Subj : Fox hunt
To : Phigan
From : DaiTengu
Date : Sat Dec 30 2023 09:34 am
Re: Fox hunt
By: Phigan to All on Thu Dec 28 2023 09:17 pm
Ph> Some local radio guys did a just-for-fun fox hunt out at a park yesterday.
Ph> It was a lot of fun! My buddy brought his kids out for it. When he
Ph> couldn't find the group of radio people, his kids were being a little
Ph> fussy I guess, but then when he found us/me, they saw me pointing a big
Ph> antenna around (just like the one their dad had just built), listening to
Ph> a radio go "BEEP BOOP BEEP BOOP", they actually got excited and wanted to
Ph> know more about it. We ended up finding all the "foxes" (AKA hidden
Ph> transmitters in the trees and bushes) and walking all over the park.
Ph> Definitely going to build my own 2M measuring tape yagi now! Maybe even
Ph> figure out how to add a built-in attinuator.
Ph> Anyone else do the fox hunt thing?
My local club does a monthly fox hunt. My city is laid out with two major highways that basically form a square around the majority of the city. The rule is that the fox needs to be heard from those highways (it takes about 20 minutes to make your way all the way around it).
Basically it starts early on a Saturday morning, and lasts until the battery on the transmitter runs out. I've only done a few over the last couple years (one i could hear from my house) and I found them quite fun, but also incredibly frustrating when just flying solo. I know i was right on top of one once, but for the life of me, I couldn't find it.
DaiTengu
...Marie-Joseph? It's a lovely name! It just sounds silly, that's all.
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