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
mobile T Hunts:
- The hunt boundaries will be in the North Brevard County
in and around the Scottsmoor, Mims, and Titusville area.
- 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 3db 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
146.565
MHz. The times any hints
are to be given, and 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 3
hours. At the expiration of the time
limit, the FOX location will be announced on the NBARC repeater
145.250 (-) PL tone 107.2 Hz and 146.565
- 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.
- 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 ROCA hunt. The hunt will
have 1 transmitters and will be on the .5 Mile hiking trail in the park.
The Fox
will be within 20 ft of the walking path. This is a learning hunt for
those interested in foxhunting. Everyone is
Welcome. This will be a
ROCA hunt (Radio-Orienteering
in a Compact Area)). At the bottom of this page,
see " ROCA" for complete details.
Foxhunting is good for those
that need to exercise by walking and add the thrill of looking for hidden
transmitters. You do not need to have an Amateur Radio License to do this.
NBARC will have equipment for those that are just getting started to use.
Fox Hunt workshops being conducted. Please visit:
Electronic workshops
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Hunt Starting
Location:
Wuesthoff Park. Cheney Hwy & Barna Ave.
- Driving Directions:
Traveling north or south on I95, exit 215 onto SR 50, go east to Barna
Ave. 2nd Signal Light, turn south on to Barna, go one block turn right
on Wuesthoff St (across from Fire Station). Park is straight ahead of
you 1-1/2 blocks
- You may Contact Bob before the hunt
at: 1-321-264-2622 or E-mail N6USP
for more information
- Hunt will originate at the Park on the .5 mile
hiking trail.
- Talk in will be on the NBARC repeater on
145.250 Mhz.

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Date & Time:
- Fox
Hunts are temporary suspended till November because of mosquitoes and
heat Starting
time: 9:00 A.M. This will be a ROCA hunt with one transmitter.
- Everyone is Welcome. Demonstrations will be
conducted.
- Weather permitting.
- Watch this location for last minute changes.
Monitor the NBARC repeater for last minute
changes. 147.330 + PL 107.2 or e-mail
n6usp@bellsouth.net
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Scoring for the
mobile T hunter:
The score of each team will be the sum of the time and distance
components. The lowest (quickest time, shortest miles) = The lowest score will be declared the winner.
- Time: (120 - hunt time in minutes)
- Distance: (25 - distance in miles to the nearest 1/10th) Time
+ Distance = winner.
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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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