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Transmitter Hunting in the San Francisco Bay
Area
BAY Challenge Hunt.
June 15, 2002
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Story by:
Jim-KD6DX
Photographs by: Jim-KD6DX
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THE FOX
Rich-KN6FW
PARTICIPATING HUNTERS
Alphabetical Order
Chris-KF6VFU, Dave-KG6ACD, Don-KD6IRE,
John-KD6LHL
Gary-WB6YRU, Henry-KF6PCE, Bill-KF6QGK,
Joan-KF6QGJ
Howard-KE6PTT,
Jim-KD6DX, Johnathan-KG6KWT, Paul Shinn
Ron-N7TVE, Chantel
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Participants
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Fox:
Rich-KN6FW |
TEAMS (alphabetical order) 9-teams. |
Notes |
Chris-KF6VFU |
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Dave-KG6ACD |
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Don-KD6IRE and John-KD6LHL |
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Gary-WB6YRU |
Fox transmission ended at 9:10 PM |
Henry-KF6PCE, Bill-KF6QGK and Joan-KF6QGJ |
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Howard-KE6PTT |
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Jim-KD6DX and Johnathan-KG6KWT |
Last to arrive at 9:06 PM |
Paul Shinn |
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Ron-N7TVE and Chantel |
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Extreme CHALLENGE hunt, put on by Rich-KN6FW.
For Johnathan-KG6KWT and I (Jim-KD6DX), this was an extreme challenge
hunt. We both participated in the Cherry Lake hunt 'April
20' (very
similar) and should have known better. I must not have learned anything.
I have included a TOPO map of our GPS track and
terrain profile to the left. Also included are several of our bearings
taken during the hunt. Those mountains sure gave us trouble, reflections
all over the place.
Henry-KF6PCE taught me something new. I should have
been watching the Fox signal strength as I was traversing those
mountains. If I were climbing the same mountain as the Fox, I should
loose the signal, because I would be under the radiation pattern and the
crown of the mountain hides the Fox. If I were climbing a mountain
opposite the Fox, my signal strength should increase because I'm gaining
altitude and seeing the reflection better. Good tip Henry, now if I
could only remember this next time.
Grizzley Peak was our best bearing but, we didn't know
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We ran across
Paul Shinn on our way to the Fox, if only we followed him, we wouldn't
have been last. We also ran across many dead-end
roads on our trek to the Fox. |
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Finally locating the Fox, with lots of help from Rich-KN6FW (Find Bear
Creek Rd., stay on it, down turn around, I'm on the road), we found him
(9:06 PM - Last). EQUIPMENT:
1) 4-element beam: To obtain
all my bearings.
2) AHHA
MicroFinder Doppler.
3)
Garmin StreetPilot-III: Street level GPS mapping.
4) Laptop Computer: TOPO map to draw bearings.
5) Icom IC-R3, U-R-Here
radio. Full scale on attenuation-4 every-time we peaked out on a high
ridge, 4.2 miles away.
6) Mobile radio, Standard
C5900DA. Listen to the fox frequency and
talk-in communications channel (simplex).
CONCLUSION:
1) Take BEAM
bearings to the Fox, plot them on a map.
2) Check signal strength as you climb a hill.
3) Get better at educating your self, experience.
4) Ask for helpful hints when it get late.
4) Icom IC-R3,
U-R-Here radio is still priceless.
Dinner was great, thanks Don-KD6IRE, for giving me
half of your pizza. |
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We were so
late, we closed the place down. |
See you at the
Ron-N7TVE and Chantel, day hunt on June 29th. (click
schedule). Chantel will be hosting some sort of PICNIC thing. Bring
something to share. Jim Sakane KD6DX. |
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