
To give those going overseas soon some more practice, I’ve set one of those Any afternoon Covid style events on 2m.
The 2m TXs will turn on every afternoon at 1pm and run till 5pm (4 hours) on 145.300MHz. It’s a half-sprint, in that there are only the 5 transmitters. There is no Homing beacon – you will have to navigate yourself back to the Start (sorry Jack!). 1 minute full cycle (12s per TX).
The time limit is 60mins, but if you start after 4pm, you could be making things more challenging for yourself, as the transmitters will turn off at 5pm (there is no Maloney mode).
Maprun
Using Maprun, you just need to get close enough to hear the Maprun beep, you do not need to sight the actual transmitters, which will be concealed as much as possible anyway, as they will be out there for a while. In fact, I’d really prefer you didn’t go searching to actually see them, as someone curious might see you doing that, and then go to investigate once you leave.
Controls will appear on Maprun screen once you find them, so you can keep track of which ones you’ve found. 20pts/TX, 10pts off per min over 60mins.
The Maprun event name is: nettleton ardf. Located in Victoria/OV-Clubs/ARDF if Events-Near-Me doesn’t work for you for some reason, but it did for me.
Practice
If you are going to be competing at an International Sprint event, try to treat it like you would there:
- you have only 1 minute to prepare/view your map before starting
- prepare your sniffer before you leave home
- you should not turn on your sniffer till you start (get the Maprun start beep)
- try to start close to the 1 minute boundary
The Map
It’s set in a much smaller area than the recent 80m half-sprint event, so hoping to see some short times coming in!
You will need to print your own colour map to use, or ask someone (eg. me) to print one for you:
Summary
Commencing: Saturday August 1st
Finishing: Sunday August 17th (extension on request – TX battery dependent; no guarantees, so best go as soon as you can)
Start Location: NW end of fence on oval, Nettleton Park (red triangle on map). The tall black fence can be seen in photo above, next to the playground.
Frequency: 145.300MHz. 5 TXs. 1 min full cycle
Time Limit: 60 mins
Transmitters on: 1pm to 5pm daily
Maprun event name: nettleton ardf
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