So have you always wondered where Nelson Township really is?  Do you think that there is a “Rootswater” Township in southern Portage County?  Are those rumors true, is Aurora really in Cuyahoga County?

Well now you have a chance to answer those questions and have a lot of ham radio fun.

The PCARS Fourth Annual Two Meter Simplex Sprint will be held from noon to six p.m. (1600-2200 UTC) on Saturday,  August 8^th.  Details and forms will be posted soon on the PCARS web site.

Your mission as a mobile participant is to operate from as many of the thirty political subdivisions in the county as possible and to work other stations in as many of those same jurisdictions as possible.  Likewise, fixed stations want to work mobile stations in as many locations as they can.  The thirty political subdivisions are the multipliers so you maximize your contact points by working from and to all thirty.

The sprint is a lot of fun and a great way to discover the county and learn more about the ins and outs of simplex ops.  The contest really succeeds when we got a good number of mobiles moving throughout the county and it is open to everyone, you don’t need to be a PCARS members to participate.

This year the event will be preceded by a mobile workshop at the PCARS club site.  So plot a course, gas up your vehicle, tweak that high gain antenna and hit the road!

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Fox Hunting (a.k.a. hidden transmitter hunts)  take place on the first, third, and fifth Wednesday evening at 7pm from March through October.The Fox pops up on a 2-meter simplex frequency 20 seconds out of every minute, and says something enticing, just long enough for you to get a bearing with your directional antenna. Your mission is simple: find the Fox before your competition does.

This is one of the aspects of ham radio where anybody can play. All you need is a receiver and an antenna.  If you’re clever, you may not even need the antenna. Just gather at the starting point with the other Fox Hunters, in the parking lot behind the Church In Silver Lake.  MAP

Talk-in is available on 147.27 repeater. Riders are welcome, as well as new hunters. The hunt continues until all hunters have found the Fox.

After a grueling evening of hunting transmitters, the Fox Hunters usually convene at a local restaurant for snacks and swapping stories. If you are a rider someone will get you back to your car.

For more information, contact the Fox herself, Gay WB8VNO.  EMAIL

Save the date:  Saturday July 18th.  Start time 6:00 PM at the Black Squirrel Oasis in Sugarbush Knolls .  MAP

More info to follow……de WB8LCD

Three area clubs have joined forces to stage a really spectacular hidden transmitter hunt.  Alliance Amateur Radio Club, Canton Amateur Radio Club, and Massilon Amateur Radio Club have announced the first annual Greater Stark County Fox Hunt.

The hunt feature two independent Foxes. You will be given the first frequency at the starting line. You’ll have to find the first fox before getting the frequency for the second  fox.  First team to find both foxes is declared the winner of the hunt. The Hunt begins and ends at:

Hog Heaven restaurant
2730 Cleveland Ave  NW
Canton.  MAP

Separate entry classes have been established for Dopper and Non-Doppler teams.  The winning team in each class receives a certificate. All participants will be entered in the prize drawing, where an attenuator kit, and the book Transmitter Hunting: Radio Direction Finding Simplified are the first and second prizes, respectively.

Bagging the fox works up a mighty big appetite. A room is reserved at Hog Heaven restaurant for  about 1:30, for lunch, and the swapping up tall tales.