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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. .
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
| 3.5 MHz super sprint, Time limit 30 min, 5 TXs. 15 starters. |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | TXs |
| 1. | Andrew Soltysik | G4KWQ | 15.09 | M40 | 5/5 |
| 2. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 16.57 | M60 | 5/5 |
| 3. | Vlad Boev | 2E0VLB | 19.10 | M50 | 5/5 |
| 4. | Michael Dunbar | M6MDD | 20.11 | M40 | 5/5 |
| 5. | Robert Vickers | G3ORI | 29.55 | M60 | 5/5 |
| 6. | Tom Mitchell | GM0JHF | 28.07 | M60 | 3/5 |
| 7. | Jillian Ullersperger | M6JIL | 28.03 | W35 | 2/5 |
| 8. | David Deane | G3ZOI | 31.49 | M60 | 5/5 |
| 9. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 31.55 | M60 | 5/5 |
| 10. | Dave Page | M0BKH | 36.16 | M21 | 5/5 |
| 11. | John Marriott | LEI | 36.41 | M60 | 5/5 |
| 12. | Adrian Bailey | HOC | 52.53 | M40? | 5/5 |
| 13. | Steve Burrows + Ben | G6MMD | 66.46 | M40? | 2/5 |
| 14. | Rod Mansel | G6AWO | DNF | M50 | 1/5 |
Notes:
1. This was an innovative competition designed as a foil to the exertions of the morning. As such, it became clear that there were aspects that could be improved although it was very popular with the experienced competitors.
2. The newer competitors found it very hard to decide the alignment of the null, execute the sense sequence and decide the direction of the transmitter in the 24 seconds for which each transmitter was on the air. That said, if a five minute cycle (60 second transmissions) had been used, it would not live up to the billing as a 'super sprint'.
3. The time limit was set too short. Many good competitors were finding all the transmitters in the 30 - 40 minute time period.
4. Split times (listed in time taken order and not in the result order above) can be found here .
5. The thanks of all the competitors go to David Williams for providing an interesting, challenging and innovative day of radio sport.
Nettlebed 14 Feb 2010
| 3.5MHz long course 5 TXs + 6 micros. 8 starters. |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | TXs | Micros |
| 1. | Michael Dunbar | M6MDD | 80.49 | M40 | 5/5 | 6/6 |
| 2. | Vlad Boev | 2E0VLB | 123.47 | M50 | 5/5 | 6/6 |
| 3. | David Heale | G6HGE | 131.40 | M40 | 5/5 | 6/6 |
| 4. | Rod Mansel | G6AWO | 142.42 | M50 | 3/5 | 6/6 |
| 5. | Robert Vickers | G3ORI | 95.36 | M60 | 3/5 | 4/6 |
| 6. | Andrew Soltysik | G4KWQ | 99.18 | M40 | 1/5 | 6/6 |
| 7. | Jillian Ullersperger | M6JIL | 145.15 | W35 | 1/5 | 5/6 |
| 8. | John Marriott | LEI | 189.20 | M60 | 5/5 | 6/6 OT |
| 3.5MHz short course 4 TXs + 5 micros. 3 starters. |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | TXs | Micros |
| 1. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 76.37 | M60 | 4/4 | 5/5 |
| 2. | David Deane | G3ZOI | 127.41 | M60 | 4/4 | 5/5 |
| 3. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 122.37 | M60 | 4/4 | 2/5 |
Notes:
1. The first event of 2010 used some superb terrain in the Chilterns but did not enjoy the best of the weather. The winter break meant that some important lessons had to be re-learnt; such as always but always carry a spare battery and a spare earpiece.
2. The format of a number of normal power transmitters plus some micro powered FoxOring transmitters, gave long course competitors a total of 11 TXs to locate. Short course entrants had a total of 9 to find.
3. The split start/finish also added a challenge as at least one high profile competitor ran past Micro TX A soon after leaving the start. Later in the day he had to face up to the trek back to get it and reckons it cost him 20 minutes.
4. Organiser's Comments
Thank you all for coming to Nettlebed, shame about the weather. My
sympathies to Jillian, Robert, and Andrew who all suffered from
equipment problems.
I started thinking about this event last Autumn with the intention of
doing a single band event only but trying something different.
Discussions with Dave Deane indicated that what I wanted to do was
feasible, so I went ahead. Essentially I wanted a lot of controls to
make it an interesting event. This meant adding micros and therefore
introducing periods of silence to allow them to be heard easily.
I originally intended to use the South start and keep all the controls
west of the road, however the orienteering planner and controller were
concerned about the large number of fields and open areas that must be
avoided, so I was forced to re plan. Unfortunately this resulted in long
first legs for both courses. For this reason I added another micro (A)
to provide some interest early on. The nature of the area meant that
there was never going to be much of a route choice, with the only real
decision was whether to get TX5 before or after micro E.
I was pleasantly surprised that 8 of the 11 competitors opted for the
long course, I was expecting only 3 or 4 to go for this. Maybe this is a
side effect of only having one competition on the day.
As regards the micros they do seem to be to powerful. There are pros and
cons to this as I see it.
Being able to hear multiple micros at once probably doesn't bother the
experienced radio orienteer who can navigate correctly to the circle,
because by then the required micro would be dominant. However the less
experienced navigator who may be lost may well be confused. This is
especially a problem if the micros that can be heard are 1km away. Vlad
stated that he could here all the micros all over the area. Comments
from PJ80 users would be welcome.
Thanks to Dave Deane for the loan of the equipment, which worked
impeccably as usual. Special thanks also to Ken and Dave who built the
micros in the last week or so. Also thanks to all those who collected
kit in at the end. By then I was was really cold and didn't fancy
another two hours out in the woods.
Any feedback on the event format welcome.
Regards
Steve
5. Our thanks to Steve Stone and TVOC for another excellent competition. Interestingly, the controller of the Orienteering event was Mike Pemberton G4DDL.
Mytchett 12 Dec 2009
| 144MHz long course 7 TXs + beacon. 7 starters. |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | TXs | TX total |
| 1. | David Williams | M3WDD | 1.22.31 | M40 | 6327451 | 7/7 |
| 2. | Vlad Boev | 2E0VLB | 1.41.22 | M50 | 6327145 | 7/7 |
| 3. | David Heale | G6HGE | 2.02.20 | M40 | 6325471 | 7/7 |
| 4. | John Marriott | LEI | 2.37.25 | M60 | 6234715 | 7/7 |
| 5. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | 2.50.18 | M40 | 6324175 | 7/7 |
| 6. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 2.36.11 | M50 | 627145 | 6/7 |
| 7. | Jillian Ullersperger | M6JIL | 2.49.23 | W35 | 65423 | 5/7 |
| 144MHz short course 5 TXs + beacon. 6 starters. |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | TXs | TX total |
| 1. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 1.38.19 | M60 | 63541 | 5/5 |
| 2. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 2.00.58 | M60 | 36541 | 5/5 |
| 3. | John Little | M1SHE | 2.04.14 | M60 | 63541 | 5/5 |
| 4. | David Deane | G3ZOI | 2.31.01 | M60 | 63145 | 5/5 |
| 5. | Evan Duffield | 2E0TJU | 2.23.11 | M21 | 3641 | 4/5 |
| 6. | Rod Mansel | G6AWO | 2.29.05 | M50 | 3541 | 4/5 |
Notes:
1. What a fantastic event on a fantastic area. Many thanks and congratulations to Michael Dunbar for such a challenging competition. Only one of the short course competitors (Ken Jones) got the order of the transmitters correct. Rod Mansel and Evan Duffield started correctly by taking TX #3 first.
On the long course, TX 2 was the best choice of first transmitter but I defy the world's best ARDF competitors to make that call within 80 seconds of leaving the start having not heard TXs 3 to 7. The tunnel under the railway just 120m from the start was the optimum route for the 7 TX course.
2. Optimum short course sequence was 36541. The realistic choice for the long course was 3265471. As can be seen from the results, 10 of the 13 entrants went for TX 6 first and many of them passed within 200m of TX 3 on their way up to 6.
3. The area was quite excellent and the many valleys and re-entrants provided a challenge. None of the transmitters were located on the flat top of the highest ground. The two key techniques were to always try to take bearings from the high ground and second to always move about by a few tens of metres while deciding on the correct direction of a bearing.
4. Click here for a map of all the transmitter locations.
5. Short course winner's blog and GPS track
6. Long course winner's detailed analysis .
Hay Wood 15 Nov 2009
Click here for all 144 MHz split times in a single table.
| 144MHz long course 5 TXs + beacon. 13 starters. |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | TXs | TX total |
| 1. | Michael Dunbar | M6MDD | 29.06 | M40 | 132546 | 6/6 |
| 2. | David Williams | M3WDD | 32.54 | M40 | 132546 | 6/6 |
| 3. | Vlad Boev | 2E0VLB | 40.58 | M50 | 132546 | 6/6 |
| 4. | Robert Vickers | G3ORI | 55.44 | M60 | 452316 | 6/6 |
| 5. | Andrew Soltysik | G4KWQ | 57.27 | M40 | 134256 | 6/6 |
| 6. | David Heale | G6HGE | 60.41 | M40 | 452316 | 6/6 |
| 7. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 62.04 | M50 | 132546 | 6/6 |
| 8. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | 70.09 | M40 | 132546 | 6/6 |
| 9. | Jim Smith | G4DZL | 77.13 | M60 | 524316 | 6/6 |
| 10. | David Deane | G3ZOI | 81.46 | M60 | 452316 | 6/6 |
| 11. | John Marriott | LEI | 90.47 | M60 | 135246 | 6/6 |
| 12. | Rod Mansel | G6AWO | 111.56 | M50 | 5236 | 4/6 |
| 13. | Peter Asquith | G4ENA | 122.09 OT | M50 | 14326 | 5/6 |
| 144MHz short course 4 TXs + beacon. 6 starters. |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | TXs | TX total |
| 1. | Ion Dinca | YO9AYN | 56.04 | M50? | 13456 | 5/5 |
| 2. | Dave Page | M0BKH | 64.30 | M21 | 13456 | 5/5 |
| 3. | Peter Langmaid | HOC | 69.43 | M40 | 13456 | 5/5 |
| 4. | Dave Cossar | GM3WIL | 82.51 | M60 | 13456 | 5/5 assisted |
| 5. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 83.01 | M60 | 13456 | 5/5 |
| 6. | Peter Black | M1TNT | 89.10 | M21 | 13456 | 5/5 |
Notes:
1. Looking at the area before the event and seeing that there were hardly any contour lines and it was only about 1km x 1km indicated a winning time a little over 50 minutes. Come the day, when the first starter Dave Williams came flying back in 32.54 with all the TXs in the bag, that seemed unbeatable. Michael Dunbar then disproved that with a storming 29.06 - just unbelievable! It certainly reinforces the notion that M40 is the most competitive class in the UK.
2. Click here for the GPS track of Vlad 2E0VLB. The red track is for his third place run round the long 144MHz course and the green one is for the Foxoring.
Click here for the GPS track of long course winner Michael M6MDD, superimposed on the Google Earth image and the map. He intends to add data to show where he was when each transmitter was sending. Please check back after the weekend to see this.
Click here for the GPS tracks for Peter M1TNT as he found 144 MHz TXs 1,3,4,5,6 and FoxOring TXs A,B,C,D,E,F.
3. It was good to welcome Dave Page, Peter Black, Peter Langmaid and Peter Asquith for the first time. We hope you all enjoyed your day of radio in the open air on such a pleasant November day.
4. 132546 seemed to be the preferred long course sequence (or 452316 of course) and everyone on the short course opted for 13456.
| 3.5MHz FoxOring 10 TXs with variable tariff. 45 min time limit. 20 starters. |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Pts scored | Penalties | Total points |
| 1=. | David Williams | M3WDD | 27.49 | 150 | 0 | 150 |
| 1=. | Andrew Soltysik | G4KWQ | 31.53 | 150 | 0 | 150 |
| 1=. | David Heale | G6HGE | 37.53 | 150 | 0 | 150 |
| 1=. | Michael Dunbar | M6MDD | 37.58 | 150 | 0 | 150 |
| 1=. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 40.22 | 150 | 0 | 150 |
| 1=. | Robert Vickers | G3ORI | 44.15 | 150 | 0 | 150 |
| 7. | Vlad Boev | 2E0VLB | 42.17 | 140 | 0 | 140 |
| 8. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | 37.38 | 110 | 0 | 110 |
| 9. | Peter Langmaid | HOC | 46.25 | 120 | 20 | 100 |
| 10=. | Peter Black | M1TNT | 42.45 | 80 | 0 | 80 |
| 10=. | Dave Page | M0BKH | 42.45 | 80 | 0 | 80 |
| 10=. | Ion Dinca | YO9AYN | 42.45 | 80 | 0 | 80 |
| 13. | Mike Dugmore | HOC | 43.42 | 70 | 0 | 70 |
| 14=. | David Deane | G3ZOI | 37.06 | 60 | 0 | 60 |
| 14=. | Dave Cossar | GM3WIL | 37.37 | 60 | 0 | 60 |
| 14=. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 38.56 | 60 | 0 | 60 |
| 14=. | Rod Mansell | G6AWO | 45.31 | 70 | 10 | 60 |
| 18=. | Peter Asquith | G4ENA | 40.24 | 50 | 0 | 50 |
| 18=. | Jim Smith | G4DZL | 44.42 | 50 | 0 | 50 |
| 20. | John Marriott | LEI | DNF | - | - | - |
Notes:
1. The variable tariff brought a little novelty to the Foxoring competition. Six competitiors got all the transmitters and returned to the finish inside the time. Others adopted a more cautious approach and some ended up with an embarrassingly large amount of time in hand. The 'trick' is to take an overall view of the disposition of the transmitters before starting and to choose a sequence which gives time efficient options near to the end to either continue or cut and run for home.
2. Thanks to all of you who turned out to make what seemed to be a very successful and enjoyable day of Radio Orienteering or ARDF.
Stockgrove Country Park 4 Oct 2009
Click here for the SI box timings at the 144 MHz transmitters. Split times are also available.
Michael Dunbar did not punch the start
| 144 and 3.5 combined 12 starters, 13 Transmitters. |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | 2m TX | 80m Foxes |
| 1. | Michael Dunbar | M6MDD | 71.17 | M40 | 5 | 8 |
| 2. | David Williams | M3WDD | 82.55 | M40 | 5 | 8 |
| 3. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 104.18 | M60 | 5 | 8 |
| 4. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 105.06 | M50 | 5 | 8 |
| 5. | Vlad & Katia Boev | 2E0VLD | 127.38 | M50 | 5 | 8 |
| 6. | John Marriot | LEI | 136.14 | M60 | 4 | 8 |
| 7. | Tom Mitchell | GM0JHF | 145.56 | M60 | 4 | 8 |
| 8. | David Deane | G3ZOI | 137.29 | M60 | 4 | 7 |
| 9. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 147.51 | M60 | 4 | 7 |
| 10. | David Heale | G6HGE | 74.52 | M40 | 3 | 6 |
| 11. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | 99.32 | M40 | 3 | 6 |
| 3.5 only; 2 starters, 8 Transmitters. |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | 80m Foxes |
| 1. | Jillian Ullersperger | M6JIL | 89.00 | W35 | 8 |
| 2. | Ion Dinca | YO9AYN | 91.00 | M50? | 8 |
| 144 only; 1 starter, 8 Transmitters. |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | 2m TXs |
| 1. | Jillian Ullersperger | M6JIL | 139.57 | W35 | 5 |
Notes:
1. John Little came up with a very novel way of making good use of a small area with his 'two bands at once' format. The only problem was carrying all the stuff and the duck tape was in demand as competitors taped things together.
2. Michael Dunbar came home a worthy winner after no penalty was imposed following his failure to punch the start. The time difference to second placed M3WDD showed that Michael had found all the transmitters faster than anyone else.
3. It was good to welcome Ion Dinca YO9AYN and Katia Boev to an event for the first time. We hope to see them both again soon.
4. Four competitors did not write their names on their control cards. This did not make it any easier to produce the results. Please ensure you complete your control card in future events.
5. Several competitors carried the Ventus G730 GPS logger. Click here to see Ken Jones's track superimposed on the Google Earth image of the area. The logger also records the total distance covered. Ken got round with a very economical 8.1 km whereas Vlad covered 12.6km when he was forced to go all the way back to pick up TX4.
6. The thanks of all the competitors go to John Little for providing an excellent day of radio sport.
Hermitage Woods 13 Sep 2009
144 MHz Long
| 4 starters, 5 Transmitters,. |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | David Williams | M3WDD | 49.50 | M40 | 5 |
| 2. | Michael Dunbar | M6MDD | 1.18.00 | M40 | 5 |
| 3. | David Heale | G6HGE | 1.22.52 | M40 | 5 |
| 4. | Jillian Ullersperger | M6JIL | 1.55.05 | W35 | 4 |
144 MHz Short
| 2 starters, 4 Transmitters,. |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | David Deane | G3ZOI | 1.53.25 | M60 | 4 |
| 2. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 1.32.48 | M60 | 2 |
3.5 MHz Long
| 6 starters, 5 Transmitters,. |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | David Williams | M3WDD | 40.38 | M40 | 5 |
| 2. | Michael Dunbar | M6MDD | 45.46 | M40 | 5 |
| 3. | David Heale | G6HGE | 1.01.10 | M40 | 5 |
| 4. | John Little | M1SHE | 1.30.00 | M60 | 3 |
| 5. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 29.02 | M60 | 1 |
| 6. | Jillian Ullersperger | M6JIL | 1.43.00 | W35 | 5 OT |
Notes:
1. Organiser's comments
The 2m event was kept reasonably short with TX 5 closest to the start in an attempt to give competitiors a route choice once they realised it was nearer the start. The TXs were not obvious with the flags not being visible until you were fairly close.
For the 80m event I decided to try a conventional style event but using the low power FoxO transmitters. I wanted to use these TXs as they are so much easier to deploy. I fitted these with 2m of wire and a counterpoise to try to boost the output. I was hoping that they would all be audible at the start. However it was not to be. I could hear them all clearly with my receiver (Bob's design) but nothing at all using a PJ80. To cater for this occurrence I provided help at each control in the form of compass bearings to two other adjacent controls. So, once you got to No 1 you had clues to two others and so on. With the 1 minute in 5 cycle it should hopefully provided a challenge.
A 7 competitor turnout is disappointing since a lot of work goes into the organisation of the events. Also a lot more people now seem reluctant to tackle two events in one day, so the group needs to discuss this before next year. Possibilities as I see it are:
a. two normal events of reasonable difficulty (length mainly dependent on the terrain),
b. two normal events with one of reasonable difficulty and one much simpler,
c. one event of reasonable difficulty perhaps using 7 or more TXs.
Personally I would think twice about travelling teo hours each way to a remote event for one short course. So, I'm in favour of two events a day. I must stress that this is my personal opinion. I'm already thinking about next year and considering the possibilities of a 10 trnsmitter event on 80m.
Steve Stone.
Benyon's Inclosure 22 Aug 2009
144 MHz
| 8 starters, 7 Transmitters. |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Michael Dunbar | M6MDD | 1.36.22 | M40 | 7 |
| 2. | David Heale | G6HGE | 1.55.00 | M40 | 7 |
| 3. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 2.05.25 | M60 | 7 |
| 4. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 2.13.00 | M50 | 7 |
| 5. | David Williams | M3WDD | 2.13.19 | M40 | 7 |
| 6. | Robert Vickers | G3ORI | 2.00.00 | M60 | 5 |
| 7. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 2.29.52 | M60 | 5 |
| 8. | Frank Heritage | M0AEU | 2.37.28 (OT) | M40 | 7 |
Notes:
1. Seven transmitters in a five minute cycle made an interesting and challenging change. Stronger signals from the transmitters caused a lot of difficulties close to the transmitters when receivers were tested for their ability to accurately sense direction under these conditions.
2. Michael Dunbar coped well with all these difficulties to romp home a worthy winner. He is also to be congratulated on acquiring his licence as M6MDD.
3. The aerials were a new design from Ken Jones with an aim to 'cover the whole of the area'. Reports later suggested they were covering the whole of Berkshire!
4. The RSGB received a complaint from a Scottish amateur about interference from a full set of TXs (MOE thru MO5) on 7.159MHz. It was explained to him that it was not the event at Benyon's Inclosure that was responsible (we did not have 5 TXs on 3.5MHz and the call G3ZOI was being radiated which he did not copy) and that the source was second harmonic radiation from an event on the Continent.
Crompton Moor 19 July 2009
144 MHz
| 8 starters, 4 Transmitters. |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | David Williams | M3WDD | 42.00 | M40 | 4/4 |
| 2. | Vlad Boev | RS202179 | 55.00 | M50 | 4/4 |
| 3. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 62.00 | M60 | 4/4 |
| 4. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | 71.00 | M40 | 4/4 |
| 5. | Robert Vickers | G3ORI | 76.00 | M60 | 4/4 |
| 6. | Tom Mitchell | GM0JHF | 88.00 | M60 | 4/4 |
| 7. | John Marriott | LEI | 90.00 | M60 | 4/4 |
| 8. | John Martin | G8JGM | 135.00 | M50 | 4/4 |
3.5 MHz
| 9 starters, 5 Transmitters. |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | David Williams | M3WDD | 53.00 | M40 | 5/5 |
| 2. | Vlad Boev | RS202179 | 55.00 | M50 | 5/5 |
| 3. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 57.00 | M60 | 5/5 |
| 4. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | 58.00 | M40 | 5/5 |
| 5. | Robert Vickers | G3ORI | 69.00 | M60 | 5/5 |
| 6. | Tom Mitchell | G0JHF | 75.00 | M60 | 5/5 |
| 7. | John Marriott | LEI | 79.00 | M60 | 5/5 |
| 8. | John Martin | G8JGM | 97.00 | M50 | 5/5 |
| 9. | Stuart Cartlidge | G0MJG | 99.00 | M60 | 5/5 |
Notes:
1. Crompton Moor turned out to be a place where full 'foul weather' techniques were needed. It was out with the chinagraph pencils and leave the spirit pens behind. Water proofing the map was essential.
2. All the competitors are enormously grateful to the Oldham Club and Plil Ellis in particular, for staging the event with their usual efficiency.
3. It was a tight finish in the 80m competition but it has to be pointed out that David Williams had to leg it back to the car park from the vicinity of TX 4 to get a spare battery.
Outwood Loughborough 30 June 2009
3.5 MHz Foxoring
| 12 starters, up to 10 Transmitters. |
| | Place | Name | Club | Time | Foxes |
| 1. | John Marriott | LEI | 40.13 | 8/10 |
| 2. | Stuart Tyler | LADARS | 44.18 | 8/10 |
| 3. | Dave Toach | LEI | 40.44 | 4/10 |
| 4. | Peter Hornsby | LEI | 41.08 | 3/10 |
| 5. | Alan Davidson | VE6 | 42.57 | 3/10 |
| 6. | Felicity Manning | LEI | 44.00 | 3/10 |
| 7. | Jeff Edwards | LEI | 47.24 | 4/10 |
| 8. | Jim Smith | LADARS | 57.35 | 6/10 |
| 9. | Ursula & Roger Williamson | LEI | 62.27 | 4/10 |
| 10. | Roger Kelly | LEI | 63.35 | 6/10 |
| 11. | Chris Boseley | LEI | 88.00 | 7/10 |
Notes:
1. This was the first time that the ARDF Committee 'demonstration' kit of equipment has been used.
2. With hindsight, ten transmitters were too many for even a small area like the Outwood. Seven would be more appropriate.
3. The time limit was 45 minutes. Those inside the time have been placed in order of transmitters found and then by time. Those who took more than 45 minutes have been listed in time order alone.
Mugdock Country Park 14 June 2009
3.5 MHz
| 12 starters, up to 5 Transmitters. 4.0km, |
| | Place | Name | Call | Name | Call | Foxes |
| 1. | Jack Hood | GM4COX | Anne Hood | GM4UXX | 5/5 |
| 2. | Ross Fielden | GM7WED | Campbell & David Duncan | MM3LKV | 4/5 |
| 3. | Bob Lynch | MM1AWV | Eunice Lynch | MM3UVL | 2/3 |
| 4. | Stephanie McCann | MM3YGE | | | 2/3 |
| 5. | Steve McNeill | MM1EHO | | | 1/3 |
| 6. | Ken Hodge | GM3JIG | Patricia Johnson | | 0/3 |
| 7. | Dave Cossar | GM3WIL | | | 0/3 |
Notes:
1. Tom Mitchell GM0JHF and Dave Cossar GM3WIL pooled resources to stage this event. They are to be congratulated on taking the initiative to stage the first ARDF event using the IARU rules to be held in Scotland.
2. Mugdock Park was a lot dryer than it had been at the Seminar in April. Coupled with some sunny spells, this made for a great day out.
3. Tom planned the course and tried to set one that was realistic compared to other events held in the UK without being too difficult.
4. The question now is 'Who is up for organising the next Scottish ARDF event......?'
Coombe Hill 14 June 2009
144 MHz
| 10 starters, up to 5 Transmitters. 4.0km, |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Vlad Boev | RS202179 | 42.00 | M50 | 4/4 |
| 2. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 52.59 | M60 | 3/3 |
| 3. | John Little | M1SHE | 53.35 | M60 | 3/3 |
| 4. | David Williams | M3WDD | 54.05 | M40 | 5/5 |
| 5. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | 63.55 | M40 | 5/5 |
| 6. | David Deane | G3ZOI | 86.48 | M60 | 5/3 |
| 7. | Simon Beck | SN | 99.10 | M40 | 5/5 |
| 8. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | 107.52 | M40 | 5/5 |
| 9. | Jillian Ullersperger | M6JIL | 110.56 | W35 | 4/4 |
| 10. | Evan Duffield | 2E0TJU | 117.58 | M21 | 3/5 |
Notes:
1. David Heale ran his first event at Coombe Hill and 'rescued' this event at a time when it seemed it might have to be cancelled. Special thanks to David for all his efforts.
2. The layout of the transmitters meant that those on the shorter courses had the edge. Those who usually head the results had to accept a placing in the lower order.
3.5 MHz
| Long - 6 starters, 5 Transmitters. 3.1km, |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | 31.58 | M40 | 5/5 |
| 2. | David Williams | M3WDD | 35.36 | M40 | 5/5 |
| 3. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | 41.56 | M40 | 5/5 |
| 4. | Jillian Ullersperger | M6JIL | 52.57 | W35 | 5/5 |
| 5. | Simon Beck | SN | 114.15 | M40 | 5/5 |
| 6. | Evan Duffield | 2E0TJU | 95.00 | M21 | 4/5 |
| Short - 3 starters, 4 Transmitters. 2.0km, |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Vlad Boev | RS202179 | 40.57 | M50 | 4/4 |
| 2. | Ken Jones | G0AET | 51.43 | M60 | 4/4 |
| 3. | David Deane | G3ZOI | 51.50 | M60 | 4/4 |
Notes:
1. The 'usual suspects' raced round the Long course. Note the result for Jillian which was really impressive and a tribute to her perseverance.
ARDF Festival 23-25 May 2009
Day 1 - 144 MHz
Results and splits
Notes:
1. Transmitter codes were TX1 201, TX2 202, TX3 203, TX4 204, TX5 205, Beacon 206.
The number across the top of the tables is a sequence number which will be the same as the TX number if all transmitters are being hunted.
2. Optimum routes were:
M21 and M40 35124
M50 3124
M60 352
W35 3524
W50 354
3. Most competitors opted to leg it straight up the road towards the top of the hill from the start and follow this round to the ruined winding house. This had the advantage of getting to the area east of the big lake from where some superb bearings could be taken on all the transmitters being hunted. The disadvantage was, of course, the extra climb involved. The fastest competitors to reach TX3 were those who turned off the road earlier.
4. The near/far trick was never going to work on the relatively smooth hillside of Brown Clee but it was possible that the planner was trying a high/low problem. TX3 was loud at the start and could it be so far down the slope towards where TX 2 was actually located, that it was better to visit TX3 on the way back to the finish after visiting TX5 and TX1? In the event this was not the case but there were a couple of 'high profile' competitors who ran past TX3 and paid the price later when they had to climb back up to it.
Day 2 - 3.5 MHz
Results and splits
Notes:
1. Transmitter codes were the same as Day1
2. Optimum routes were:
M21 and M40 23451
M50 2341
M60 341
W35 3451
W50 341
3. TX 2 was the loudest at the start and despite it being down the hill, all but one of the competitors who were hunting it, wisely chose to find it first. Nearly all the competitors chose to seek their transmitters in the optimum sequence.
4. W50 and M60 hunted the same three hidden transmitters. Ingrid Pomplun (W50) would have placed third in M60. Think about it 'boys'!
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.
The sequence numbers in the results align with the transmitter numbers for M21 and M40 only.
2. Optimum routes were:
M21 and M40 A,B,D,E,G,H,I,J,F,C
M50 B,D,E,G,H,I,F,C
M60 B,D,G,H,I,F,C
W35 A,D,E,G,H,F,I,J
W50 A,C,F,G,H,I,J
3. This competition was all about height gain and loss. Interestingly, both M40 and M50 were won by choices that required more height gain than the optimum sequence. The variety of the order in which the transmitters were found showed that there were alternative sequences which were almost as good.
4. Steve Stone opted to find additional transmitters but the software only records times at the ones he was supposed to be finding.
Lickey Hills 26 April 2009
144 MHz
| Long - 5 starters, 5 Transmitters. 4.2km, 21354 optimum |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | 83.08 | M40 | 21453 |
| 2. | Robert Vickers | G3ORI | 89.05 | M60 | 12354 |
| 3. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 97.31 | M50 | 12354 |
| 4. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | 97.40 | M60 | 21354 |
| 5. | John Marriott | IND | 114.28 | M60 | 5341 |
| Medium - 9 starters, 4 Transmitters. 3.3km, 2134 optimum |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 68.05 | M60 | 2134 |
| 2. | Tom Mitchell | GM0JHF | 95.50 | M60 | 143 |
| 3. | David Deane | G3ZOI | 102.30 | M60 | 134 |
| 4. | John Little | M1SHE | 104.55 | M60 | 213 |
| 5. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 108.31 | M60 | 13 |
| 6. | Rod Mansel | G6AWO | 111.10 | M50 | 2 |
| 7. | Vlad Boev | RS202179 | 121.30 | M60 | 123 |
| 8. | Helen Bennett | M0YHB | 125.45 | W35 | 134 |
| 9. | Dave Cossar | GM3WIL | 103.00 | M60 | |
| Short - 1 starter, 3 Transmitters. |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Steve Burrows | | 101.21 | M? | 134 |
Notes:
1. It was good to welcome Helen Bennett and Steve Burrows to their first event and both did amazingly well.
2. The Lickey Hills were always going to present a real challenge on 144 MHz with the many hills, valleys and re-entrants providing ample multi-path propagation.
3. A look at the map at the start showed steep downward slopes in the direction of all the tranmitters with many re-entrants. It was ideal terrain in which to pull the 'near/far' trick. The difficult bit was deciding which transmitters were which. Only four competitors made the right call. Michael Dunbar, Stuart Tyler, Bob Titterington and John Little all visited the nearer but weaker TX2 before visiting the louder and further distant TX1. With a split start/finish, anyone who went to TX1 was forced to back track to get TX2 or take the decision to leave it out altogether. Congratulations to Dave the planner and organiser for testing us so well. A good ploy would have been to leave the start and leg it back up the road towards the finish; checking to see which bearings turned as you ran up the road. No one actually did this but it would have led to you being above TX2 when you detected it was the 'near' TX and therefore in a good position to locate it.
4. The planner recorded the bearing to TX2 from many sites around the area. Click here to see the wide variety of directions that the signals appeared to be coming from. Considerable skill and reference to the topography depicted by the map is needed to sort out all these bearings. In contrast he also noted the bearings to the hill-top TX1. Click here to se the bearings recorded. The only multi-path signals received from this transmitter were down on the road between Cofton Hill (where TX1 was located) and the hill to the north. In this location there was no direct path to the transmitter due to the convex slope of Cofton Hill and the strongest signals arrived from reflections off the very steep side of the hill to the north.
3.5 MHz
| Long - 9 starters, 5 Transmitters. 2.45km, 12345 optimum |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | 32.22 | M40 | 12345 |
| 2. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 38.42 | M50 | 12345 |
| 3. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | 38.45 | M40 | 12345 |
| 4. | Robert Vickers | G3ORI | 44.10 | M60 | 12345 |
| 5. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 44.27 | M60 | 12345 |
| 6. | Vlad Boev | RS202179 | 51.48 | M50 | all 5 |
| 7=. | Helen Bennett | M0YHB | 63.45 | W35 | all 5 |
| 7=. | Steve Burrows | | 63.45 | M? | all 5 |
| 9. | John Marriott | IND | 65.45 | M60 | all 5 |
| Medium - 6 starters, 4 Transmitters. 1.9km, 1234 optimum |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Ken Jones | G0AET | 53.50 | M60 | 1234 |
| 2. | David Deane | G3ZOI | 54.07 | M60 | 1234 |
| 3. | Rod Mansel | G6AWO | 59.48 | M50 | 1234 |
| 4. | John Little | M1SHE | 66.26 | M60 | all 4 |
| 5. | Dave Cossar | GM3WIL | 66.50 | M60 | all 4 |
| 6. | Tom Mitchell | GM0JHF | 67.15 | M60 | all 4 |
Notes:
1. What a difference 3.5 MHz makes. Gone were the multi-path signals and in came accurate, repeatable surface wave bearings. Everyone found all the transmitters they were seeking and everyone got round inside the time.
2. The chocolates went to Michael Dunbar for his 144 MHz win and to Dave Cossar for being the most improved competitor during the course of the day.
3. The thanks of all the competitors go to David M3WDD for a really challenging day in which he made the most of the terrain. We must visit the Lickey Hills again!
Pamber 29 March 2009
3.5 MHz
| Long - 5 starters, 7 Transmitters. 5.64km |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | David Williams | M3WDD | 79.57 | M40 | 7/7 |
| 2. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | 84.12 | M40 | 7/7 |
| 3. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 102.36 | M50 | 7/7 |
| 4. | Evan Duffield | 2E0TJV | 144.02 | M21 | 4/7 |
| 5. | Jillian Ullersperger | M6JIL | 149.11 | W35 | 2/7 |
| Medium - 5 starters, 5 Transmitters. 4.50km |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 77.01 | M60 | 5/5 |
| 2. | Vlad Boev | RS202179 | 87.07 | M50 | 5/5 |
| 3. | John Little | M1SHE | 136.39 | M60 | 5/5 |
| 4. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 137.09 | M60 | 5/5 |
| 5. | Tim Raven | G4ARI | 146.27 | M50 | 5/5 |
| Short - 5 starters, 3 Transmitters. |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Steve Seabrook + 2 | M0ECS | 132.49 | M50 | 0/3 |
| 2. | Terry & Mo Chipperfield | G3VFC | OT | M60 | 2/3 |
Notes:
1. It is always interesting to try out a different format even though it might not be in line with the IARU rules. A 7 transmitter format is used in Sweden and it does give the planner much better scope to accommodate the needs of different age groups. The downside is that there is less time to 'run down' the transmitters while they are sending. It probably takes 10 seconds to get the null and check the sense on 80m, leaving 30 odd seconds for a mad dash down the bearing towards the transmitter.
2. Dave Williams came in ahead of Michael Dundar to win the long course while Bob Titterington held off Vlad Boev to win the medium course. It was particularly good to see that all five starters on this course found all the transmitters inside the time.
3 Click here for the splits and other stats in a text file. Check back later for winners' routes and blogs.
4. Thanks to David Dean and Dave Burleigh for running the event.
Swinley 7 March 2009
144 MHz
| Long - 4 starters, 5 Transmitters. 5.68km |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | David Williams | M3WDD | 0.53.33 | M40 | 5/5 |
| 2. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 1.22.53 | M50 | 5/5 |
| 3. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | 1.58.39 | M40 | 5/5 |
| 4. | Rod Mansel | G6AWO | 1.55.10 | M50 | 4/5 |
| Short - 16 starters, 4 Transmitters. 4.37km |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 0.58.47 | M60 | 4/4 |
| 2. | Vlad Boev | RS202179 | 0.59.33 | M50 | 4/4 |
| 3. | Dave Deane | G3ZOI | 1.18.05 | M60 | 4/4 |
| 4. | Tom Mitchell | GM0JHF | 1.22.07 | M60 | 4/4 |
| 5. | John Marriott | LEI | 1.25.38 | M60 | 4/4 |
| 6. | John Little | M1SHE | 1.44.55 | M60 | 4/4 |
| 7. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 1.53.39 | M60 | 4/4 |
| 8. | Robert & Richard Chipperfield | M0VFC & 2E1EVK | 1.57.07 | M21 & M21 | 4/4 |
| 9. | Evan Duffield | 2E0TJU | 1.56.45 | M21 | 2/4 |
| 10. | Alan Davidson | VE6DE | 2.00.20 | M60 | 3/4 |
| 11. | Steve & Phil Seabrook | M0ECS & M3PZX | 2.14.43 | M40 & M19 | 3/4 |
| 12. | Jillian Ullersperger | M6JIL | 2.05.04 | W35 | 2/4 |
| 13. | Terry & Mo Chipperfield | G3VFC | 3.05.00 | M60 & W50 | 1/4 |
Notes:
1. What a contrast to three weeks ago at Silverstone. A pleasant sunny early spring morning and an excellent area.
2. Michael Dunbar put on an excellent event that drew competitors from as far away as Canada!
3. Dave Williams was well ahead of the field on the long course to win convincingly whilst Bob Titterington tottered round the short course to scrape home ahead of Vlad Boev.
4. A winner's blog and the winner's route for the 2m short course have been posted this time to try to help all those who attempted the short course.
5. The winner's route for the 2m long course has been posted.
3.5 MHz FoxOring
| Long - 5 starters, 9 Transmitters. |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | David Williams | M3WDD | 1.08.27 | M40 | 9/9 |
| 2. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 1.18.27 | M50 | 9/9 |
| 3. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 1.22.41 | M60 | 9/9 |
| 4. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | 1.24.15 | M40 | 9/9 |
| 5. | John Marriott | LEI | 1.27.25 | M60 | 9/9 |
| Short - 6 starters, 7 Transmitters. |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 55.11 | M60 | 7/7 |
| 2. | Vlad Boev | RS202179 | 1.03.47 | M50 | 7/7 |
| 3. | Tom Mitchell | GM0JHF | 1.22.26 | M60 | 7/7 |
| 4. | Alan Davidson | VE6DE | 1.27.27 | M60 | 5/7 |
| 5. | John Little | M1SHE | 0.46.24 | M60 | 3/7 |
| 6. | Jillian Ullersperger | M6JIL | 1.31.33 | W35 | 3/7 |
Notes:
1. Steve Stone got a bit closer to David Williams on the long course whilst Ken Jones continued his winning streak on the short course.
2. Apologies to competitors for the failure of TX #7. It transpired to be a flat battery that caused the problem.
3. Blogs and routes will be posted later.
4. The thanks of all the participants go to Michael Dunbar for his single handed effort in staging the event.
Silverstone 15 Feb 2009
144 MHz
| Long - 10 starters, 5 Transmitters. 3.68km |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | 49.17 | M40 | 514236 |
| 2. | David Williams | M3WDD | 69.38 | M40 | 514236 |
| 3. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 73.43 | M50 | 514236 |
| 4. | Robert Vickers | G3ORI | 93.16 | M60 | 132456 |
| 5. | Vlad Boev | IND | 118.21 | M50 | 514236 |
| 6. | David Heale | G6HGE | 112.38 | M40 | 51436 |
| 7. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | 115.48 | M40 | 42316 |
| 8. | Jim Smith | G4DZL | 131.45 | M60 | 324156 |
| 9. | Jillian Ullersperger | M6JIL | 124.23 | W35 | 126 |
| 10. | Evan Duffield | 2E0TJU | 137.41 | M21 | 146 |
| Short - 3 starters, 4 Transmitters. 2.96km |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 91.05 | M60 | 14236 |
| 4. | Dave Deane | G3ZOI | 113.17 | M60 | 3246 |
| 5. | Rod Mansel | | 106.54 | M? | 146 |
Notes:
1.It doesn't get much tougher than that! If you could cope with the 3 - 6 inches of snow in the woods at Silverstone, then you could cope with any ardf event in the UK. What a contrast to the Feb 2008 event when we sat on that grassy bank at the Chiltern Challenge basking in the May like sunshine.
2. Michael Dunbar put on a stunning display to storm home well ahead of the field on the long course and Ken Jones's 'straight line' approach to the short course brought him a win there. Michael's time to his first TX (No 5 in 6min 29sec) was simply amazing and shows significant 'second guessing' the planner.
3. Optimum sequence for the transmitters was Long: 51423 and then the beacon 6. Short 1423 and then the beacon. Obviously it is just as good to go round in the reverse order.
4. Split times long course and short course .
5. Click here for the 2m winner's blog. The winner's route for the 144MHz course is to follow. Please check back in a day or so.
6. The only 'trap' set by the planner for long course runners (in the absence of any significant contour detail) was to use the antenna with the longest length of coax for TX1 and this antenna was higher in the trees than the others. This made it strong at the start and the idea was to tempt you to go for this transmitter instead of either 3 or 5 as your initial choice. Once TX 1 was reached, it was then impossible to visit all five in a nice loop.
7. Evan 2E0TJU wrote an amusing blog for his Club newsletter, about his experience at an ARDF event for the first time. He had a copy of the newsletter at Swinley but not everyone had the opportunity to read it. Click here to read his account.
| 3.5 MHz FoxO 'web' - 10 starters, 9 TXs, 60 minute score. |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Dave Williams | M3WDD | 34.34 | M40 | 9 |
| 2. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | 35.04 | M40 | 9 |
| 3. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 41.10 | M50 | 9 |
| 4. | David Heale | G6HGE | 53.36 | M40 | 9 |
| 5. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | 56.18 | M40 | 9 |
| 6. | Vlad Boev | IND | 59.07 | M60 | 8 |
| 7. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 53.35 | M60 | 5 |
| 8. | Robert Vickers | G3ORI | 63.40 | M60 | 9 |
| 9. | Tim Raven | G4ARI | 70.54 | M50 | 5 |
| 10. | Jillian Ullersperger | M6JIL | 64.34 | W35 | 4 |
Notes:
1.The 'star point' in Bucknell Woods where 7 forest roads, tracks and rides radiate outwards, seemed the ideal place to repeat the idea that Ken and Dave had last year,
2. David Williams managed to get in 30seconds ahead of Michael Dunbar to reverse the morning result.
3. The antennas on the micropower transmitters were half the length that has been used previously. How was your experience of the reduced range of the transmitters? Please let Bob have your views. The idea was to place a little more emphasis on successfully navigating from one map circle to the next.
4. Many apologies for the malfunctioning TX B (now fixed). This was the first outing for this set of transmitters and a couple of problems were found.
5. Finally, your support for the day was much appreciated as was all the help to pull in the transmitters and pack away the equipment afterwards. As ever, you all could not have been more helpful.
Bagworth Heath 9 Nov
144 MHz
| Long - 7 starters, 5 Transmitters. 3.85km |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | David Williams | M3WDD | 41.19 | M40 | 25341 |
| 2. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 57.27 | M50 | 25341 |
| 3. | Vlad Boev | IND | 82.44 | M50 | 25341 |
| 4. | David Heale | G6HGE | 87.28 | M40 | 43521 |
| 5. | Jillian Ullersperger | M6JIL | 98.51 | W35 | 14352 |
| 6. | Andrew Soltysik | G4KWQ | 71.12 | M40 | 2541 |
| 7. | John Marriott | LEI | 103.20 | M60 | 5421 |
| Short - 11 starters, 4 Transmitters. 3.30km |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Tom Mitchell | GM0JHF | 86.45 | M60 | 1432 |
| 2. | Chris & Sylvia Keeling | IND | 112.40 | M21/W21 | 4321 |
| 3. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 76.27 | M60 | 142 |
| 4. | Dave Deane | G3ZOI | 84.44 | M60 | 142 |
| 5. | Tim Raven | G4ARI | 92.35 | M50/W21 | 432 |
| 6. | Phil Ellis | M0GIE | 99.15 | M50 | 241 |
| 7. | Lubo Mishkovsky | IND | 111.51 | M21 | 4 |
| 8. | Hui-I Hung | IND | 121.17 OT | M21 | 24 |
| 9. | Roger Kelly + 1 | LEI | NR | M60 | - |
Notes:
1.It was good to welcome Andrew Soltysik, Jillian Ullersperger, Chris and Sylvia Keeling for the first time. Andrew had an unbelievable debut performance to win the 80m long course and to get four of the 2m transmitters in a cracking good time.
2. Optimum sequences: Long 25431, Short 2341. The majority of competitors were not taken in by the strength of TX 4 at the start; deliberately sited as it was, high up on the old spoilt tip, in a bid to make competitors think it was a lot closer to the start than it really was.
3. 23 people crossed the start line to give the biggest turnout of the year. The Horne Family of five did rather flatter the figures when they competed as a group, bravely going forth in the worst of the afternoon rain.
4. David Williams showed his class by scooping up all five transmitters in just over 40 minutes - that is only 9 transmit sequences. On the short course Tom Mitchell showed all the signs of an experienced competitor to take the win.
5. Many apologies for the malfunctioning TX 3. When it was 'on the blink' the noise signal it radiated was quite strong at the start and peaked in the correct direction.
6. Click here for the 2m winner's route and bearings.
7. Split times long course and short course .
8. Blogs will be posted later.
3.5 MHz
| Long - 7 starters, 5 Transmitters. 2.33km |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Andrew Soltysik | G4KWQ | 47.26 | M40 | 42351 |
| 2. | Vlad Boev | IND | 48.26 | M50 | 42351 |
| 3. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 49.57 | M50 | 15324 |
| 4. | David Williams | M3WDD | 53.49 | M40 | 23514 |
| 5. | David Heale | G6HGE | 62.50 | M40 | 23514 |
| 6. | John Marriott | LEI | 74.06 | M60 | 354 |
| 7. | Jillian Ullersperger | IND | 64.12 | W35 | 2 |
| Short - 14 starters, 4 Transmitters. 2.11km |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Dave Deane | G3ZOI | 54.01 | M60 | 1324 |
| 2. | Tom Mitchell | GM0JHF | 59.53 | M60 | 4132 |
| 3. | Phil Ellis | M0GIE | 79.54 | M50 | 4132 |
| 4. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 58.51 | M60 | 421 |
| 5. | Chris, Sylvia & Lubo | IND | 86.33 | M21/W21 | 132 |
| 6. | Tim Raven | G4ARI | 87.45 | M50 | 432 |
| 7. | Horne Family (5) | IND | 56.58 | M21 | 54 |
| 8. | Hui-I Hung | IND | NR | M21 | - |
Notes:
1. Optimum sequences: Long 42351, Short 4231 and back to the finish via Thornton Lane in both cases
2. Interestingly the top three long course runners all managed to get the sequence right and came in with closely matched times.
3. Split times long course and short course .
4. Thanks to those who helped to pull in the transmitters at the end (often in the worst of the weather) - Steve Stone, Danid Heale, Tim Raven, John Marriott and Jim Smith.
5. This was the last event of 2008. Thank you for your support in 2008 and we hope to see you enjoying radio in the open air next year. Keep an eye on this website for the details of the 2009 programme which is likely to commence in February.
Sutton Park 19 Oct
144 MHz
| M40 - 7 starters, 5 Transmitters. 5.22km |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Foxes |
| 1. | Simon Beck | SN | 59.13 | 34152 |
| 2. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 71.17 | 41532 |
| 3. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | 76.57 | 41523 |
| 4. | Robert Vickers | G3ORI | 81.38 | 34152 |
| 5. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | 84.52 | 32415 |
| 6. | Adrian Bailey | HOC | 76.57 | 32 |
| 7. | Hiu-I Hung | IND | 76.14 | 1 |
| M50 - 3 starters, 4 Transmitters. 5.18km |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Foxes |
| 1. | Vlad Boev + Lubo | IND | 90.13 | 2435 |
| 2. | Jim Smith | G4DZL | 97.20 | 4523 |
| 3. | Phil Ellis | M0GIE | 115.44 | 234 |
| M60 - 8 starters, 4 Transmitters. 4.77km |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Foxes |
| 1. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 59.19 | 4123 |
| 2. | David Deane | G3ZOI | 78.17 | 3214 |
| 3. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 102.41 | 4123 |
| 4. | Russ Fawcett | ? | 104.14 | 324 |
| 5. | Dave Cossar | GM3WIL | 105.37 | 412 |
| 6. | John Marriott | LEI | 114.45 | 41 |
| 7. | Tom Mitchell | GM0JHF | 123.49 | 412 |
| 8. | Dennis Mews | HOC | ? | 3 |
Notes:
1. Split times M40 and M50 and M60 .
2. Optimum sequences: M40 34152 (41523 was 5.40km), M50 3452 (4523 was 5.39km) and M60 3412 (4123 was 5.00km).
3. Click here for the 2m winner's blog.
4. Click here for the 2m winner's route.
3.5 MHz
| M40 - 6 starters, 5 Transmitters. 3.29km |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Foxes |
| 1. | Michael Dunbar | RS195082 | 36.33 | 42531 |
| 2. | Simon Beck | SN | 37.57 | 13524 |
| 3. | Robert Vickers | G3ORI | 40.10 | 13542 |
| 4. | Steve Stone | RS193217 | 48.14 | 13524 |
| 5. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | 67.32 | 13542 |
| 6. | Hui-I Hung | IND | 89.09 | 25 |
| M50 - 3 starters, 4 Transmitters. 3.19km |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Foxes |
| 1. | Vlad Boev + Lubo | IND | 50.38 | 1324 |
| 2. | Jim Smith | G4DZL | 55.04 | 1324 |
| 3. | Phil Ellis | M0GIE | 77.53 | 423 |
| M60 - 6 starters, 4 Transmitters. 3.19km |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Foxes |
| 1. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 45.15 | 1542 |
| 2. | John Marriott | LEI | 63.36 | 1542 |
| 3. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 73.48 | 4251 |
| 4. | Tom Mitchell | GM0JHF | 80.01 | 1524 |
| 5. | David Deane | G3ZOI | 42.01 | 1 |
| 6. | Dave Cossar | GM3WIL | 76.50 | |
Notes:
1. Split times M40 and M50 and M60
2. Optimum sequence M40 13524, M50 1324, M60 1524
3. Click here for the 80m winner's blog.
4. Click here for the 80m winner's route.
Whitmoor Common 6 Sep
'Not the World Champs'
| 144MHz - 9 starters, Long 5 TXs, Short 4 TXs |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 1.11.01 | M60 | 5/5 |
| 2. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | 1.20.10 | M40 | 5/5 |
| 3. | David Heale | G6HGE | 1.26.18 | M40 | 5/5 |
| 4. | Frank Heritage | M0AEU | 1.26.41 | M40 | 4/5 |
| Short Course | | |
| 1. | David Deane | G3ZOI | 1.38.00 | M60 | 4/4 |
| 2. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 1.40.56 | M60 | 4/4 |
| 3. | John Marriott | LEI | 1.32.55 | M60 | 2/4 |
| 4. | Terry & Mo Chipperfield | G3VFC | 3.00.00 | M60 | 2/4 |
| 3.5MHz FoxOring- 10 starters, Long 10 TXs, Short 8 TXs |
| | Place | Name | Call | Time | Class | Foxes |
| 1. | David Heale | G6HGE | 1.13.05 | M40 | 10/10 |
| 2. | Stuart Tyler | G1ZAR | 1.31.06 | M40 | 10/10 |
| 3. | John Marriott | LEI | 1.31.12 | M60 | 10/10 |
| 4. | Frank Heritage | M0AEU | 1.26.34 | M40 | 9/10 |
| 5. | Roger Howell | G0ROG | 1.36.10 | M40 | 9/10 |
| 6. | John Little | M1SHE | 1.34.07 | M60 | 7/10 |
| Short Course | | |
| 1. | Bob Titterington | G3ORY | 1.05.37 | M60 | 8/8 |
| 2. | David Deane | G3ZOI | 1.18.11 | M60 | 6/8 |
| 3. | Ken Jones | M0AET | 1.37.56 | M60 | |
| 4. | Brian Cooke | M3CEB | 2.10.07 | M60? | |
Notes:
1. The thanks of all the competitors go to Michael for organising the event single handedly and giving us all the enjoyment of a competition.
2. Organisers comments will be posted later.
3. It was good to welcome Brian Cooke to the event and nice to see Terry Chipperfield (and his XYL Mo) coming to his second event. Unfortunately the weather was not is the same class as it was back in July.
4. Click here for the 2m winner's blog.
5. Click here for the 2m winner's route.
6. Click here for the TX sites overlaid on the google earth image.
Hermitage Woods 20 July
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