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WB4FAY
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Weather at WB4FAY QTH
email:
wb4fay@arrl.net
Last updated:
03/06/24
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Fox Hunting in the Birmingham Metro
Area
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Purpose
 | Provide practice and enhance skill in radio direction finding for
and by radio amateurs. |
| Promote teamwork within the amateur community. |
| To help or "Elmer" newcomers and old-timers alike in
the skills of radio direction finding. |
| Make available a competent pool of people with the skills for
finding the source of intentional or unintentional radio interference. |
| Have fun! |
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Rules of
the hunt
- The hunt boundaries will be the county boundaries of Jefferson
County, Alabama
- The hidden transmitter will be within 100 yards of a public road and
must be accessible to the public with no admission fee required.
- The hidden transmitter's signal must be able to be received at the
starting point utilizing an antenna with no more than 6db gain.
- The hidden transmitter will use a constant power level during the
hunt and the transmitter antenna configuration will not change during
the hunt.
- The hunt frequency will be 146.565 MHz.
- Each hunt team must travel together in a single vehicle.
- At the discretion of the "FOX", hints may be given at
various intervals during the hunt. Hints will be given on the
FOX frequency and on the 146.880 repeater. The times any hints
are to be given, and will the scoring penalty value for each hint,
will be made known to the hunters before the start of the hunt.
- So that all teams can hunt with equally high enthusiasm, the FOX
will not announce that the hunters are in the area or that any teams
have found the fox.
- Maximum hunt time is 2 hours. At the expiration of the time
limit, the FOX location will be announced on the FOX frequency.
- Upon arriving at the FOX, each team will immediately check in with
the Huntmaster by stopping in front of the FOX to record their time
and mileage.
- All hunter teams are to observe all traffic laws and are to respect
the property rights of all property owners. Violations are
grounds for disqualification from the hunt.
- All hunt teams must register at the starting location before the
start of the hunt. Registration will include providing the
names, calls (if applicable), and odometer reading for the hunt
vehicle.
- Rules number 1 through 7 may be modified for a particular
hunt. If modified, the applicable rules for the hunt will be
provided IN WRITING to each hunt team prior to the start of the
hunt.
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Specific Rules for the hunt on July 16, 2023 at 2:00 PM. The frequency of the FOX will be announced at the starting point just before the start of the hunt. Any additional specifics will also be announced at that time.
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Starting
place
| Shades Mountain Baptist Church, 2017 Columbiana Rd., Vestavia Hills,
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| Hunt will originate in the church's upper parking lot (33.440N,
86.808W) |
| Talk in will be on the 146.880(-) repeater |
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Date and time
| The hunt scheduled is scheduled for July 16, 2023 at 2:00 PM CDT. |
| Watch this location for info on upcoming hunts in the area. |
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| Scoring
for the hunter
The score of each team will be the sum of the time and distance
components. The highest score will be declared the winner.
| Time: (120 - hunt time in minutes) |
| Distance: (100 - distance in miles to the nearest 1/10th) |
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| Scoring
for the huntmaster(s)
The score for the huntmaster(s) will be derived from the scores
of each hunt team that successfully finds the fox within the allotted
time.
| For all teams completing the hunt, add all time (in minutes) and
distance (in miles) and divide by the number of teams. |
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