UPDATE: The next AREG foxhunt event will now be held on Saturday January 31st starting at 2.00pm. The date change is due to the weather forecast predicting 40+ deg Celcius on the original date of Saturday 24th.

Fox hunting, or Amateur Radio Direction Finding as it is more properly known, is an event where radio amateurs gather together to track down the location of a hidden transmitter using radio direction finding techniques. Foxhunts can take several forms, including on foot and from a vehicle over a wider area.

For this event, we will cater for both kinds of activity – with a 5 transmitter foot based hunt firstly held around the wetlands in the Adelaide South Parklands, followed by a three stage vehicle hunt across metropolitan Adelaide.

The event is open to everyone. For those without vehicle based equipment, you can still come and try some on foot hunting around the Adelaide South Park Lands before the multi-leg metropolitan hunt gets underway (we will have some equipment available to borrow for this part of the event).

While the activity is running, we will be listening and liaising on the linked repeater system via either the CBD 438.025 MHz or Summertown 439.900 MHz repeaters. It is intended to wrap up hunting activities by ~5.30pm and then pick somewhere close to the final fox locations to gather for dinner.

For more information email vk5arg@areg.org.au.