Mississippi Radio Orienteering Championship - 2023
Hunt Start: Saturday, March 11, 2023 9:00 amHunt Finish: Saturday, March 11, 2023 11:00 pm
Hunt Log
Hunt Coordinator: Rez Johnson (K1REZ)
Event Description: The Mississippi Amateur Radio Orienteering Championship - On Saturday, March 11, 2023, the Mississippi Radio Direction Finding Association will be hosting Mississippi's first ARDF Style Transmitter Hunt Event at Lakeshore Park (also called Bobby Cleveland Park) at the Ross Barnett Reservoir in Rankin County, Mississippi. SCHEDULE: 9:00 am: Registration and Check In 9:15 am: Rules Clarification 9:30 am: Participants will begin being started individually at 1 minute intervals. Participants will be started in the order they registered. TIME LIMIT: Each participant will be given a maximum of two hours to return to the Start / Finish Line AWARDS CEREMONY: After all participants have returned to the Start / Finish Line, or two hours after last participant was started, which every comes first. AWARDS: Medals will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place Finishers in the following categories: Adults (ages 18-64), Senior Adults (ages 65 and older), Youth (ages 17 and under) SCORING: Participants will be ranked by the time it takes them to return to the finish line. Each missed transmitter will add 45 minutes to a participants time. The Event Director will be using the WebScorer Race Timer Ap to time participants. DIFFICULTY LEVEL: Beginner, Open Fields, Minimum Trees, Short Distances (1/10 to 1/4 mile), Transmitters Marked with easy to see Orienteering Flags NUMBER OF HIDDEN TRANSMITTERS: 3 transmitters, each with a unique card punch to prove you found it. RULES: Modified ARDF Rules This will be a timed on-foot hunt for three transmitters hidden within the boundaries of the Pelahatchie Shore Park. Each transmitter will be within a ¼ of a mile (1320 feet) of the Start/Finish Location The transmitters will be numbered 001, 002, and 003. Each transmitter will identify itself by transmitting the Morse Code signal: “dah dah, dah dah dah,” followed by either one, two, or three “dits”. The number of dits indicates the transmitter number. (Audio Example: https://hamwaves.com/ardf.quickstart/en/index.html) The transmitter frequency will be revealed to each participant just prior to his start time. No Transmitter Hunting Radios and Equipment must be kept turnedoff and placed on the ground in front of their owners at the starting line until the owner is called to the starting line. Anyone Participants will be given a maximum of two hours to locate the transmitters and return to the Start/Finish Line. Each transmitter will alternate transmitting for a period of one minute before turning off for a period of two minutes. In this way one of the transmitters will always be transmitting. Each transmitter will have near it an orange orienteering flag hanging on a pole. The pole will have the transmitter number on it (1, 2, or 3) and a unique card punch. Each participant will be given a card to punch at each transmitter location as proof of finding it. It is not necessary to spot the actual hidden transmitter itself. But it is necessary to punch the card as proof of finding it. Each participant must also punch their card at their Starting Time just before heading off to hunt and again at their Finish Time as soon as they return to the Start/Finish Table. Failure to punch their card at Start or Finish disqualify participants from the event. Participants will be started by the Event Director individually every two (1) minutes after the clock begins (which coincides with the cycling of the transmitters). Participants will be called to line up a few minutes before their starting time. Upon the Race Director's command to “Start” the participant whose start time it is will punch his card, then turn on his radio, and head off into the Place will be determined first by number of transmitters located, then by time.
Hunt Difficulty Rating: Easy
Hunt Boundary Size: Small Area Hunt — Bobby Cleveland Park
Hunt Started: Saturday, March 11, 2023 9:00 am
Hunt Paused: n/a
Hunt Restarted: n/a
Hunt Ended: Saturday, March 11, 2023 11:00 pm
Verified Finds: 9
First Hunter to Find (FTF): n/a
Favorite Points: 0
Average Hunt Difficulty: Moderate
Competitors and Results
| Name | Callsign / ID | Transmitters Found | Transmitters Available | Course Time | Penalties | Position | Class | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Smith | W9NG | 3 | 3 | Not Recorded | 0 | 1 | Open Division: 1st Place | |
| Phoenix Smith | WN4RWL | 3 | 3 | Not Recorded | 0 | 2 | Opem Division: 2nd Place, Youth Division: 1st Place | |
| Jack Williams | K5FIT | 3 | 3 | Not Recorded | 0 | 3 | Open Division: 3rd Place, Senior Adult Division: 1st Place |
Completed Hunt Map
Hunt Status Closed
Hunt Name: Mississippi Radio Orienteering Championship - 2023
Transmitter Name: Three ARDF Transmitters om 146.565 with Orienteering Flags and Card Punches beside them
Scheduled Start: Saturday, March 11, 2023 9:00 am
Scheduled End: Saturday, March 11, 2023 12:00 pm
Hunt Started: Saturday, March 11, 2023 9:00 am
Hunt Paused: n/a
Hunt Restarted: n/a
Hunt Ended: Saturday, March 11, 2023 11:00 pm
Hunt Boundaries: n/a
Starting Location: All Hunters will meet at: PARKING LOT COORDINATES: N32° 23.451' W90° 2.361'
Event Type: ARDF Competition
Event Description: The Mississippi Amateur Radio Orienteering Championship - On Saturday, March 11, 2023, the Mississippi Radio Direction Finding Association will be hosting Mississippi's first ARDF Style Transmitter Hunt Event at Lakeshore Park (also called Bobby Cleveland Park) at the Ross Barnett Reservoir in Rankin County, Mississippi. SCHEDULE: 9:00 am: Registration and Check In 9:15 am: Rules Clarification 9:30 am: Participants will begin being started individually at 1 minute intervals. Participants will be started in the order they registered. TIME LIMIT: Each participant will be given a maximum of two hours to return to the Start / Finish Line AWARDS CEREMONY: After all participants have returned to the Start / Finish Line, or two hours after last participant was started, which every comes first. AWARDS: Medals will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place Finishers in the following categories: Adults (ages 18-64), Senior Adults (ages 65 and older), Youth (ages 17 and under) SCORING: Participants will be ranked by the time it takes them to return to the finish line. Each missed transmitter will add 45 minutes to a participants time. The Event Director will be using the WebScorer Race Timer Ap to time participants. DIFFICULTY LEVEL: Beginner, Open Fields, Minimum Trees, Short Distances (1/10 to 1/4 mile), Transmitters Marked with easy to see Orienteering Flags NUMBER OF HIDDEN TRANSMITTERS: 3 transmitters, each with a unique card punch to prove you found it. RULES: Modified ARDF Rules This will be a timed on-foot hunt for three transmitters hidden within the boundaries of the Pelahatchie Shore Park. Each transmitter will be within a ¼ of a mile (1320 feet) of the Start/Finish Location The transmitters will be numbered 001, 002, and 003. Each transmitter will identify itself by transmitting the Morse Code signal: “dah dah, dah dah dah,” followed by either one, two, or three “dits”. The number of dits indicates the transmitter number. (Audio Example: https://hamwaves.com/ardf.quickstart/en/index.html) The transmitter frequency will be revealed to each participant just prior to his start time. No Transmitter Hunting Radios and Equipment must be kept turnedoff and placed on the ground in front of their owners at the starting line until the owner is called to the starting line. Anyone Participants will be given a maximum of two hours to locate the transmitters and return to the Start/Finish Line. Each transmitter will alternate transmitting for a period of one minute before turning off for a period of two minutes. In this way one of the transmitters will always be transmitting. Each transmitter will have near it an orange orienteering flag hanging on a pole. The pole will have the transmitter number on it (1, 2, or 3) and a unique card punch. Each participant will be given a card to punch at each transmitter location as proof of finding it. It is not necessary to spot the actual hidden transmitter itself. But it is necessary to punch the card as proof of finding it. Each participant must also punch their card at their Starting Time just before heading off to hunt and again at their Finish Time as soon as they return to the Start/Finish Table. Failure to punch their card at Start or Finish disqualify participants from the event. Participants will be started by the Event Director individually every two (1) minutes after the clock begins (which coincides with the cycling of the transmitters). Participants will be called to line up a few minutes before their starting time. Upon the Race Director's command to “Start” the participant whose start time it is will punch his card, then turn on his radio, and head off into the Place will be determined first by number of transmitters located, then by time.
Hunt Coordinator: Rez Johnson (K1REZ)
Hosting Club or Organization: Mississippi Radio Direction Finding Association
Hunt Difficulty Rating: Easy
Hunt Boundary Size: Small Area Hunt — Bobby Cleveland Park
Transmitter Frequency: 146.565
Signal Type: Morse Code (CW)
Specific Signal: n/a
Transmit Cycle: n/a
Transmitter Power: n/a
Antenna Polarization: Vertical
Hunter Mileage: Not collected for this Hunt Session
Placed: Saturday, March 11, 2023 9:00 am
Retrieved: Saturday, March 11, 2023 11:00 am
Verified Finds: 3 · Favorite Points: 0
First-To-Find: Not Available
Lowest Mileage Finder: Not Collected
Shortest Time Finder: Not Available
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