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Fremont Challenge Transmitter Hunt
August 2, 2003
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Story by:
Jim-KD6DX
Photographs by: Jim-KD6DX
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Last updated:
Sunday, November 30, 2003
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Participants
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Foxes: Rich - KN6FW |
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MILEAGE |
TIME |
NOTES |
| Henry-KF6PCE, Joan-KF6QGJ,
Bill-KF6QGK |
25.6 |
7:25 PM |
1st |
| Chris-KF6VFU |
26.5 |
7:25 PM |
1st 10% Rule |
| Gary-WB6YRU |
26.7 |
7:25 PM |
1st 10% Rule |
| Dave-KG6ACD |
27.2 |
7:25 PM |
1st 10% Rule (most accurate
odometer) |
| Jim-KD6DX |
28.5 |
7:10 PM |
2nd |
| Art-KF7GD |
32.3 |
8:35 PM |
3rd |
| Paul Shinn |
0 |
7:00 PM |
Did not start from the start
point. |
| James-N1DDK |
0 |
7:36 PM |
Did not start from the start
point. |
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Rich Harrington - KN6FW, intended to create a challenge Fremont hunt by
hiding the fox transmitter out side the normal Fremont boundaries and
beaming the signal towards San Francisco. The
true initial bearing from the Fremont Start Point to the fox was 19*. My
initial bearing was 70*, probably a reflection off of Mount Allison.
This didn't really affect my route to Pleasanton, since there is only
one way into the valley.
My Doppler kept pointing north so I took a second
bearing, after crossing the Sunol Grade. This bearing of 10 degrees,
verified my Doppler, so I corrected my course and headed towards Morgan
Territory Road.
Notice the first four winning teams above. They all
followed the leader, Henry-KF6PCE, with identical arrival times and
close mileage. |
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Fox Equipment.
1) Transmitter, 3-4 Watts.
2) 7-Element Yagi, 10-13db of gain. |
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Hunting
Equipment. 1) 4-Element
ARROW Yagi. For my
initial bearings.
2) MK4 Sniffer.
Used as a receiver for my Yagi, as my U-R-Here radio and close-in
sniffer.
3) AHHA Microfinder
Doppler.
4) Garmin
StreetPilot-III. Computer assisted route and street level maps. |
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Pizza
530 Main St
Pleasanton, CA 94566-6602
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See you at the
next hunt.
Jim - KD6DX
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