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Fremont Transmitter Hunt
September 6, 2003

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Photographs by: Jim - KD6DX
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Last updated: Sunday, November 30, 2003

PARTICIPANTS
FOXES
Jim - KD6DXKathleen - N6DOB
Jim-KD6DX and Kathleen-N6DOB

HUNTERS
Rich Harrington KN6FWLinda - KE6BEO
Johnathan - AE6HONicholas - KG6MYQ
Art - KF7GD

Rich-KN6FW, Don-KD6IRE, Linda-KE6BEO
James-N1DDK, Andy-WD6CJK, Johnathan-AE6HO, Nicholas-KG6MYQ, Tony-AB6BR, Lynnette-KF6NEA
Chris-KF6VFU, Art-KF7GD, Dave-KG6ACD
Pete-N6YIF, Larry-KD6FFN

 

Participants

Foxes: Jim-KD6DX and Kathleen-N6DOB

TEAMS (10)

MILEAGE

TIME

NOTES

Rich-KN6FW 10.2 6:47 PM 1st
Don-KD6IRE and Linda-KE6BEO 10.5 6:53 PM 1st 10% Rule
James-N1DDK and Andy-WD6CJK 13.5 7:44 PM 2nd
Johnathan-AE6HO and Nicholas-KG6MYQ 13.8 7:19 PM 2nd 10% Rule
Tony-AB6BR and Lynnette-KF6NEA 14.0 7:37 PM 2nd 10% Rule
Chris-KF6VFU 20.1 7:32 PM 3rd
Art-KF7GD 27.1 8:55 PM 4th
Dave-KG6ACD 18.1 7:31 PM 5th (Family emergency, called off hunt)
Pete-N6YIF Did not sign "finders" form.
Larry-KD6FFN Did not sign "finders" form.

 

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Maps to the left show a computer generated, best case shortest route, from the Fremont start point to the fox transmitters. (8.79 miles).
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Map to the left shows Johnathan-AE6HO's GPS track from the start point to both transmitters. Note, Johnathan was initially tricked into Niles, the wrong side of the Alameda Creek, along with four other teams.

The 'right' photo shows the two fox transmitters I used for this hunt. Both 2.5-watts.

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Photograph of Vito's Pizza, the end point and dinner location for this evenings hunt. Vito's Menu (PDF).

Fox-2 was placed under a tree, in the parking lot in front of Vito's Pizza.

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Fox-1 was placed at the end of Fernwood Ct. A one-way in and out location next to the Alameda Creek and percolation ponds.

Rich-KN6FW was the first hunter to arrive at Fox-1 with the shortest time and lowest mileage.

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Don-KD6IRE and Linda arrived six-minutes later, coming in 2nd place.

Johnathan-AE6HO and Nicholas-KG6MYQ arrived 32-minutes after Rich, on the wrong side of the fence, coming in tied for 2nd place. Johnathan was one of the teams, tricked into Niles however, he drove around to Shinn Road and walked a foot trail along the creek.

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Photo to the left is Johnathan and Nicholas.

The right photograph is of Dave-KG6ACD who would have come in 3rd, if he hadn't been called way for a family emergency and couldn't complete the hunt.

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Chris officially came in 3rd place with 20.1 miles.

Not pictured, Tony-AB6BR and Lynnette-KF6NEA showed up at Fox-1 (tied for 2nd) from the wrong side of the fence. Having parked on Shinn Road and walked in on a foot trail along the creek.

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James-N1DDK and Andy-WD6CJK arrived at Fox-1 with 13.5 miles, a solid 2nd place.

Photo's of transmitter hunters eating at VITO'S.

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Pete-N6YIF and Larry-KD6FFN, were tricked into the Niles area and couldn't get to me from that side. They chose not to drive around "water-world" to sign the hunters-log-sheet.
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Art-KF7GD came in 4th place at 8:55 PM.

Thanks for hunting, see you at the next hunt.

Jim Sakane (KD6DX)
(Schedule)

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