Monthly Fox Hunts 

Thomas KE6CBR will be holding fox hunts on the third Saturday of the month starting at Garner Park located at Rosa and Mineral Point roads. The time duration is 3 to 5 PM

For more information contact KE6CBR roo@ham9.net

Fox Hunts Rules

The transmitter will be hidden within an eight-mile radius of the start point. The transmitter will be on for fifteen continuous seconds every minute. The hider will monitor the BARS repeater (146.685 PL 123) and the hunt frequency (146.565) throughout the duration of the hunt. The hider will attempt to contact the hunters on the BARS repeater at the start of the hunt to ensure that the signal can be heard at the start point. 

Annual Trophy Fox Hunt 2009

The fox was located off highway 14 and Cleveland Rd on Deer Run Road between Middleton & Cross Plains up the hill and a bluff.

The starting location and time was Garner Park, 333 S Rosa Road at Mineral Point Road, Madison, Wisconsin, at 7:00 P.M. 18 August.

The first in was Brad, WB9WHI (FLARC member) & Kevin, K9EV (non member) with Doppler.

Thomas, KE6CBR's report:

Hi all, We hid here:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=43.089929,-89.597398

Carolyn, NQ9A and I were set up to start at seven o'clock sharp with a five-watt transmitter and a 50mw transmitter.? Unfortunately, despite a successful test the week prior, the five watt transmitter could not be heard at the start point.? We switched to running 50 watts through the Jeep mobile radio instead, with an approximate start time of 7:11 PM. First on the scene were Brad and Kevin, at 8:06.? This is the only team to have looked for and successfully found T2. Second were team GOC, Frederick and Betsy, at 8:09. Third were Anton and Ben, at 8:51. Fourth were Jim, Rick and Dan at 9:00.
We adjourned to the Culver's in Cross Plains for food and to swap lies. The two non-doppler teams both agreed that they need attenuators of some sort.
Carolyn took photos at the restaurant. We're going to do another hunt, same start point and hunt area, in the future. I will keep you posted.

 -Thomas KE6CBR