We have picked Sunday, April 21st as the date for the ACARA build of TWO Antenna projects. Start time is 1 p.m. and the build will take place at the Red Cross of Southeastern Ohio, 100 South May Ave., Athens. Kirk Groeneveld, KC8JRV, will lead the build of a two meter tape measure Yagi which is suitable for foxhunting, public service or ARES events, or for permanent installation. Kirk has three kits available via RSVP for $20 each. Contact Kirk . . .
Tag: foxhunt
Report: November 5, 2023 Foxhunt
Gathering on a bright, sunny, mild day in November, the Athens County Amateur Radio Club (ACARA) foxhunters held a slightly postponed fox hunt. The fox, Carl Denbow, N8VZ, prepared more than fifteen clues to his location, which was just 300′ outside Athens County. This both narrowed and expanded the search in all directions except for across the Ohio River into West Virginia, which had been ruled out. The fox was found by veteran fox hunter Eric McFadden, WD8RIF, and his . . .
Results: Athens Foxhunt, September 3, 2023
The Athens County Amateur Radio Association held a foxhunt on Sunday, Sept. 3rd. Despite it being Labor Day weekend, Eric McFadden, WD8RIF, hid carefully as the fox and provided transmissions and clues on the ACARA simplex frequency. Despite getting off on the wrong foot, both Carl Denbow, N8VZ, and Kirk Groeneveld, KC8JRV, eventually zeroed in on the fox location, and it became a race to see who would arrive at the Waterloo Wildlife Area first. Due to the distance of . . .