Bronze Award
5-Year Lifetime Membership Milestone
Date Earned: Feb 13, 2015
Hunter: K1REZ
Hunter Statistics
Hunter Name: Rez Johnson
Callsign / Hunter ID: K1REZ
Hunter Since: February 13, 2010
Total Transmitters Found: 11
Total First to Finds: 7
Total Second to Finds: 2
Total Third to Finds: 0
Current MSRDF Ranking: #1
Favorite Point Generosity: 10
Transmitters Found by Event Type
T-Hunts: 6
Fox Hunts: 2
Radio Orienteering Events: 0
PRSD Field Exercises: 0
Balloon Chases: 3
Transmitters Found at Annual Championship Events
Mississippi T-Hunt Championship: 0
Mississippi Fox Hunt Championship: 0
Mississippi PRSD Championship: 0
Mississippi Radio Orienteering Championship: 0
Transmitters Found at Special Annual RDF Events
Mississippi Ham Radio Cannonball Run: 0
Mississippi High Altitude Balloon Chase and Recovery: 3
MSRDF Progressive Dinner T-Hunt: 0
MSRDF Trick or Treat T-Hunt: 0
Lifetime Membership Milestone Awards
Silver Award
10-Year Lifetime Membership Milestone
Date Earned: Feb 13, 2020
Gold Award
15-Year Lifetime Membership Milestone
Date Earned: Feb 13, 2025
First Participation Awards
First T-Hunt Award
Date Earned: Jan 9, 2021
First Fox Hunt Award
Date Earned: Feb 13, 2010
First Balloon Chase & Recovery Award
Date Earned: Mar 26, 2011
Special Events & Championships Awards
2011 Old Town Middle School Balloon Chase Recovery Team
Award Year: 2011
Date Earned: Mar 26, 2011
2013 Old Town Middle School Balloon Chase Recovery Team
Award Year: 2013
Date Earned: Apr 13, 2013
2014 Old Town Middle School Balloon Chase Recovery Team
Award Year: 2014
Date Earned: Apr 11, 2014
Other MSRDF Achievement Awards
First-To-Find
7 First-To-Finds earned
Date Earned: Feb 13, 2010
Lowest Mileage Finder
1 Lowest Mileage Find earned
Date Earned: Oct 4, 2026
Shortest Time Finder
1 Shortest Time Find earned
Date Earned: Oct 4, 2026
Hunt Difficulty Distribution
Based on 11 verified Finds with a recorded rating, across all Hunt types, using the single 1–5 Hunt Difficulty standard.
| Hunt Difficulty | Finds |
|---|---|
| Very Easy | 0 |
| Easy | 6 |
| Moderate | 0 |
| Challenging | 3 |
| Extremely Challenging | 2 |
Additional Hunter Totals
Hunts Found: 11
Total Finds (existing record count): 11
Finds by Year
2026: 5 Finds, 2 FTFs
2021: 1 Finds, 1 FTFs
2014: 1 Finds, 1 FTFs
2013: 1 Finds, 1 FTFs
2011: 1 Finds, 1 FTFs
2010: 2 Finds, 1 FTFs
Transmitter History
| Transmitter | Finds | FTFs |
|---|---|---|
| CMSARA Fox Hunt Transmitter | 2 | 1 |
| CMSARA Transmitter | 1 | 1 |
| MSRDF Audio Transmitter | 1 | 0 |
| MSRDF BONUS Transmitter | 1 | 0 |
| Old Town Balloon Transmitter | 3 | 3 |
| SCARC Morse Code Transmitter | 3 | 2 |
Finds by Location
Communities
Line Prairie Community: 1
Pelahatchie Shore Park: 1
Trace Park: 2
Cities
Brandon: 1
Flowood: 1
Pearl: 1
Ridgeland: 2
Sebastopol: 1
Counties
Madison: 2
Neshoba: 1
Rankin: 3
Scott: 4
Sumter: 1
State
Mississippi: 11
Manually entered out-of-state Finds are informational only and do not affect official totals, awards, FTFs, or leaderboards.
Finds by Boundary Size
Small Area Hunt — 4
| Line Prairie Community | 1 |
| Pelahatchie Shore Park | 1 |
| Trace Park | 2 |
City Wide Hunt — 0
County Wide Hunt — 4
| Rankin | 2 |
| Scott | 2 |
District Wide Hunt — 0
State Wide Hunt — 3
| Mississippi | 3 |
Find History
| Hunt | Event | Transmitter | Found | FTF | Hunt Difficulty | Favorite Point Awarded | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Mississippi ARRL Day in the Park BONUS Transmitter | T-Hunt | MSRDF BONUS Transmitter | Saturday, October 24, 2026 1:47 pm | No | Easy | Yes | Thank you. Fun hunt! |
| 2026 Mississippi ARRL Day in the Park T-Hunt | T-Hunt | MSRDF Audio Transmitter | Saturday, October 24, 2026 1:33 pm | No | Easy | Yes | |
| Scott County Weekend T-Hunt | T-Hunt | SCARC Morse Code Transmitter | Saturday, October 10, 2026 5:16 pm | Yes | Easy | Yes | Thank you for a fun hunt |
| Scott County Weekend T-Hunt | T-Hunt | SCARC Morse Code Transmitter | Sunday, October 4, 2026 2:09 pm | Yes | Easy | Yes | Another fun hunt. Thank you W5JMJ. |
| Scott County Weekend T-Hunt | T-Hunt | SCARC Morse Code Transmitter | Saturday, September 26, 2026 4:31 pm | No | Easy | Yes | |
| CMSARA Pedestrian T-Hunt | T-Hunt | CMSARA Transmitter | Saturday, January 9, 2021 9:15 am | Yes | Easy | Yes | As the first place finder I won the 2021 ARRL Amateur Radio Handbook |
| Old Town Middle School Balloon Chase - 2014 | High Altitude Balloon Chase & Recovery | Old Town Balloon Transmitter | Tuesday, February 11, 2014 | Yes | Extremely Challenging | Yes | The most difficult Balloon Chase my son and I have ever been on. And the most rewarding! We were the first to find it, then led a crew of folks through a deep creek, through a bamboo grove, and through the swamps to the balloon. It was so high up in the trees that we had to come back the next day to cut the trees down with a chain saw. Bill (N5VEI) awarded my son (W5JMJ) and I two geocoins that had traveling into space in the balloon's payload as our reward for being the first to find the balloon and leading everyone to it. View the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFovpNukmwY Read about our adventure here: https://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?tracker=TB2V71R |
| Old Town Middle School Balloon Chase - 2013 | High Altitude Balloon Chase & Recovery | Old Town Balloon Transmitter | Wednesday, February 13, 2013 | Yes | Challenging | Yes | In the pines far over head. Thank you for a fun hunt with my son. |
| Old Town Middle School Balloon Chase - 2011 | High Altitude Balloon Chase & Recovery | Old Town Balloon Transmitter | Saturday, March 26, 2011 10:00 am | Yes | Extremely Challenging | Yes | I was the first person to spot the balloon in the trees. I quietly pointed it out to my son W5JMJ and immediately afterwards a young lady who was hunting near us called out that she spotted it. |
| Rankin County Fox Hunt - Round Two | Fox Hunt | CMSARA Fox Hunt Transmitter | Saturday, February 13, 2010 10:00 am | Yes | Challenging | Yes | We won 1st Place in our first Fox Hunt (Round Two). Thank you Bill (KM5GE) for the Step Attenuator. It was the secret to success!!! We will never hunt without one again! Thank you Rick (K5FV) for hosting a great event! We had a wonderful time! |
| Rankin County Fox Hunt - Round One | Fox Hunt | CMSARA Fox Hunt Transmitter | Saturday, February 13, 2010 | No | Challenging | No | Our first Fox Hunt - Round One was Educational! |
Hunt Coordinator Statistics
Hunt Coordinator Name: Rez Johnson
Callsign / ID: K1REZ
Hunt Coordinator Since: February 20, 2021
Total Transmitters Hidden: 6
Total Verified Finders of Coordinated Hunts: 12
Total Favorite Points Received as Hunt Coordinator: 3
Current MSRDF Hunt Coordinator Ranking: Not Available
Transmitters Hidden by Event Type
T-Hunts: 2
Fox Hunts: 1
Radio Orienteering: 3
PRSD Field Exercise: 0
Transmitters Hidden at Annual Championship Events
Mississippi T-Hunt Championship: 0
Mississippi Fox Hunt Championship: 0
Mississippi PRSD Championship: 0
Mississippi Radio Orienteering Championship: 0
Transmitters Hidden at Special Annual RDF Events
Mississippi Ham Radio Cannonball Run: 0
Mississippi High Altitude Balloon Chase and Recovery: 0
MSRDF Progressive Dinner T-Hunt: 0
MSRDF Trick or Treat T-Hunt: 0
Additional Hunt Coordinator Totals
Hunts Coordinated: 4