I Know That Fox is Here Somewhere!!
The August Fox Hunt was won by Dave, KB8OTU, on August 26. The Fox was found
just off of Goat Run - Honey Fork Road, at the Meldrim Cemetary. Phil, W8NZB was the Fox.
Weekly Net - Every Wednesday at 9:00 PM local time, on the 147.345+ Mhz and 443.125+ MHz
Repeaters, and 223.460 MHz simplex
Net Control Stations-
Sept. 7 - Bill, W8LGX
Sept. 14 - James, W8LGN
Sept. 21 - Dave, KD8PSB
Sept. 28 - Bruce, W8BEU
Saturday, September 10 - Hocking Hills Triathlon, 8 AM
Saturday, September 10 - Ohio State Parks On The Air, 10 AM to 6 PM EDT
Saturday, September 17 - Hocking Hills Trail Run, 7 AM to 3 PM EDT
Tuesday, October 4 - Monthly HVARC Club Meeting, at 7:00 PM,
at the 911/EOC Bldg., 52 E. Second St., Logan.
Appointment of Nominating Committee for 2023 Officer election in November.
Saturday, October 29 - Technician Class Exam training
From 9:00 AM till Noon, at the Hocking Co. 911/EOC Bldg., 52 E. Second St., Logan. Session 1
of 3. Technician Class 2022 - 2026 Study Guide by Gordon West will be used.
Tuesday, November 2 - Monthly HVARC Club Meeting, at 7:00 PM
Election of Officers for 2023
Saturday, November 5 - Technician Class Exam training
From 9:00 AM till Noon, at the Hocking Co. 911/EOC Bldg., 52 E. Second St., Logan. Session 2
of 3. Technician Class 2022 - 2026 Study Guide by Gordon West will be used.
Saturday, November 12 - Technician Class Exam training
From 9:00 AM till Noon, at the Hocking Co. 911/EOC Bldg., 52 E. Second St., Logan. Session 3
of 3. Technician Class 2022 - 2026 Study Guide by Gordon West will be used.
Saturday, November 12 - Amateur Radio Exams
beginning at 1:00 PM, at the Hocking Co. 911/EOC Bldg., 52 E. Second St., Logan.
NOTE: The FCC Requires that you obtain an FRN (FCC Registration Number) prior
to taking the Exam (it's free). See HERE
The exam fee is $15.00. The FCC also now charges an application fee of $35.00 - see HERE
for possible reimbursement of the fees. Please contact [email protected] for more info.
Tuesday, December 6 - (TENTATIVE) Monthly HVARC Club Meeting and
Christmas Party - Check back for updates as to time and location.
1. The Fox shall be located within the boundaries of Hocking County, Ohio.
2. The Fox shall be located in plain view of a public roadway - the 'Fox location'. (subject to
change once the Health Emergency is ended)
3. The Fox operator shall select the Fox location at his/her discretion, subject to Rules #1 and 2.
Except as provided in Rule 4, this location will not change during the Hunt.
4. The Fox may begin transmitting at a higher elevation location within a 200 yard radius of the
Fox location for the first 30 minutes of the hunt. After the initial 30 minutes, the Fox must transmit
from the final Fox location until the end of the hunt.
5. The Fox shall transmit on 147.495 MHz FM simplex, using a vertically polarized antenna. The
Fox shall transmit at intervals of 10 minutes or less, for at least 30 seconds per transmission.
6. The Fox operator shall provide clues to the Fox location after the first 30 minutes of the Hunt.
The clues shall be determined by the Fox.
7.The Fox operator shall be the sole judge of the first Hunter to find the Fox, and the winner of
the Hunt.
8. Hunters shall NOT transmit on 147.495 MHz during the Hunt. Doing so may result in
disqualification of the offending station. Please provide a clear channel for the Fox.
9. Hunters shall NOT receive directional or bearing information from base stations during the Hunt.
However, Hunters may begin the Hunt from their own base station.
10. Hunters may share location information among themselves while mobile or portable, but
NOT from base stations as per Rule #9.
11. The Hunt Control frequency (147.345+ MHz Repeater) will be used for all important
communications, except for Fox transmissions, during the Hunt.
12. Hunters shall check-in during the 15 minutes prior to the beginning of the Hunt on the
Hunt Control frequency, and will notify the Control Station or the Fox if they leave the Hunt early.
13. Hunters are cautioned to obey all traffic rules, and to not trespass on private property.
14.The Hunt will start on the date and time published on the HVARC website, and end approximately
3 hours after the start time, or until all Hunters have found the Fox or have left the Hunt.
15. The Hunt may be ended early due to severe weather or other emergency, as determined by
the Hunt Control Station and/or the Fox operator.
16. This is Ham Radio. Don't forget to have Fun!
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Hocking Valley Amateur Radio Club - Revised September 7, 2022