There will be a 2m ARDF (Amateur Radio Direction Finding) practice session on Saturday, January 16th starting at 10:00 AM at Sharon Woods. If you don’t have equipment, there is a limited number of antennas and receivers available for loan. Note the 10:00 AM start time is when the first hunter leaves the starting area, so plan on arriving a reasonable time beforehand.
We will meet at the Sharon Woods Center and Heritage Village parking lot. It is the large parking lot on the left as you enter Sharon Woods from Lebanon Rd./US-42, just past the intersection with Buckeye Falls Dr.
Note that Sharon Woods, as part of the Great Parks of Hamilton County, charges an entry fee of $5 for county residents or $8 for non-residents. Or you can purchase an annual pass of $10 for county residents or $16 for non-residents.
And if you have it, don’t forget your equipment!
- 2m Receiver
- 2m Yagi Antenna
- 8 1/2″ x 11″ Map Board
- Grease Pencil
- Compass
- Headphones
- Charged Batteries
Amateur Radio Direction Finding, or ARDF, is a radiosport combining the compass and map reading skills of orienteering with radio direction finding. Competitors race to find radio transmitters hidden in a topographically diverse area.
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