001map.jpg	002map.jpg	The only team to start from the official start point was Jason-KG6LRF and Susan-KG6LRG, who also found the Fox, one hour before I did. I started from Groveland, Calif., a 2-1/2 hour advantage and not very far from where Rich-KN6FW hid the Fox. As you can see in the two maps to the left, my red GPS track, covered just about every dirt road in the area. At the end of my 5 hours of driving around, my tenth and final bearing pointed in a direction that I already covered. Ahh wait, I see a small stretch of dirt road that I missed. Wouldn't you know it, that's where Rich hid the Fox.
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040717_144047.jpg	040717_144852.jpg	What did I learn from this hunt? 1) When close-in, don't be impetuous and drive on all the dirt roads in the area to get there first. 2) Take at least 3 bearing from high locations. In other words, your first objective is to plot a route to a high point and take a bearing. Do this two more times, before driving towards the Fox. 3) Us an "Interferometer" to determine if your bearing will be good or just another reflection. Jim Sakane (KD6DX)
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