Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) is an exciting branch of amateur radio activities, attracting people from youngsters and teenagers to experienced old-timers and veterans.
Participants of these events arrive at the spot announced by the organizer, dress the sport garments suitable for running, and start in small groups to meet the direction finding adventure.
Their task is to discover by taking radio bearings four or five hidden low power transmitters, located in a forest inadequate distance each from other. The discovery of a hidden transmitter has to be confirmed by the personal presence at the spot and punching the starting ticket.
The winner of the event is an amateur who discovers, visits all prescribed transmitters and appears at the finish line in a shortest possible time.
This event is part of IARU-R1 events.
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