AREG regrets to advise that due to the proximity of the usual monthly fox hunt date to the Riverland Paddling Marathon (where many AREG members will be heading to), the June fox hunt will not be going ahead.
Stay tuned for details regarding our July hunt, to be posted here closer to the date.
73 from AREG!
AREGs next car-based fox hunt will be held this coming Friday the 31st of March, starting from the car park of the North Adelaide Aquatic Centre Carpark at 6:30 PM. This is somewhat out of our usual schedule due to the foot-based hunt held earlier in the month, and we hope to get back to our usual second-Friday schedule in May.
We’ll have three foxes deployed around the Adelaide area, on both the 2m and 70cm bands, so come along and have a go!
The frequencies will be:
As usual, liaison will be on the VK5RSB Summertown 70cm repeater which operates on 439.900 (-5MHz) 91.5 CTCSS. Please come up on the repeater so we know how you are faring throughout the evening!
The event is open to anyone with radio direction finding equipment and will span most of the Adelaide metropolitan area. We would love to see you there!
VK5ZM hunting 2m “Foxes” in 2019
The next AREG hosted fox hunt is planned to be a daytime family “hand held, on foot” style hunt and BYO picnic event, held in Drage Reserve, Felixtow, just 6km north east of the city centre (near the Kelmzig O-Bahn bus interchange). Members and visitors are welcome to join us in the park from 12.00pm, on Sunday the 5th of March, 2023.
AREG will deploy 6 beacon transmitters on the 2m amateur band (144MHz) throughout the park. The challenge will be to see who can find all of them the fastest!
For those who dont have any equipment, take a look at (this design) by NT1K! It is very simple and quick to put together! Add a variable attenuator and a receiver and you are away!
If you don’t have any gear but want to give it a try, AREG will have at least 1-2 loan sets of gear available, based on the very popular VK3YNG sniffer receivers, or we can arrange to buddy you up with one of the club members who do have equipment so you can get a first taste of fox hunting ARDF style.
If you’re not into fox hunting, but would still like to gather with all of us from AREG, we are also promoting this event as the AREG Summer BYO Picnic for 2023. Just bring your own rugs, chairs, and food and drinks.
AREG has picked this location as it has lots of amenities for all of the family. There are public BBQs, a kids playground and public toilets in the area as well as ample parking in the Drage Reserve car park. The check-in point will be marked with AREG Flags and will be located on the south side of the river Torrens near the Riverside Park western BBQ area (west of the play ground closest to the Drage Reserve Car Park).
This will be a family freindly event with people of all ages welcome to join in, however children must be kept under the supervision of an accompanying adult at all times.
We will also endeavor to have someone monitor the VK5RSB 70cm repeater on 439.900 (91.5Hz CTCSS access tone) to help guide anyone in who is having problems finding us.
For those who want to be prepared and setup their receivers ahead of time, the fox frequencies will be:
| Transmitter Number | Frequency (MHz) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 145.300 |
| 2 | 145.700 |
| 3 | 144.250 |
| 4 | 144.500 |
| 5 | 144.750 |
| 6 | 145.000 |
| 7 | 144.390 |
| 8 | 439.400 |
With Christmas around the corner, the fox hunt organising committee has found themselves busy with end of year fesivities and events, leaving little time available for this months’ foxhunt, so we have had to make the unfortunate desicio to cancel.
Keep an eye out on this site for our January fox hunt annoucement!
The next monthly AREG Foxhunt will be run this coming Friday starting 6.30pm from the Adelaide Aquatic Centre car park. Hunts will run on 2m and 70cm.
Liaison will be on the Summertown 70cm repeater which operates on 439.900 (-5MHz) 91.5CTCSS.
The event is open to anyone with radio direction finding equipment and will span most of the Adelaide metropolitan area. We would love to see you there!
AREG wishes to advise that due to the absence of key members, our October fox hunt has unfortunately been cancelled.
Our November fox hunt is scheduled for Friday the 11th of November. More details to be posted closer to this date.
The next monthly AREG Foxhunt will be run this coming Friday starting 6.30pm from the Adelaide Aquatic Centre car park. Hunts will run on 2m and 70cm.
Liaison will be on the Summertown 70cm repeater which operates on 439.900 (-5MHz) 91.5CTCSS.
The event is open to anyone with radio direction finding equipment and will span most of the Adelaide metropolitan area. We would love to see you there!
The next AREG Adelaide 2m and 70cm Fox-hunt event will be held on Friday August 12th. It will once again commence from the car-park of the Adelaide Aquatic Centre, off Jeffcott Road, North Adelaide. Hounds can assemble from 6.00pm with departure at 6.30pm. Three fox transmitters will again be active on 144.390 MHz, 145.300 MHz, and 439.4 MHz.
The event is open to anyone to enter. Inter-team liaison occurs via the VK5RSB 439.900MHz (-5MHz with 91.5Hz CTCSS tone access) Adelaide Metro area repeater. Hounds are asked to announce their presence on the repeater if they are late and are joining from other locations.
We hope to see you there!
