Category: Radio Orienteering
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2m Practice Sat 3/26/22 Umstead West
We will have a 2m ARDF practice at Umstead West starting promptly at 10am. After a quick lesson on how to set up a transmitter, five people will each get a region on the map in which to set a 2m transmitter. The plan is to set the controls on hillsides and near creeks so…
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Results – 2m Classic ARDF Event at Umstead North 2/20/22
Everything went smoothly. We had the full 750m exclusion zone around the start. Not usual for a local event, but good practice for the Champs. (Coming up April 5-10 in Quantico VA.) We used our new rental 2m Receivers again. The transmitter closest to the finish was tantalizingly close to the route to what should…
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Beginning Radio Orienteering Classes
Learn Radio Orienteering (ARDF) like the pros learned it. Nadia Scharlau got her start in ARDF at age 13 and went on to become a world champion, and taught classes to beginners who went on to become world champions themselves. She still uses the same no-frustration step-by-step approach by which she learned the sport 40+…
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Results – Open Orienteering & ARDF at Gray Owl Jan 29-30
Friday night brought at least 5″ of snow to Gray Owl, but only rain and cold to the Triangle. We ended up canceling Saturday but not everyone got the message, so 4 hearty people showed up around 11am. Not only was the ground white, but many controls were buried under the snow, especially in the…
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Open Orienteering and 2m ARDF at Umstead South Jan. 22 & 23, 2022
Please note our Covid-19 2022 policy The Sunday event at Umstead Park will begin with a delayed start at 11:00am. If you have an arrival time between 10:00 & 11:00am you can come any time it is convenient for you between 11:00am and 1:00pm. If your chosen arrival time is after 11:00am please arrive during…
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ARDF 2m Results at Eno 11/13/21
Charles set some challenging 2m courses. The weather was perfect, and Eno was super crowded. A couple of people went out just to see what ARDF is all about or to take bearings and study reflections. Eno River ARDF 2m, Results 2021-11-13 ARDF Short 300 min 3 Controls + Beacon 1 2005018 Nadia Scharlau…
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2m ARDF at Eno River Saturday, November, 13
2m ARDF Practice at Eno River State Park Everyone is welcome at the ARDF event. When: Saturday 13 November 2021 Registration required Starts: 9 AM to Noon Course Close: 1 PM Format: 2m Classic Start: Over the footbridge just northwest of O’Briant Cabin. Registration: One of the picnic tables near the parking lot. Exclusion zones:…
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ARDF USA Championships 2021 – Classic, day 2 results
The last day brought cooler temperatures and fierce competition on 80m and 2m. This time we were at the Robbins Branch Trailhead, which is the other end of the forest where we had competed for the previous three days. Everything went great. Here are some pictures of the last day: https://photos.app.goo.gl/LkXyVGzqZFfyniEw6 Thanks again to Charles…
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ARDF USA Championship 2021 – Fox-o
On Saturday we shifted gears to do fox-orienteering. Dave Waller designed some challenging courses for us. Several competitors complained that the frequency on some transmitters was slightly off, enough that the transmitters couldn’t be heard on the nominal frequency. We are investigating that issue. Results: ARDF 2021 US & Region 2 Championship – Fox-o, Results…
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ARDF USA Championships 2021 – Classic, day 1 results
On Friday we started the classic events. Half of the field competed on 80m while the others did 2m. Results: ARDF 2021 US & Region 2 Championship – Classic, Results 2021-10-15 2m M-21 180 min (6 Controls) 1 Eduard Nasybulin 6 p (92:46) 7207970 2 Norbert Linke 6 p (109:06) 830320 3 William…