back to 2023.12.03 Ames Foxhunt

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Mark (N8TWO) forwarded me an announcement he received about an upcoming foxhunt in the Ames area


By: Clint Miller - K0GR

When: Sunday, December 3rd, 2023 2:00pm to 4:00pm (UTC-05:00) Central Time - Chicago

Location: Hy-Vee Gas, 636 Lincoln Way, Ames (show on Google Maps)

Organizer: Clint Miller K0GR (email isuforester@hotmail.com)

Description:
The Story County Amateur Radio Club is hosting another Fox Hunt, or hidden transmitter hunt, at 2pm on Sunday,
December 3rd in Ames, Iowa. We request all interested hunters assemble in the parking lot west of Hy-Vee Gas,
Grand Avenue and Lincoln Way to register with the hunt leader and receive the rules briefing. Hunters may be
individuals or teams and the Fox will be hidden somewhere within the Ames city limits on publicly accessible
property. Everyone is welcome, even if you do not have an amateur radio license (hunting is a receive-only
activity). If you have never hunted before, come to the assembly area and ride along with one of the more
experienced hunters. The automated Fox will transmit a series of Morse code tones on 146.430 MHz FM simplex
for two hours (2:10 to 4:10 pm), with assistance provided to any requesting hunter on the W0YL 147.240+ repeater
in the final hour (after 3:10 pm).
 
*NEW* There will be a second bonus transmitter hidden a little tougher and transmitting a little shorter for a
more advanced challenge. Show up for details.
 
For questions, contact Clint Miller (email isuforester@hotmail.com)
 
For an introduction to Fox Hunting, see this video or listen to this podcast for more a more in-depth explanation.
(audio player near the bottom)

Talk-in on the W0YL 147.240 repeater uses a positive offset and a tone of 114.8 Hz.


email invitation

Event posted on Groups.IO


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