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Radio Society of Great Britain
Beacon Hill, Loughborough
Sun 12 Aug
Summary
The event is being run on a Sunday and comprises a morning competition using the 2m band and a short 80m race later in the day. There will be a five transmitter course and a four transmitter course available in the morning.
In addition, there will be a Midlands ARDF Series introductory event using 80m, taking place in the morning.
Location
Beacon Hill Country Park
Click here for a map showing the location of the car park.
There are two car parks and we will be using the one at the top of the hill (shown by the arrow on the Streetmap above).
The car park charge is £4 for three hours.
Directions
From the south the area can be approached from M1 J22 and from the north from M1 J23.
Format of Event
The event will conform to the general principles of IARU events, but will be less formal than a Championship. For the 144MHz event there will be a maximum of five transmitters and an MO beacon at the finish. Competitors can elect to hunt all five 'foxes' or a specified four.
For the 144MHz event, the transmitters will be separated by at least 300m and the nearest transmitter to the Start may be closer than 400m (IARU rules state 750m).
The afternoon 3.5 MHz competition will be confined to a small area and there are no restrictions on how close the transmitters can be to each other.
Sport Ident (SI) electronic punching will be used for both competitions. SI 'dibbers' may be hired for £1, but if not returned the charge is increased by £30.
Map
Scale is 1:10,000. Size A4 landscape. Printed in four colours on waterproof paper.
Timetable
1000 Registration opens. Information sheets issued to ALL entrants.
1030-1130 144 MHz Starts
1300 3.5MHz starts commence
1500 Courses close
Entries
Entry fee is £5.
The results will be posted on this web site as soon as possible after the event.
Procedures
Registration, Start and Finish for the 144MHz competition event will be in the car park.
Start and Finish of the 3.5 MHz competition will also be in the car park.
In accordance with the informality of the event the organisers will not require you to deposit your receiver in a pound before the transmitters start sending. They do expect you to respect the spirit of this concession by refraining from using your receiver until reporting to officials in the start area and then only under their supervision.
The 'flags'for the competition will be 15cm side length.
Safety
Competitors are responsible for their own safety and take part at their own risk. No smoking in the forest. Whistles should be carried (the emergency signal is 6 blasts repeated at 1 minute intervals).
Loan Equipment
Receivers for both 144MHz and 3.5MHz are available. E-Mail the organiser (address below) to reserve.
Enquiries
ardf.chairman@rsgb.org.uk
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