I cannot tell if it is the light at the end of the tunnel...
           or a train coming at me.... most likely the latter...

======================== JHR  ==============================

On 9/15/2010 1:29 AM, kc8pcj wrote:
> If there no Light at the end of the tunnel, Just march right down there
> and turn it on.
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----- Original Message -----

From: Jim Leys

To: MichiganFoxHunter@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 7:43 AM

Subject: RE: [MichiganFoxHunter] Pictures of the Vixen and Fox hiding place

 

Don’t shoot until you see the whites of their eyes

From: MichiganFoxHunter@yahoogroups.com [mailto:MichiganFoxHunter@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of K8TB
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 5:13 PM
To: MichiganFoxHunter@yahoogroups.com; HollandARC@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [MichiganFoxHunter] Pictures of the Vixen and Fox hiding place

 

Just to help most of you, below is a link of the actual hiding
place of the Sept 15 West Michigan Fox Hunt:

http://www.michiganbroadcasttowers.com/foxhunt.htm

We still love ya'll !

The Vixen and the Fox

Hoist the antennas!  Raise the attenuation!  Sadly, for me at least, I'll not be
on the hunt tonite. :~[

I'll be baaak!

Laryn K8TVZ





















Wednesdays are not so good for me now...

Laryn K8TVZ

Too bad... you missed a good one.   We missed you, too.

=================================  James K8JHR  ==============

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Holy Crap Batman... I cannot do that.

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On 9/15/2010 9:17 PM, Wilson wrote:
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So here on the details. And it was a great hunt.

      Eight cars !

      I am going to list the participants  by mileage:

      1. At 9.1 corrected miles, "Silo" Bob KD8HNF and Frank KD8OHS.
          They clocked in at 8:43PM

      2. At 10.6 corrected miles, that Incredible team from Muskegon,
including:
          Jim KC8PCJ, Dave KD8OCZ, Cathy and Nancy,
          Jeff W8SWX along with Brenda and Nathan.
          This team was the first to show up at 7:54 PM

      3. At 13.2 miles, Jack K8CYV and Barb KD8FBY, the "other" Muskegon
Team!
          They clocked in at 8:44 PM.

      4. At 13.8 miles, Mike W8DER, Jim KD8CAN, and Robert KC8USP
          They clocked in at 8:23 PM

      5. At 24.5 miles, 3 of them swimming, James K8JHR and Chuck AJ8W.
          They clocked in at 8:43 PM

      6. At 25.8 miles, "Smiling" Hank KA8COB, Sara KD8JOB and Todd KD8OQH.
          They clocked in at 8:34 PM

      7. At 33.1 miles, Don KG8UH and Dave N8NBU.
          They clocked in at 8:45 PM.


          The winners by mileage are KD8HNF and KD8OHS. I looked at the
route they took, and there is no way to go any shorter.

          At the same time, as a "veteran" Fox Hunter, we have to tip our
collective hats to this Amazing group of people out of Muskegon. This is
only their second showing, and they took names. The Muskegon group took
in 2nd AND 3rd for mileage, and 1st for time. I think a monster has been
awakened. What is going to happen when they get "good" ! :) I looked at
their map and all their bearings were dead on, including the very first
one. Impressive.

      I have to take a moment and make a special note of thanks to one
person. And that is Jim Leys, KD8ACN. Jim is the one who is always
handling the clipboard and taking names and mileage readings at the
start location. I think Jim has done this over 20 times now, and his
work and attitude is so very much appreciated.

      I can safely state that this was a very fun hunt. Sheila and I had
a great time (watching the teams coming in, and just waiting !)
      Thank you to all the folks involved.

      And a note to anyone reading this email who did not participate.
Sheila and I took an unusual step to actually post pictures of the
hiding location before the hunt. You can see these pictures at :
       http://www.michiganbroadcasttowers.com/foxhunt.htm

      Now, to dust off our Df'ing equipment

      Sheila K8AJ and Tom K8TB

Great pictures from Jim Leys and Robert Holton, along with details of where the
fox was hiding have been posted on the web site.

http://www.MichiganFoxHunter.com

Some crazy guy is selling a brand new, ground independent Hy-Gain AV-640
vertical antenna for real cheap on QRZ.com.     Man what a deal !   It
would be a good option for a new ham who wants multiple bands  (40, 30,
20, 17, 15, 12, 10, 6 meters)   but who does not have room for a big
radial bed.    Over $100 off the usual price, and in a unopened box,
never used.   He must be out of
his mind....     ;-)

=================  Richards - K8JHR  ===============================

It was a gas. This was only the second hunt held by the SMARS W8DF
club. And they did a great jpb. This was a collabrative hunt, with the
hidden transmitter was really a hidden transmitter. I'm guessing there
were about 6 cars in the hunt, and most cars showed up within 20 minutes
of each other.
      There are some pictures on the Michigan Fox Hunter web site at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MichiganFoxHunter/photos/album/0/list

      It is apparent that this is a very enthusiastic group, and they
will be having more fun and more fox hunts in the future.
As an added bonus, Sheila and I stopped at a McDonald's on the way out
of town, and by coincidence, ACE DF'ers Larry, WB8R and Arnie, NS8T from
Coldwater stopped in also. We all sat down and had a great time.

      Of interest to me was the gentleman who was using a TDOA antenna
system. Very interesting antenna and cleverly built.

      Folks, plan on a state wide hunt this time next year, probably just
north of Lansing. Michigan is getting ready.

          A special thank you to the SMARS group for the hunt and the
hospitality.

          vy 73 de Sheila K8AJ and Tom K8TB

You are correct....it was a great day for a fox hunt. The guys from BC did a
great job and the hunt came off without a hitch. It was a real pleasure to meet
up with Sheila and Tom and set down and do what hams do best: chew the fat! For
those of you thate were not there today, be sure to put their next hunt on your
calendar!

Larry, WB8R


--- In MichiganFoxHunter@yahoogroups.com, K8TB <k8tb@...> wrote:
>
>       It was a gas. This was only the second hunt held by the SMARS W8DF
> club. And they did a great jpb. This was a collabrative hunt, with the
> hidden transmitter was really a hidden transmitter. I'm guessing there
> were about 6 cars in the hunt, and most cars showed up within 20 minutes
> of each other.
>      There are some pictures on the Michigan Fox Hunter web site at:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MichiganFoxHunter/photos/album/0/list
>
>      It is apparent that this is a very enthusiastic group, and they
> will be having more fun and more fox hunts in the future.
> As an added bonus, Sheila and I stopped at a McDonald's on the way out
> of town, and by coincidence, ACE DF'ers Larry, WB8R and Arnie, NS8T from
> Coldwater stopped in also. We all sat down and had a great time.
>
>      Of interest to me was the gentleman who was using a TDOA antenna
> system. Very interesting antenna and cleverly built.
>
>      Folks, plan on a state wide hunt this time next year, probably just
> north of Lansing. Michigan is getting ready.
>
>          A special thank you to the SMARS group for the hunt and the
> hospitality.
>
>          vy 73 de Sheila K8AJ and Tom K8TB
>

Good Report – Good Program  -  Chuck and I had a great time and enjoyed
the hunt.  All-in-all you provided a well thought out and executed day
of instruction, fellowship, and hunting.       Good show, gentlemen.

Happy Trails.

====================  James  /  K8JHR ===================


On 9/25/2010 21:36, kc8pcj wrote:

> It was a great day for a fox hunt here in Muskegon

Tom,

You took some very nice photos of the fox hunt,thank you.
It's always nice to see photos of an event like this when you just can't make
it. It sure looks like all you guys had fun!

Chris
KC8RQT



--- In MichiganFoxHunter@yahoogroups.com, K8TB <k8tb@...> wrote:
>
>       It was a gas. This was only the second hunt held by the SMARS W8DF
> club. And they did a great jpb. This was a collabrative hunt, with the
> hidden transmitter was really a hidden transmitter. I'm guessing there
> were about 6 cars in the hunt, and most cars showed up within 20 minutes
> of each other.
>      There are some pictures on the Michigan Fox Hunter web site at:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MichiganFoxHunter/photos/album/0/list
>
>      It is apparent that this is a very enthusiastic group, and they
> will be having more fun and more fox hunts in the future.
> As an added bonus, Sheila and I stopped at a McDonald's on the way out
> of town, and by coincidence, ACE DF'ers Larry, WB8R and Arnie, NS8T from
> Coldwater stopped in also. We all sat down and had a great time.
>
>      Of interest to me was the gentleman who was using a TDOA antenna
> system. Very interesting antenna and cleverly built.
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>      Folks, plan on a state wide hunt this time next year, probably just
> north of Lansing. Michigan is getting ready.
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>          A special thank you to the SMARS group for the hunt and the
> hospitality.
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>          vy 73 de Sheila K8AJ and Tom K8TB
>

How many hunters (i.e. teams) were involved in the BC hunt this past
weekend?

Thanks.

========================== JHR  ===================================

 

How many hunters (i.e. teams) were involved in the BC hunt this past
weekend?

Great - thanks for the uptake.

================================ JHR  =============================


On 9/27/2010 5:50 PM, K8TB wrote:

> I think there were 5 teams total.

> Grand Rapids, Holland, Muskegon, Allegan, Battle Creek and Coldwater,
> and those over on that east side of the state. We have makings of a lot
> of good hunts.
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Mark your calendars and warm up the DF equipment.

      The West Michigan Charter Member Auxiliary 7388 of the Michigan Fox
Hunters will supply a fox hunt on Saturday, October 23, 2010.

      Details:

Who:  Anyone who wants to have fun with a DF hunt
When: October 23, 2010 at 10:00 AM.
Where: K8IHY's home QTH, 1840 Byron Rd, Jamestown, MI.
                About 5 miles west of Byron Center.
                Can't miss this house. Tall hill and a 140' tall tower.
Why:     Are you kidding? Why not. Mix it up with the best.

              At this time it looks like Sheila, K8AJ will be the Vixen.
I may or may not be with her. Depends. Also, Laryn, K8TVZ has indicated
that it looks he will be busy that morning. More RF for the rest of us.
The Vixen will be within 8 airline miles of K8IHY's location.

      More details to follow...


      tom K8TB

Folks,
          I received over 6 emails from people/groups who cannot make
this Saturdays Fox Hunt due to conflicts with the last minute notice. So
I am going to change the date to November 6th.

      As an addition bonus, I will be hiding, so combine that with the
month of November and it will be a hunt for "Tom the Turkey" ! Start the
comments now :)

      So put November 6th, at 10:00 Am on the calender.

          Tom Bosscher

       Mark your calendars and warm up the DF equipment.

      The West Michigan Charter Member Auxiliary 7388 of the Michigan Fox
Hunters will supply a fox hunt on Saturday, November 6, 2010.

      Details:

Who:  Anyone who wants to have fun with a DF hunt
When: November 6, 2010 at 10:00 AM.
Where: K8IHY's home QTH, 1840 Byron Rd, Jamestown, MI.
                About 5 miles west of Byron Center.
                Can't miss this house. Tall hill and a 140' tall tower.

What: The "Find Tom the Turkey" hunt... Bring your best lines.
Why:     Are you kidding? Why not. Mix it up with the best.



      More details to follow...


      tom K8TB

    The West Michigan Charter Member Auxiliary 7388 of the Michigan Fox
Hunters will supply a fox hunt on Saturday, November 6, 2010.

    Details:

Who:  Anyone who wants to have fun with a DF hunt
When: November 6, 2010 at 10:00 AM.
Where: K8IHY's home QTH, 1840 Byron Rd, Jamestown, MI.
              About 5 miles west of Byron Center.
              Can't miss this house. Tall hill and a 140' tall tower.

What:	The "Find Tom the Turkey" hunt... Bring your best lines.
Why:     Are you kidding? Why not. Mix it up with the best.



  More info at: 


www.michiganfoxhunter.com 


    tom K8TB