Tech Corner|Fox Hunt:
Fox Hunting
Name's "Rookie Fox", nice to meet ya.
I'm
in training for a busy summer 2009....
How 'bout you!
General Rules and Guidelines for GRARA Fox Hunts
Frequency: Primary is 145.530 mhz and Backup is 146.580 mhz.
Power may decrease as
the hunt progresses
at the discretion of the fox.
Everyone is welcome!
GRARA Fox Hunts are open to all amateur radio operators in the community who
what to have fun and follow the rules. Attention to safety is the most important rule. Be sure you are in a safe
location before taking bearings to the fox. All hunt teams should be
two and four members. At least one member in each team
must hold a valid amateur radio license. The purpose of each exercise
is to find the hidden transmitter (the Fox) with the least number of traveled
miles and within the allocated time specified for the hunt. This criteria may be
changed if specifically called-out in the hunt rules for the specific hunt.
Starting odometer readings will be taken before the hunt begins. If an
odometer doesn't have a tenths of a mile reading, both the mileage and trip
mileage should be recorded.
At the specified starting time, the fox will begin transmitting for a period
of 1 minute. All hunters are expected to measure and plot their initial bearing during this
1 minute period.
After that time, the fox will transmit in 60 second segments every 5
minutes or at the request of
individual hunters. Multiple requests will be handled on a roundtable
manner. Both the hunter and fox will transmit on the same
frequency. Hunters should use short and concise transmitting protocol to avoid being confused
with the fox transmissions. After plotting three bearings to the fox, all
hunters should have a fairly well defined search target.
The fox will be located within ten
air miles of the starting point of the hunt. He will also be located in
plain sight in a public area within 100 feet of a public parking spot. The
fox may tease hunters by providing hints to his location. However, these
hints should be given in a manner that all hunters will hear and understand
equally. Poetry will be politely tolerated. The fox should attempt to make a written log of hints provided.
Advanced antenna scanning equipment such a Doppler antenna or any computer assisted
scanning devices are not allowed.
These rules may be modified by the specific rules for a given fox hunt. Check the specific
rules for your hunt.