A member of Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) Team USA medaled in the 17th ARDF World Championships earlier this month in Kazakhstan. Vadim Afonkin, KB1RLI, of Boston, Massachusetts, took home a silver medal in the men’s age 40-49 category in the 2 meter competition on September 8, the first day of competition. The Kazakhstan Federation of Radiosport and Radioamateur (KFRR) hosted the cham…
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Members of Team USA will compete in the 17th Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) World Championships, which get underway Saturday, September 6 in the mountains of Kazakhstan, and continue until September 13. Invitations to join the US team were issued earlier this summer, based on results of the 2014 USA Championships near Boston and the 2013 USA Championships in North Carolina. Up to three …
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Today, April 30, is the no-penalty deadline to sign up to compete in the 14th USA Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) Championships. This year’s 4-day competition gets underway June 5, as foxhunting fans of all skill levels gather near Boston, Massachusetts. An online entry form, detailed schedules, frequencies, lodging information, and registration forms are available on the Boston ARDF Web…
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The registration deadline has been extended to June 1 to compete in the 14th USA Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) Championships. Event T shirts may not be available by the extended deadline, however.
This year’s 4-day competition gets underway June 5, as foxhunting fans of all skill levels gather near Boston, Massachusetts. An online entry form, detailed schedules, frequencies, lodging inf…
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The USA ARDF (Amateur Radio Direction Finding) Championships return to the Northeast this year. ARRL ARDF Coordinator Joe Moell, K0OV, said on-foot foxhunting fans of all skill levels will gather near Boston on the first weekend of June for 4 days of intense competition.
Activities begin on Thursday, June 5 with a 10-transmitter short-course sprint competition on 80 meters. The following day is …
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The Uwharrie Mountains of North Carolina will provide the locale for the 13th USA Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) Championships of on-foot hidden transmitter hunting. Fans of this international sport, also known as “foxtailing” or “radio-orienteering,” are making travels plans now. Backwoods Orienteering Klub (BOK) will host the event, which will be held October 8-13. This year’s USA Cha…
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By Joe Moell, K0OV
ARRL Amateur Radio Direction Finding Coordinator
k0ov@homingin.com
Some call it foxhunting, but no animals are ever harmed. The hunt trophies are gold, silver and bronze medals. Will you win one this year?
The biggest event of the year is coming soon for fans of on-foot hidden transmitter hunting, also called foxtailing, radio-orienteering and Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARD…
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