Sunday saw the members finally get out there and have a go at Fox Hunting after several attempts to get out there deferred by the weather.
For most members it was their first attempt at radio direction finding. Two foxes were deployed in parkland near to the Bunbury Mens Shed and after a bit of testing of the gear, we jumped in the cars for the short drive.
Once at the park, the Bunnings yagi’s were deployed and everyone wandered off to see if they could find a fox.
Brian VK6TGQ and Bob VK6ZGN must have had some experience as they headed off in the correct direction with Bob just beating Brian to locate the first fox built and hidden by Richard VK6PZT.
The other fox was a bit illusive as it was relatively close to the car park and distinguishing its location was quite difficult for the inexperienced members of the group.
With a little bit of trial and error the remaining members finally began to get a handle on the equipment and techniques required to locate their target,
The general consensus was that Fox Hunting was fun and we can’t wait to try it again.
Watch this space for our next ARDF event.
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