | Robert Vickers | G3ORI | 1.29 | M60 | 35 |
| 11. | Keith Mahood | G0OXV | 1.33 | M40 | 14 |
| 12. | S Cartlidge | G0MJG | 1.20 | M60 | 4 |
| 13. | Neil Jones | M0NBJ | 1.36 | M50 | 4 |
| 14. | Tim Raven | G4ARI | 1.53 | M50 | |
Notes:
1. With multi-path propagation strongly in evidence by reflections from the hill to the north, competitors coped well with the conditions.
2. Please let the organiser know if there are any errors or omissions in these results.
Butterwood 6 April
| 144 MHz - 11 starters, 5 Transmitters. |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | 60.35 | M40 | 5/4 |
| 2. | Dave Williams | M3WDD | 62.10 | M40 | 5/4 |
| 3. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 95.24 | M50 | 5/5 |
| 4. | Robert Vickers | G3ORI | 95.38 | M60 | 3/3 |
| 5. | David Heale | G6HGE | 103.58 | M40 | 4/4 |
| 6. | Frank Heritage | M0AEU | 109.10 | M50 | 4/4 |
| 7. | Dave Deane | G3ZOI | 130.45 | M50 | 4/3 |
| 8. | Justin & Peter | | 141.45 | M?? | 3/4 |
| 9. | Alan & Martin | | 144.40 | M?? | 4/5 |
Notes:
1. Heavy snow on the morning of the event caused the cancellation of the parallel Orienteering competition when helpers were unable to get to the area.
ARDF enthusiasts, however, trickled in from across southern England for this two bamd competition.
2. Organisers Dave G4WIZ and Ken M0AET staged a conventional 2m competition and a very novel variant of FoxOring after lunch.
3. Winner Michael Dunbar wore a GPS watch and his blog shows his exact track superimposed on the Google Earth image of the woods.
| 3.5 MHz - 7 starters, 10 Transmitters. |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Dave Williams | M3WDD | 37.15 | M40 | 10 |
| 2. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 49.12 | M50 | 10 |
| 3. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | 55.05 | M40 | 10 |
| 4. | Robert Vickers | G3ORI | 63.35 | M60 | 9 |
| 5. | David Heale | G6HGE | 78.32 | M40 | 9 |
| 6. | Frank Heritage | M0AEU | 80.30 | M50 | 9 |
| 7. | David Deane | G3ZOI | 77.59 | M50 | 6 |
Notes:
1.The novel form of a FoxOring competition deployed ten transmitters which each sent for 30 sec in every minute with a different identifying letter in morse.
At the start the competitors were given a plan or 'constellation' of the transmitters (in addition to the map from the 2m event in the morning). Eight of the transmitters were within a 150m radius circle centred 300m from the start and lying on one of the eight compass points N, NE, E, SE etc. The transmitter was audible at the centre of each of these circles but its identifying morse letter was not disclosed.
Each competitor was assigned a compass point along which he was required to leave the mass start (this avoided following).
A ninth control circle was positioned between the circle of eight and the start and a transmitter was placed here after the competitors had left the start area. Finally, a tenth transmitter was sited within a 150m radius circle around the finish.
Dudmaston 16 March
| 144 MHz - 11 starters, 5 Transmitters. |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Phil Smith | GW1XBG | 48.44 | M40 | 5/5 |
| 2. | Dave Williams | M3WDD | 58.00 | M40 | 5/5 |
| 3. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 62.24 | M60 | 3/3 |
| 4. | Tim Raven | G4ARI | 101.20 | M50 | 3/3 |
| 5. | David Deane | G3ZOI | 106.44 | M50 | 4/4 |
| 6. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | 117.46 | M40 | 5/5 |
| 7. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 81.10 | M60 | 4/5 |
| 8. | Tom Mitchell | GM0JHF | 107.20 | M60 | 3/4 |
| 9. | Dave Cossar | GM3WIL | 97.28 | M50 | 1/3 |
| 10. | Tony Green | GW4JGU | 127.15 | M60 | 2/5 |
| 11. | Dave Livsey | G4BQH | | M60 | 0/5 |
Notes:
1. Click here for the 144MHz split times. Note that the splits are ordered in simplistic time and number of controls found and do not take into account the choice of course by the competitor.
2. Dudmaston, with its deceptive undulating terrain, produced far more multi path propagation than expected. Some very experienced competitors had a 'bad hair day' as a result.
3. Congratulations to winner Phil Smith who overcame all these problems to notch a convincing win. M40 is definitely our strongest class in GB and if we ever got our best team out it would be interesting to see how close we could get to a podium place in international competition.
4. It was good to welcome Dave Cossar and Dave Livsey to their first competition. Hope to see you both again.
| 3.5 MHz - 10 starters, 3 Transmitters. |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Dave Williams | M3WDD | 23.20 | M40 | 3/3 |
| 2. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | 24.04 | M40 | 3/3 |
| 3. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 28.38 | M50 | 3/3 |
| 4. | Phil Smith | GW1XBG | 29.13 | M40 | 3/3 |
| 5. | David Deane | G3ZOI | 39.55 | M50 | 2/2 |
| 6. | Tim Raven | G4ARI | 44.01 | M40 | 2/2 |
| 7. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 73.04 | M60 | 3/3 |
| 8. | Tom Mitchell | GM0JHF | 79.21 | M60 | 3/3 |
| 9. | Tony Green | GW4JGU | 92.47 | M60 | 2/3 |
| 10. | Dave Cossar | GM3WIL | 97.44 | M60 | 0/2 |
Notes:
1. Click here for the 3.5MHz split times. Again, these are not ordered as the actual results.
2. Steve Stone, having mispunched at a 3.5 MHz transmitter in the morning, had a compensating advantage with one of the TXs after lunch! With the benefit of 20/20 hindsight, the two #5 transmitters were too close together and should have been more clearly marked with the band of operation.
3. The top four competitors had an extremely close race of it and the optimum sequence was 3 - 1 - 5
4. Click here for the 80m winner's blog and here for a map of his route.
High Wycombe 10 Feb
| 144 MHz - 13 starters, 5 Transmitters. |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 59.50 | M60 | 4/4 |
| 2*. | Martin Whittaker | M0NXP | 67.21 | M21 | 4/4 |
| 3. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 68.10 | M60 | 3/3 |
| 4. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | 82.15 | M40 | 5/5 |
| 5. | Dave Skye | G3PLR | 95.53 | M60 | 3/3 |
| 6. | David Deane | G3ZOI | 97.23 | M50 | 4/4 |
| 7. | John Little | M1SHE | 102.52 | M60 | 3/3 |
| 8. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | 104.20 | M40 | 5/5 |
| 9. | Jim Smith | G4DZL | 118.50 | M50 | 5/5 |
| 10. | Tim & Sarah Raven | G4ARI | 156.55 | M50 | 3/3 |
| 11. | David Heale | G6HGE | 111.13 | M40 | 3/5 |
| 12. | Dawn Skye | YL | 115.00 | W50 | 1/3 |
* denotes assisted
Notes:
1. The 2008 ARDF season opened with wonderful weather and superb terrain at High Wycombe. Steve Stone put on an excellent event single handedly and did it very very well. His efforts were greatly appreciated by everyone who participated.
2. At this event competitors were free to choose which course they attempted (5 TXs, 4 TXs or 3 TXs) rather than being constrained by their age group.
3.Organiser's comments:
The location of the main orienteering car park restricted me to what areas I could use without involving a long walk to a start. I thought the Southern area was a bit small for an event but being hilly it wouldn't make it to easy. Even so I wasn't anticipating anybody having major problems. My first indication that it wasn't going to be that easy was at 10am when the TXs fired up. Number 1 was showing almost West instead of South East. This caused much confusion to the competitors with almost everyone taking non optimum routes. I don't know why number 3 caused so much grief to some. Anyway, thanks to all for coming and I hope you enjoyed you run on a gorgeous day.
Thanks to Dave Deane for the loan of the equipment, and to all those who collected controls at the end.
4. The event attracted two newcomers in Dawn Skye and Martin Whittaker. Click for Martin's blog. How others see us!
5. Click for the winner's blog and here for the winner's route.
Lever Park, Bolton 25 Nov
| 3.5 MHz - 15 starters, 5 Transmitters. |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 41.0 | M60 | 3/3 |
| 2. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | 45.0 | M40 | 5/4 |
| 3. | Robert Vickers | G3ORI | 50.0 | M60 | 5/3 |
| 4. | David Heale | G6HGE | 52.0 | M40 | 4/4 |
| 5. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | 56.0 | M40 | 4/4 |
| 6. | David Williams | M3WDD | 1.08.0 | M40 | 5/4 |
| 7. | John Martin | MDOC | 1.10.0 | M50 | 4/4 |
| 8. | Tom Mitchell | GM4JHF | 1.17.0 | M50 | 4/4 |
| 9. | Jim Smith | G4DZL | 1.27.0 | M50 | 5/4 |
| 10. | Keith Mahood | G0OXV | 1.18.00 | M40 | 3/4 |
| 11. | Stuart Cartlidge | G0MJG | 1.28.0 | M50 | 3/4 |
| 12. | Richard Newstead + 2 | G3CWI | 1.07.0 | M40 | 2/4 |
| 13. | April Jones | Wirral | 1.19.0 | W35 | 2/4 |
| 14. | Neil Jones | Wirral | 1.36.0 OT | M50 | 0/4 |
Notes:
1. The results format does not do justice to some of the performances. Michael Dunbar travelled all the way up from Frimley to race round all five transmitters in just 9 TX cycles, to show what can be achieved with plenty of practice and good speed over the ground. Even more impressive was the third place of M60 Robert Vickers who managed to bag the lot in just 50 minutes, even though he was only expected to find three of them as an M60.
2. John Martin of MDOC headed the newcomers with a very respectable 70 minutes for his allotted four transmitters.
3. We actually had two ladies competing. April Jones bagged two transmitters and was comfortably inside the time, while Richard Newstead took his daughter Mai Ling and son Lewis round the course.
4. Very few of the allegedly 'experienced' competitors ever managed to find all their allotted transmitters on their first time out. There is simply too much to master all at once. You need to become familiar and adept at using the receiver, there is the sense problem to master on 3.5 MHz and then there is zooming up the learning curve of basic tactics. It takes a few events before it all starts to run smoothly and after that, well it is all such good fun.
5. Phil M0GIE, was really quite brave to run an event for a radio sport he has only done a couple of times himself. Phil was being typically modest as you all thanked him and his team for their efforts on Sunday. It was certainly very much appreciated by all the competitiors.
6. Click here for the Organiser's blog.
7. Rather than have a winner's blog, this time we have a competitor's blog from the 65 year old who found all five TXs in just five minutes more than Michael Dunbar (who has written more winner's blogs than he has had hot dinners). Click here for the blog and Click here for his route.
Willesley Woods 6 Oct
| 144 MHz - 11 starters, 5 Transmitters, optimum sequence 1,4,5,2,3,F |
| | # | Name | Call | Class | Tx1 | Tx4 | Tx5 | Tx2 | Tx3 | Finish |
| 1. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | M40 | 6.27 | 20.27 | 15.04 | 43.37 | 52.51 | 55.45 |
| 2. | David Williams | M3WDD | M40 | 32.13 | 18.48 | 24.51 | 46.25 | 55.57 | 59.29 |
| 3. | David Deane | G3ZOI | M50 | 21.11 | N/R | 30.39 | 42.26 | 62.33 | 68.07 |
| 4. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | M50 | 37.14 | 19.00 | 46.10 | 61.53 | 76.12 | 80.29 |
| 5. | David Heale | G6HGE | M40 | 40.41 | 28.09 | N/R | 64.04 | 77.16 | 81.15 |
| 6. | Robert Vickers | G3ORI | M60 | 53.48 | 28.56 | 60.51 | 71.48 | 84.42 | 89.12 |
| 7. | Phil Ellis | M0GIE | M50 | 17.58 | N/R | 37.27 | 66.25 | 87.11 | 93.29 |
| 8. | Tim & Sarah Raven | G4ARI | M50 | Miss | N/R | 52.50 | 97.47 | Miss | 116.11 |
| 9. | Dennis Mews | HOC | M50 | 16.08 | N/R | Miss | Miss | Miss | 57.10 |
| 10. | Ken Jones | M0AET | M60 | N/R | N/R | 100.09 | Miss | Miss | 115.13 |
| 11. | Tom Mitchell | GM0JHF | M50 | 36.12 | N/R | 47.26 | 72.48 | 121.08 | 128.05 |
Notes:
1. The 'joker' in the pack was TX 4, sited high on the hillside near the A42 cutting, its signal was seriously loud across to the north side of the lake. So much so that a majority of the experienced competitors opted to take TX4 first, passing within a couple of hundred metres of TX1 on their way across to 4. Coming up the road from the start, the bearing to TX4 was the furthest right and the usual tactic in these circumstances is to take the transmitters in sequence from right to left. This time that did not work! Not only that, but the strong signal convinced these competitors that TX4 was close and so they failed to run far enough after each transmission, taking perhaps three transmissions after entering the woods before they were anywhere near it. An unintended 'near/far' trick which caught out four of the five competitors who hunted these two transmitters.Click here to see the location of the 144MHz transmitters.
2. TX2 was sited with the expanse of Shellbrook Wood beyond it, to coax the over enthusiastic into roaring off northwards, passing it while it was silent and then having to turn back to find it.
3. The split times above tell all sorts of tales and the transmitters are ordered in the optimum sequence. This makes it easier to spot non optimal choices.
4. Michael Dunbar's decision to take TX1 first was enough to make up for his foray north of the electricity sub-station later on. Click here for Michael Dunbar's blog. Click here for Michael's route.
5. Those who got the sequence right were David Deane, Phil Ellis, Tim Raven and Tom Mitchell.
6. Phil Ellis came down from Oldham to try out a full scale event for himself before organisng the Lever Park, Bolton event on 25 Nov.
7. David Deane had a good day with his first top three place for a while. He was also in the lead at TX2.
8. Tom Mitchell was a tad unlucky to go over time having bagged all his four transmitters. It was good to see him after he travelled down from Dumfries to participate.
| 3.5MHz - 10 starters, 5 Transmitters |
| | Place | Name | Call | Class | Time | TXs |
| 1. | David Williams | M3WDD | M40 | 35.12 | 5/4 |
| 2. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | M50 | 36.23 | 5/4 |
| 3. | Robert Vickers | G3ORI | M60 | 36.38 | 5/3 |
| 4. | Tom Mitchell | GM0JHF | M50 | 40.20 | 4/4 |
| 5. | Ken Jones | M0AET | M60 | 49.15 | 3/3 |
| 6. | Jim Smith | G4DZL | M50 | 55.20 | 5/4 |
| 7. | David Heale | G6HGE | M40 | 56.25 | 4/4 |
| 8. | David Deane | G3ZOI | M50 | 57.08 | 4/4 |
| 9. | Dennis Mews * | HOC | M50 | 59.45 | 4/4 |
| 10. | Phil Ellis | M0GIE | M50 | 79.35 | 4/4 |
Notes:
1. A fast and furious 80m competition to round off the day. All the IARU distances were reduced to 200m and the central area of the map was used.
2. Tom Mitchell and Ken Jones had obviously saved something from the morning to place well up the table.
3. David Williams over-ran TX1 and had difficulty in convincing himself that TX4 might be across the road near to the lake but just managed to hold off the 'grey challenge' from Steve Stone and Robert Vickers.
4. * Dennis Mews was 'assisted' by Bob for his first three transmitters. Dennis seemed to think the exercise helped to identify where he sometimes went wrong.
5. Thanks to all who turned out to support the event and the efforts of the organisers.
Alice Holt Forest 23 Sep
| 144 MHz - 13 starters, 5 Transmitters. |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 54.33 | M60 | 3/3 |
| 2. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | 54.50 | M40 | 5/4 |
| 3. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 1.09.00 | M50 | 5/4 |
| 4. | David Heale | G6HGE | 1.11.11 | M60 | 4/4 |
| 5. | Simon Beck | SN | 1.17.50 | M40 | 5/4 |
| 6. | John Little | M1SHE | 1.18.00 | M60 | 3/3 |
| 7. | David Williams | M3WDD | 1.26.22 | M40 | 5/4 |
| 8. | Jim Smith | G4DZL | 1.29.35 | M50 | 4/4 |
| 9. | Dave Skye | G3PLR | 1.31.00 | M60 | 3/3 |
| 10. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 1.34.00 | M60 | 3/3 |
| 11. | David Deane | G3ZOI | 1.45.00 | M50 | 4/4 |
| 12. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | 1.29.10 | M40 | 3/4 |
| 13. | Warren Payne | Ind | OT | M21 | 5/5 |
Notes:
1. It was good to welcome newcomers Dave Skye and Warren Payne, both of whom acquitted themselves well. Warren stayed out until he had found all his five TXs and Dave 'bagged' the three needed by an M60 in an hour and a half.
2. Simon Beck was over from France and he made quite a telling remark when he said he felt that the standard of domestic competition was noticeably rising. He pointed to Michael Dunbar who found all five transmitters in just 11 tramsmitter 'cycles'. No doubt he had a bit of good luck along the way but it is still a pretty impressive achievement.
3. It was good to see Steve Stone back to 'form' and clearly the competition at the IARU Region 1 Championships the previous week, was good for David Heale.
4. Click here for the 2m winner's blog and Click here for the 2m winner's route.
5. Frank M0AEU organised an excellent day of competition and thanks also to David Deane and Ken Jones who stepped in to run the 80m event after lunch.
| 3.5MHz Foxoring - 10 starters, 10 Transmitters 1 hour 'score' |
| | Place | Name | Call | Class | Points | Time |
| 1. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | M60 | 235 | 58.00 |
| 2. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | M50 | 235 | 58.34 |
| 3. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | M40 | 205 | 58.00 |
| 4=. | Ken Jones | M0AET | M60 | 200 | 52.00 |
| 4=. | David Williams | M3WDD | M40 | 200 | 35.00 |
| 6=. | David Heale | G6HGE | M40 | 195 | 55.00 |
| 6=. | David Skye | G3PLR | M60 | 195 | 61.42 |
| 8. | Frank Heritage | M0AEU | M50 | 165 | 61.30 |
| 9. | John Little | M1SHE | M60 | 150 | 29.00 |
| 10. | Jim Smith | G4DZL | M50 | 80 | 60.00 |
Notes:
1. Dave Deane and Ken Jones came up with a brilliant variation on the Foxoring theme. Not all the transmitters were on the air permanently. Some were only on for 30 seconds in every minute, others for 20 seconds and some for just 15 seconds.The transmitters then carried a differing points tariff based on the amount of time they spent on the air and their distance from the start/finish. There was some discussion regarding the allocation of points to transmitters and some competitors had had a hard time trying to find transmitter G but this did not detract from an idea that we must surely run again at a future event.
Hermitage Woods - 29 July
| 144 MHz - 10 starters, 4 Transmitters, 3.5 km |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | 55.20 | M40 | 4/4 |
| 2. | Phil Smith | GW1XBG | 58.45 | M40 | 4/4 |
| 3. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 1.07.45 | M60 | 4/4 |
| 4. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 1.22.43 | M60 | 4/4 |
| 5. | Robert Vickers | G3ORI | 1.23.15 | M60 | 4/4 |
| 6. | David Deane | G3ZOI | 1.26.12 | M50 | 4/4 |
| 7. | Jim Smith | G4DZL | 1.51.08 | M50 | 4/4 |
| 8. | Barrie Walmsley | TVOC | 1.48.00 | M50? | 3/4 |
| 9. | Tony Green | GW4JGU | 2.27.40 | M60 | 3/4 |
| 10. | John Marriott | LEIOC | 2.15.02 | M50 | 2/4 |
Notes:
1. The 'usual suspects' were at the top of the table but Ken Jones had a good morning to place 4th. His highest ever?
2. It was good to welcome Barrie Walmsley and John Marriott to their second event.
3. Steve Stone put on an excellent and most enjoyable event in the delightful Hermitage Woods and even 'fixed' the weather. Thanks to him from all the participants.
| 3.5MHz Foxoring - 10 starters, 10 Transmitters, 4.2 km |
| | Place | Name | Call | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | M40 | 10/10 |
| 2. | Phil Smith | GW1XBG | M40 | 10/10 |
| 3. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | M60 | 10/10 |
| 4. | Robert Vickers | G3ORI | M60 | 10/10 |
| 5. | John Marriott | LEIOC | M60 | 10/10 |
| 6. | David Deane | G3ZOI | M50 | 10/10 |
| 7. | Barrie Walmsley | TVOC | M50 | 10/10 |
| 8. | Ken Jones | M0AET | M50? | 8/10 |
| 9. | Tony Green | GW4JGU | M60 | 7/10 |
| 10. | Jim Smith | G4DZL | M50 | 10/10 |
Notes:
1. A mass start Foxoring with a different designated first TX for each competitor.
2. Results are in order of finish time and do not represent placings.
3. John Marriott, at only his second ever event, made his mark in the results.
4. Organiser's Notes
Hermitage is a nice area to use, and it's a pity that the recent rain
had made the paths difficult. I decided to keep the mornings event
fairly short to encourage everybody to do both events, past experience
has shown that a longer first course discourages those less fit to skip
the afternoon event.
I tried to keep the 2m event fairly simple and most people didn't seem
to have any real problems. I didn't consider the road route that a lot
of people took from the start in my planning, I'll have to be more
careful in future !
I like the Fox-Oring format and enjoy planning these. I don't consider
it more work even though there are more controls to put out. I find it
easier as a solo organiser than coping with standard 80m kit. I decided
fairly early on to be different and use a mass start as an experiment.
The idea of splitting people up was a late thought. I tried to make sure
that nobody was disadvantaged by going to a particular control first, I
hope I got this right. Judging by the comments at the finish most people
found it interesting with a lot of talk about best routes based on their
starting control.
Thanks to Dave Deane for the loan of the equipment and thanks to all
those who collected the gear in at the end.
Michedever Foxoring 10 June
| 3.5 MHz - 12 starters, 12 Transmitters (max) |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 45.50 | M60 | 8/8 |
| 2. | David Williams | M3WDD | 1.00.57 | M40 | 10/10 |
| 3. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | 1.06.06 | M40 | 12/10 |
| 4. | John Little | M1SHE | 1.07.47 | M60 | 8/8 |
| 5. | David Heale | G6HGE | 1.10.15 | M40 | 10/10 |
| 6. | Robert Vickers | G3ORI | 1.12.15 | M60 | 12/8 |
| 7. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 1.13.32 | M60 | 8/8 |
| 8. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 1.19.58 | M50 | 12/9 |
| 9. | Roger Howell | | 1.36.25 | M40 | 10/10 |
| 10. | Jim Smith | G4DZL | 1.55.25 | M50 | 10/9 |
| 11. | Geoff Galliver | M0SOX | 1.40.10 | M60 | 5/8 |
| 12. | Barrie Walmsley | IND | 1.59.50 | M60 | 5/4 |
Notes:
1. Dave Deane chose a lovely day to set out his Fox-Oring course at Micheldever. The transmitters were easy to hear and generally could be picked up a couple of hundred metres from their location.
2. The siting of the nearest transmitter to the start caused most competitors to run around like headless chickens before they realised it was right next to a wire fence which was coupling strongly to the antenna. Even the veteran top band DFers seemed to have just as much trouble with it as everyone else.
3. Thanks are due to Dave for providing another day of radio sport in lovely surroundings.
British ARDF Championships - 26/27/28 May
Click here for the results of the Foxoring on 26 May.
Click here for the results of the 3.5MHz Championship on 27 May.
Click here for the results of the 144MHz Championship on 28 May.
Click here for comment, blogs and pictures.
Farley Mount 22 April
| 144 MHz - 7 starters, 5 Transmitters, 5.5 km min distance (5TX) |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 1.04.33 | M60 | 3/3 |
| 2. | David Heale | G6HGE | 1.08.12 | M40 | 4/4 |
| 3. | Mike Dunbar | RS195082 | 1.17.38 | M40 | 5/4 |
| 4. | David Williams | M3WDD | 1.29.22 | M40 | 5/4 |
| 5. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 1.35.40 | M50 | 5/4 |
| 6. | Dave Deane | G3ZOI | 1.52.23 | M50 | 4/4 |
| 7. | John Little | M1SHE | 41.20 | M60 | 1/3 |
| 3.5 MHz - 7 starters, 5 Transmitters, 5.3 km min distance (5TX) |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Mike Dunbar | RS195082 | 52.56 | M40 | 4/4 |
| 2. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 1.01.00 | M60 | 3/3 |
| 3. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 1.15.20 | M50 | 5/4 |
| 4. | David Williams | M3WDD | 1.20.00 | M40 | 5/4 |
| 5. | John Little | M1SHE | 1.23.56 | M60 | 3/3 |
| 6. | David Heale | G6HGE | 1.35.13 | M40 | 4/4 |
| 7. | Roger Howell | IND | 1.52.26 | M40 | 0/4 |
Notes:
1. A disappointing turnout for an event in a lovely wood in lovely sunshine. Many thanks to Dave Burleigh, Ken Jones and Geoff Galliver for all their hard work which was appreciated by all those who travelled from afar to participate.
2. Click here for the winners' blogs. Click here for the 2m winner's route. Click here for the 80m winner's route.
3. Roger Howell confused the sense direction on 80m but went out again later and found it all did work after all.
4. Ken Jones planned courses which made full use of the area. Control site photos and a map showing their location were available at the end of the day.
Deepcut 24 March
| 144 MHz - 11 starters, 5 Transmitters, 3.35 km min distance |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | David Williams | M3WDD | 44.59 | M40 | 5 |
| 2. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 50.59 | M60 | 5 |
| 3. | David Heale | G6HGE | 57.47 | M40 | 5 |
| 4. | Robert Vickers | G3ORI | 58.05 | M60 | 5 |
| 5. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | 58.37 | M40 | 5 |
| 6. | John Little | M1SHE | 1.15.27 | M60 | 5 |
| 7. | Dennis Mews | IND | 1.16.43 | M50 | 5 |
| 8. | David Deane | G3ZOI | 1.29.16 | M50 | 5 |
| 9. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 1.43.31 | M50 | 5 |
| 10. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 1.28.16 | M60 | 2 |
| 11. | Tony Welch | IND | 2.43.39 | M50 | 5 |
| 3.5 MHz - 8 starters, 5 Transmitters, 3.60 km min distance |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | David Williams | M3WDD | 35.39 | M40 | 5 |
| 2. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 49.28 | M60 | 5 |
| 3. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | 54.54 | M40 | 5 |
| 4. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 54.57 | M50 | 5 |
| 5. | Robert Vickers | G3ORI | 58.08 | M60 | 5 |
| 6. | Dennis Mews | IND | 1.10.50 | M50 | 5 |
| 7. | David Heale | G6HGE | 1.16.31 | M40 | 5 |
| 8. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 1.11.14 | M60 | 3 |
Notes:
1. Michael Dunbar made clever use of a small but wonderfully runnable area in this event which he organised single handedly. All the competitors are more than grateful to Michael for providing an excellent days radio sport.
2. Winner David Williams is now on holiday and so a winner's route and blog are not available.
3. In the 144MHz event a few competitors fell for the 'near/far' trick. TX #1 was sited at the top of the highest hill in the area and facing the start. TX#4 was 500m nearer the start and in the same direction but concealed on the reverse slope of a modest hill. The lucky and/or wise competitors opted to go for TX #4 before #1.
4. Organisers Notes a. click here to see the locations of all the transmitters. 21-25 are 144MHz and 81-85 are 3.5MHz.
b. I cannot explain the crazy bearing that some competitors got for TX #3 on 2m.
c. I am grateful to all those competitors who helped to set up the Registration area and collect in all the transmitters at the end. It enabled me to be at home and freshened up when the XYL got back. Michael Dunbar
Hawkbatch 4 March
| 144 MHz - 8 starters, 5 Transmitters |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | David Williams | M3WDD | 54.15 | M40 | 5 |
| 2. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | 1.16.42 | M40 | 5 |
| 3. | Phil Smith | GW1XBG | 1.41.31 | M40 | 5 |
| 4. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 1.45.27 | M50 | 5 |
| 5=. | Tony Green | GW4JGU | 1.59.59 | M60 | 4 |
| 5=. | Dave Deane | G3ZOI | 1.59.59 | M50 | 4 |
| 7. | Tom Mitchell | GM0JHF | 1.16.43 | M50 | 2 |
| 8. | Dennis Mews | IND | 1.29.16 | M50 | |
| 3.5 MHz - 9 starters, 3 Transmitters, |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | David Williams | M3WDD | 27.20 | M40 | 3 |
| 2. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | 29.10 | M40 | 3 |
| 3. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 44.15 | M50 | 3 |
| 4. | Phil Smith | GW4JGU | 46.10 | M40 | 3 |
| 5. | Dennis Mews | HOC | 1.06.35 | M50 | 3 |
| 6. | Tony Green | GW4JGU | 1.08.10 | M60 | 3 |
| 7. | Tom Mitchell | GM0JHF | 1.20.00 | M50 | 3 |
| 8. | John Little | M1SHE | 1.23.00 | M60 | 3 |
| 9. | Robert Dove | SMOC | 1.05.00 | M60 | 2 |
Notes:
1. Robert Vickers and Geoffrey Foster organised the event but were not blessed with the best of weather for their efforts. Their efforts were greatly appreciated by all those who took part.
2. John Little, Tony Walsh and Robert Dove trained together in the 144 MHz event. Mike and Val Dugmore trained as beginners in the 3.5 MHz event.
3. Organiser's comments: Hawkbatch is a smallish wood and although not particularly hilly has enough stream valleys and gully systems to make life interesting for the radio-orienteer. My plan was to exploit these features by designing a technically testing course for the 144 MHz event. I thought that as a contrast, I would make the 3.5 MHz event fast and relatively straightforward. Listening to the comments in the finish tent, I think my objectives were achieved. Congratulations to David Williams and Michael Dunbar for achieveing blistering performances in first and second places respectively in both events.
I cannot avoid commenting on the weather: the torrential rain started falling just as the last fox was sited in its lair and fell unremittingly until long after the site had been cleared. The results have been extracted from soggy paper sheets (and I hope there are no mistakes as a consequence). I am sorry if the conditions made life more difficult for the less experienced competitors; they certainly didn't help us to provide proper support for the beginners and I hope they will not be discouraged by the damp experience.
Despite this, the usual offers of help to gather in the foxes and dismantling the tent were willingly made and gratefully accepted. In particular I am indebted to Geoffrey Foster who helped with every aspect of the event and to Bob Titterington who sorted out the transmitters for me just before rushing off on a trip to Australia. Robert Vickers
Wendover Woods 4 Feb
| 144 MHz Long- 4 starters, 5 Transmitters, km min distance |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | 1.06.47 | M40 | 5 |
| 2. | David Williams | RS190108 | 1.16.40 | M40 | 5 |
| 3. | Gavin Andrews | M0ETA | 2.15.36 | M40 | 5 |
| 4. | Jim Smith | G4DZL | 2.25.00 | M50 | 5 |
| 144 MHz Short- 9 starters, 4 Transmitters, 3.72km min distance |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Dennis Mews | IND | 1.01.27 | M50 | 4 |
| 2. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 1.19.34 | M60 | 4 |
| 3. | Robert Vickers | G3ORI | 1.11.45 | M60 | 4 |
| 4. | David Deane | G3ZOI | 1.14.52 | M50 | 4 |
| 5. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | 1.32.14 | M40 | 4 |
| 6. | David Heale | G6HGE | 1.37.00 | M40 | 4 |
| 7=. | Tony Welch | IND | 1.57.29 | M50 | 3 |
| 7=. | John Little | M1SHE | 1.57.29 | M60 | 3 |
| 9. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 2.12.25 | M60 | 4 |
Notes:
1. Steve Stone organised a super event in splendid sunshine on a marvellous area. He showed how one individual could single handedly put on an event. He was aided by the synchronised clock crystals on the G3ZOI transmitters which allowed him to put out the transmitters on the Saturday afternoon.
2. The long course winner was Michael Dunbar (no surprises there then) but short course winner was Dennis Mews on only his second outing at an ARDF event. Dennis tried ARDF for the first time at Wokefield last November and then goes out to win his first ever event on 144MHz. Incredible!
3. In the 3.5 MHz Foxoring (results below) David Heale showed the mettle of his orienteering skills to place third behind Michael Dunbar and David Williams.
4. It was nice to welcome Nicky (M5YLO) and Tony Marriott for the first time. They had a 'taster' session hunting down transmitters on both the 144MHz short course and on the 3.5 MHz Foxoring course.
5. Sincere thanks to Steve for his efforts which were much appreciated by everyone present.
6. Click here for the long course winner's blog. Click here for the short course winner's blog. Click here for the short course winner's route. click here for the long course winner's route. Click here for the organiser's comments
| 3.5 MHz Foxoring- 13 starters, 10 Transmitters, 3.86 km min distance |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | 40.07 | M40 | 10 |
| 2. | David Williams | RS190108 | 47.20 | M40 | 10 |
| 3. | David Heale | G6HGE | 53.50 | M40 | 10 |
| 4. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 55.31 | M60 | 10 |
| 5. | Robert Vickers | G3ORI | 56.02 | M60 | 10 |
| 6. | Dennis Mews | IND | 56.55 | M50 | 10 |
| 7. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | 67.57 | M40 | 10 |
| 8. | Gavin Andrews | M0ETA | 74.00 | M40 | 10 |
| 9. | Jim Smith | G4DZL | 96.18 | M50 | 10 |
| 10. | David Deane | G3ZOI | 52.20 | M50 | 6 |
| 11= | John Little | M1SHE | 34.00 | M60 | 4 |
| 11= | Tony Welch | IND | 34.00 | M50 | 4 |
| 13. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 56.03 | M60 | 4 |
Wokefield Common 12 Nov
| 3.5 MHz - 15 starters, 5 Transmitters Max, 120 minute limit |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | 45.37 | M40 | 5/4 |
| 2. | David Williams | RS190108 | 48.41 | M40 | 5/4 |
| 3. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 52.29 | M50 | 5/4 |
| 4. | Robert Vickers | G3ORI | 55.22 | M60 | 5/3 |
| 5. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 56.17 | M60 | 5/3 |
| 6. | John Little+Tony+Robert | M1SHE | 68.00 | M60 | 3/3 |
| 7. | Dennis Mews | | 72.33 | M50 | 4/4 |
| 8. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | 88.54 | M40 | 5/4 |
| 9. | David Heale | G6HGE | 91.14 | M21 | 5/5 |
| 10. | Roger Howell | | 101.20 | M40 | 4/4 |
| 11. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 107.03 | M60 | 3/3 |
| 12. | Graham Taylor | G3MDC | 111.40 | M60 | 3/3 |
| 13. | Jim Smith | G4DZL | 148.00 | M50 | 5/4 |
Notes:
1.It was really good to see four new faces at the event and hopefully will see you all again when the 2007 season starts on 4 Feb.
2.Thanks to David Deane for organising a super day which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. The weather was delightful and the forest was dressed in glorious autumnal colours.
3. Click here for the winner's blog. click here for the winner's route.
British Championships 15 Oct
| 144 MHz - 11 starters, 120 minute limit |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Robert Vickers | G3ORI | 49.51 | M60 | 3/3 |
| 2. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 49.53 | M50 | 4/4 |
| 3. | David Williams | RS190108 | 55.09 | M40 | 4/4 |
| 4. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | 58.18 | M40 | 4/4 |
| 5. | Frank Heritage | M0AEU | 74.11 | M40 | 4/4 |
| 6. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 75.40 | M60 | 3/3 |
| 7. | John Little | M1SHE | 84.57 | M60 | 3/3 |
| 8. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | 86.24 | M40 | 4/4 |
| 9. | David Heale | G6HGE | 91.20 | M21 | 5/5 |
| 10. | Tom Mitchell | GM0JHF | 102.44 | M50 | 4/4 |
| 11. | David Deane | G3ZOI | 79.20 | M50 | 3/4 |
Notes:
1. In planning the courses, I tried to include as much of the interesting part of the area at the western end as possible and to use the o.o.b. area surrounding the old GLCM bunkers as a 'challenge' when it came to deciding the sequence in which the transmitters should be visited.
2. Click here for the winner's blog. Click here for the winner's route.
| M60 optimum S-5-3-2-F 4.59km |
| | Call | S-5 | 5-2 | 5-3 | 3-2 | 2-3 | 2-F | 3-F | sequence |
| G3ORI | 10.02 | | 16.01 | 11.12 | | 12.36 | | S-5-3-2-F |
| M0AET | 15.50 | 31.34 | | | 20.59 | | 7.17 | S-5-2-3-F |
| M1SHE | 29.42 | 28.05 | | | 21.09 | | 6.01 | S-5-2-3-F |
There was not a lot of difference between the two real choices of route (5-3-2 and 5-2-3) with the latter route being 4.62km. With TX 5 I did not hold out much hope that anyone would run significantly past it and have to backtrack, but by placing it opposite the interesting area near the control tower, I did hope that some might dash over there to wait for its next transmission and then have to come back towards the centre of the old runway.
| M50 optimum S-5-1-2-4-F 4.76km |
| | Call | S-5 | 5-1 | 5-4 | 1-2 | 4-2 | 2-4 | 4-F | 1-F | sequence |
| Steve | 10.51 | 17.40 | | 6.22 | | 9.03 | 5.57 | | S-5-1-2-4-F |
| GM0JHF | 14.19 | | 24.00 | 14.22 | 38.35 | | | 11.28 | S-5-4-2-1-F |
| G3ZOI | 15.13 | 15.14 | | 11.12 | | | | | S-5-1-2-F |
The M50 course avoided the TX3 trap (see below) but, assuming that competitors would choose to go anti-clockwise around the o.o.b. area, I placed TX 4 on the reverse slope as they approached, in the hope that they would suffer from multi-path from the far side of the valley in which it was positioned.
There was very little difference in course length between M50 and M40, so it was quite a surprise to find an M50 coming in second fastest.
The other route choice measured: S-5-4-2-1-F 5.10km
| M40 optimum S-3-1-2-4-F 4.86km |
| | Call | S-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 4-3 | 4-F | 3-F | sequence |
| DavidW | 17.25 | 4.46 | 10.42 | | 17.44 | | 4.32 | | S-1-2-3-4-F |
| Michael | 18.43 | 7.50 | 16.57 | | 10.08 | | 4.40 | | S-1-2-3-4-F |
| M0AEU | 29.24 | 12.44 | | 13.00 | | 13.59 | | 5.04 | S-1-2-4-3-F |
| G1ZAR | 27.53 | 19.06 | 21.28 | | 11.56 | | 6.03 | | S-1-2-3-4-F |
I placed TX3 at the top of that re-entrant, to try to catch the M40s out. The idea was that TX3 would be weaker than you would expect for a TX as close as 100m or 200m from the route taken from the start to TX1. If the competitor ignored the bearing information and judged on signal strength alone, the result was that he ran straight past 3. Everyone duly obliged!
The 'joker' in the pack proved to be TX4 which gave stronger multi path signals emanating from the east of its real position, than I expected.
The other routes measured: S-1-2-3-4-F 5.35km, S-1-2-4-3-F 5.09km
| M21 optimum S-5-3-1-2-4-F 5.05km |
| | Call | S-5 | 5-1 | 1-3 | 3-2 | 2-4 | 4-F | sequence |
| G6HGE | 15.12 | 21.11 | 12.24 | 25.02 | 11.23 | 6.08 | S-5-1-3-2-4-F |
M21 faced the same 'trap' as M40 and also ran 5-1 instead of 5-3-1. The distance for S-5-1-3-2-4-F was 5.89km.
2. Other competitors were:
Jim Smith G4DZL, still suffering from the injury he sustained at Alice Holt, decided to do the recreational course but got carried away and found all 5 TXs in 125.18
Clive Hardy G4SLU from Monitoring Monthly, strolled round the recreational transmitters and found them all. A good effort for a first outing
Finally David Lewis G8JXA arrived late having spent the morning making his tape beam and did not have time to check in. He and his son found TX#1 before the transmitters started mysteriously moving and then going QRT!
Silverstone 24 Sep
| 3.5 MHz - 7 starters, 5 Transmitters Max, 120 minute limit |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | 65.10 | M40 | 5/4 |
| 2. | David Williams | RS190108 | 67.35 | M40 | 5/4 |
| 3. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 98.15 | M50 | 5/4 |
| 4. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | 111.51 | M40 | 4/4 |
| 5. | Dave Deane | G3ZOI | 112.37 | M50 | 4/4 |
| 6. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 102.21 | M60 | 2/3 |
| 7. | Geoff Galliver | M0SOX | | M60 | 0/3 |
| 144 MHz - 5 starters, 5 transmitters max, 120 min limit |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | 70.55 | M40 | 5/4 |
| 2. | David Williams | RS190108 | 74.11 | M40 | 5/4 |
| 3. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 88.43 | M50 | 5/4 |
| 4. | Dave Deane | G3ZOI | 102.07 | M50 | 4 |
| 5. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | 112.45 | M40 | 4 |
Notes:
1.Click here for the winner's blogs (both events). click here for the 2m winner's route. click here for the 80m winner's route.
2. Organisers comments:
My first event. 2 months ago I walked the woodland with John Shaw, the
event organiser for South Midlands Orienteering Club (SMOC). We then agreed
that this would be a suitable venue. I then applied to the Forestry
Commission for application forms which I duly completed. These were then
acknowledged, two copies returned, I signed one and returned. At this time
it seemed quite possible that we could go over the 20 limit, so I then sent
in the cheque for £25.00 to cover this. Next the risk assessment forms
which are very exciting. These had to be agreed by John Shaw as being a
qualified even planner. Copy sent to the FC and then permission granted.
My other most valuable assistance came from Robert Dove (SMOC Cartographer).
After he, John Shaw and I walked the woodland again, Robert tweaked the map
and after downloading a free copy of OCAD6 I printed same on my Laser
Printer.
Thursday go to the SMOC store and collect the control stakes, road signs
etc.
Friday afternoon before the event spent the afternoon placing controls with
John Shaw. We were trying for 3.2 / 4.3 / 5.2 kilometres for M21 - M60.
Saturday I put out all 10 foxes, 25hr delay. I can now see for me, single
handed, it takes a full day to put out all 10 foxes.
Sunday early start to put out the direction signs add a quick swab of the
loos to avoid any chance of cholera or typhoid!
9.29am, pray,- they started one second late! Robert kindly brought his
camper van for the registration and emergency tea.
The Foxes were down on the output I want but the entrants managed the
course. My next job is to do some more tests at these distances and polish
my foxes performance.
I can certainly see that piggy backing on a full 'O' can save a lot of work,
but the experience is valuable.
Thanks to all the guys for their encouragement, to G3ZOI and M0AET for the
tech help, and to Dave Williams and Steve Stone for collecting four of the
foxes. That way I managed to leave the forest at 7.0pm.
Alice Holt 23 July
| 144 MHz - 15 starters, 5 Transmitters Max, 120 minute limit |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | David Williams | RS190108 | 50.31 | M40 | 5/4 |
| 2. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | 59.05 | M40 | 5/4 |
| 3. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 1.06.40 | M60 | 3/3 |
| 4. | Gavin Andrews | M0ETA | 1.19.55 | M40 | 4/4 |
| 5. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 1.24.26 | M50 | 5/4 |
| 6. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 1.28.14 | M60 | 3/3 |
| 7. | David Deane | G3ZOI | 1.39.30 | M50 | 4/4 |
| 8. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | 1.45.55 | M40 | 4/4 |
| 9. | Geoff Grayer | G3NAQ | 1.46.58 | M60 | 2/3 |
| 10. | David Heale | G6HGE | 1.54.20 | M21 | 3/4 |
| 11. | Mark James | 2E0BBS | 1.52.00 | ? | 2/4 |
| 12=. | Rob Waghorne | M3WRJ | 1.58.23 | M40 | 2/4 |
| 12=. | Peter Coleman | | 1.58.23 | ? | 2/4 |
| 14=. | Steven Janes | M3KIH | 1.59.59 | ? | 0/4 |
| 14=. | Ben Donaldson | M3LCQ | 1.59.59 | ? | 0/4 |
| 3.5 MHz - 14 starters, 5 transmitters max, 120 min limit |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | 52.44 | M40 | 4/4 |
| 2. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 1.01.25 | M60 | 3/3 |
| 3. | David Williams & Simon Andersson | RS190108 | 1.09.19 | M40 | 4/4 |
| 4. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 1.18.01 | M40 | 5/4 |
| 5. | Gavin Andrews | M0ETA | 1.27.50 | M21 | 4/4 |
| 6. | Jim Smith | G4DZL | 1.28.55 | M60 | 5/4 |
| 7. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | 1.39.30 | M40 | 5/4 |
| 8. | David Heale | G6HGE | 1.47.00 | M21 | 5/5 |
| 9. | David Deane | G3ZOI | 1.57.45 | M50 | 3/4 |
| 10. | Roger Howell | G0ROG | 1.51.50 | ? | 1/4 |
| 11. | Bob Gray family | | 1.32.45 | ? | 0/4 |
| 12. | Peter & Thomas Smallwood | | 2.41.10 | ? | 3/4 |
Notes:
1. Glorious weather, excellent area and up to 10 TXs to DF - a terrific day out.
2. Frank Heritage M0AEU was the organiser, helped by Richard and Elizabeth Gaskell and Alan and Barbara Willson from Radio Scouting. Our thanks go to them all for providing the competitors with such an excellent competition.
3. Click here for the winners' blogs (both events). click here for the 2m winner's route. click here for the 80m winner's route.
4. Thanks to David Williams and Michael Dunbar for their blogs and maps showing their route. These do help the rest of us to appreciate where we can improve.
Blackwood 11 June
| 144 MHz - 11 starters, 5 Transmitters Max, 120 minute limit |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Robert Vickers | G3ORI | 46.55 | M60 | 3/3 |
| 2. | David Williams | RS190108 | 53.16 | M40 | 5/4 |
| 3. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | 58.40 | M40 | 4/4 |
| 4. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 1.03.53 | M60 | 3/3 |
| 5. | Gavin Andrews | M0ETA | 1.09.02 | M40 | 4/4 |
| 6. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 1.13.58 | M60 | 3/3 |
| 7. | Phil Smith | GW1XBG | 1.17.05 | M40 | 5/4 |
| 8. | John Little | M1SHE | 1.20.34 | M60 | 3/3 |
| 9. | Frank Heritage | M0AEU | 1.46.35 | M50 | 5/4 |
| 10. | David Heale | G6HGE | 1.52.50 | M21 | 5/5 |
| 11. | Tony Green | GW4JGU | 1.56.00 | M60 | 3/3 |
| 3.5 MHz FoxOring - 15 starters, 10 TXs, 90min limit |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | 41.10 | M40 | 10 |
| 2. | David Williams | RS190108 | 43.45 | M40 | 10 |
| 3. | Phil Smith | GW1XBG | 49.40 | M40 | 10 |
| 4. | Gavin Andrews | M0ETA | 50.30 | M40 | 10 |
| 5. | David Heale | G6HGE | 57.15 | M21 | 10 |
| 6. | Robert Vickers | G3ORI | 58.03 | M60 | 10 |
| 7. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 1.03.20 | M60 | 10 |
| 8. | John Harrison | BADO | 1.24.40 | M50 | 10 |
| 9. | Frank Heritage | M0AEU | 53.00 | M50 | 3 |
| 10. | Tony Green | GW4JGU | 1.32.40 | M60 | 10 |
| 11. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 1.39.40 | M60 | 6 |
| 12. | John Little | M1SHE | 1.49.00 | M60 | 8 |
| 13. | Graham Taylor | G3MDC | 1.58.20 | M60 | 7 |
| 14. | Peter Davis | G0KQA | 2.45.00 | M60 | 9 |
| 15. | Geoff Galliver | M0SOX | 3.10.00 | M60 | 2 |
Notes:
1. This was the very first FoxOring competition to be held in the UK. David Deane, Ken Jones and Gavin Andrews were behind it all and gave a most enjoyable aspect of the day spent in glorious weather in the open air. In this competition, control circles were marked on the map with the guarantee that the transmitter would be audible from within the circle. Competitors used their orienteering skills to navigate from one circle to the next and once there, used their DF skills to find the micro transmitters.
2. In the Foxoring, transmitter C was reported to be inaudible by later competitors. However, when it was collected in, it could be heard at a reasonable distance on a PJ80 receiver. Possibly it was just a bit weaker than the other transmitters.
3. Blackwood is a superb area of beech woodland with very little gound cover. Most of the map is runnable and the competition had a continental feel about it, with the competitors able to manoeuvre freely in the vicinity of each transmitter.
4. It was noteworthy that in the 144 MHz competition, everyone collected their full 'bag' of transmitters within the time limit.
5. Competitors over time in the FoxOring have been re-ordered in terms of the time they were out and not the number of transmitters found.
6. Corrected results posted 16 Jun
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