NFW
National Foxhunt Weekend
2002
Photos by Billie, K9QT
The
2002 season opener
was
a great hunt!
KARS Hamfest Chairman
Chip, K9IOC
found a great
little picnic grove just north
of Aroma Park,
IL and the Kankakee River.
This picnic grove
turned out to be a
"smoke and mirror
trick" on the part of Chip.
From the road
this appeared to be a
small area with
no patrons present.
So well hidden
was the fox that 3 of 4 hunting
teams passed
the grove up more than once.
In reality our
crafty FOX was "well hidden"
in a bushy area
behind the right side of the grove.
This area is
so heavily wooded that radio signals
reflect and travel
down open roads like a pipeline.
This makes for
a very interesting hunt.
Just as you think
you have an "easy run"
you find that
you've been fooled by the sly old fox!
Strategies change
rapidly as you attempt to re-group.
As stated before,
hiding a 4-door sedan
this well was
a great smoke and mirror trick!!!
Way to go Chip,
thanks!
Chip
K9IOC was indeed the "sly fox"
at
the KARS - National Foxhunt Weekend 2002
This
is a view from the back side of K9IOC's great hiding spot.
KARS Foxhunters
finished in the following order
#1 -
Don, K9NR
Billie, K9QT
#2 -
Clay, N9IO
Cindy, N9IOQ
Crystal, W9IOU
#3 -
Bill, N9QXZ
Jim, K9BIG
#4 - WB9STR
L-R
N9QXZ, K9BIG, W9IOU, N9IO, K9NR, K9QT and WB9STR.
My thanks to everyone
for coming out and
showing your
support in our foxhunting events.
See you at the next hunt!
This 2002 NFW Weekend hunt was featured in
CQ Amateur Radio Magazine,
April 2003 Issue pages 52 and 54
We
are already looking
forward
to the next hunt...
Area
hams, you're invited to come
join
in on the fun and excitement!
Other
clubs in the area are also
encouraged
to join us.
Reciprocal
hunts might be fun!
Give
N9IO a call...........146.34 / 94
Or
send E-Mail
