Amateur radio direction finding (ARDF)

19 Feb - Outline details for Sutton Park posted

Follow the link from the events page for some information about the event on Sat 13 March 2010.

15 Feb - Nettlebed results posted

Please go to the results page.

10 Feb - Addition to the Events list

Details of an event in the north of England on 13 June have been posted. Go to the events page to find out more.

5 Feb - Addition to the Events list

A weekday evening Fox O event has been added for Tues 13 July at Ibstock Leics. Go to the events page for a link to a map of the area.

3 Feb - Changes to Nettlebed details

The major change is that land access restrictions have necessitated that we use the North Start instead of the South Start. Follow the link from the events page for the updated details.

25 Jan - Events

The details of Nettlebed on Sun 14 Feb have been posted. There are other changes to the Events page.

31 Dec - WC 2010

Some more updates to the results from Mytchett have been posted and the Events page shows the state of planning for 2010.
A very happy New Year to all RSGB ARDF enthusiasts.

13 Dec - WC 2010

The dates have been shifted by 2 days and are now 13 - 18 Sep 2010 in Croatia. David Williams M3WDD would be pleased to hear from any more UK competitors interested in representing the RSGB (in addition to the nine that have expressed an interest to date).

13 Dec - Mytchett results posted

Please check out the results page.

18 Nov - More info from Hay Wood

The winner's GPS track has now been added to the results page.

18 Nov - More info from Hay Wood

The results have now had the GPS 'track' taken by Vlad 2E0VLB added.

16 Nov - Hay Wood results posted

Follow the link from the results page. The splits are all in a single table irrespective of whether the long or short course was undertaken.

2 Nov - Hay Wood event on 15 Nov

Alterations have been made to the details for the event at Hay Wood on 15 November. Follow the link from the events page to find out more.

19 Oct - Details added for the event on Sat 12 Dec

Follow the link from the events page for the details of the Mytchett event.

7 Oct - GPS track added to Stockgrove results

Several competitors carried the Ventus G730 GPS-logger at Stockgrove. The track taken by Ken Jones, superimposed on the Google Earth image, has been posted with the results.

6 Oct - Remaining Stockgrove results pasted

Please see the results page.

6 Oct - Details for 15 Nov posted

Please follow the link from the Events page.

5 Oct - Stockgrove SI results posted

The record of the SI boxes is now on the results page. The rest of the results data will be posted as soon as possible.

5 Oct - December event confirmed

Michael Dunbar has received sufficient support in response to his enquiry on the reflector, to go firm for an event on Sat 12 Dec. This has been added to the events page.

26 Sep - Details posted for 4 Oct

The details for Stockgrove Park have been posted. Follow the link from the events page.

14 Sep - Hermitage results posted

Check the results page please.

6 Sep - Details for 13 Sep posted

The land clearance problems for this event have been legion but Steve Stone has now got permission to use Hermitage Woods near Newbury. Go to the events page and follow the link to see the details.

2 Sep - November event

The possible date change to Sun 15 Nov is now confirmed. The area is Hay Wood, SE of Birmingham and close to the M40. SP206705 and the nearest post code is CV35 7DD.

25 Aug - Results for Benyon's Inclosure posted

Follow the link from the Results page.

5 Aug - Details of the event on 22 Aug posted

This event is at Benyon's Inclosure SW of Reading. Go to the Events page and follow the link for the details.

25 July - Event added to calendar

Dave Deane G3ZOI is well advanced planning an event in August. The date is Sat 22 Aug and it will take place in the Reading area.

24 July - 80m receiver kits

The kits are now back in stock but there has been an inevitable price rise. The cost is now £40 plus £3 for postage and packing.

23 July - Date of September event

This event will take place on Sun 13 Sep. The area is being finalised but will be in the Thames Valley area.

21 July - October event

The date has been changed to Sunday 4 October and the venue planned is Stockgrove Park, Milton Keynes.
Please keep checking this site for news about the events in September and November.

20 July - Crompton Moor event

Results have been posted. Please go to the results page.

9 July - Autumn Programme update

The programme for the autumn is subject to change. As of today's date the September event will be on either 13th or the 20th in the south of England.
For October we are looking at Stockgrove Park near Milton Keynes on the 4th. Finally we hope to move the November event to a more central location at Hay Wood, north west of Warwick, on the 15th.
Keep checking the EVENTS page since confirmation of these plans will be posted just as soon as details firm up.

22 June - Mugdock results posted

This event was not timed and the results show the participants and the number of transmitters found.

19 June - Details for 30 June event posted

The details of the Tuesday evening event at the Outwood Loughborough have been posted. Follow the link from the Events page.

19 June - Details for Crompton Moor

These have been updated and are no longer provisional. Please follow the link from the Events page.

4 June - Details posted for Coombe Hill on 14 June.

Please follow the link from the events page.

1 June - FoxO event at Chorleywood 4 Jul.

The details of this event have been posted. Please follow the link from the events page.

27 May - Results from the ARDF Festival.

These have now been posted. The format is a little different from usual in that each day's results and splits are in a separate folder with links from the results page.

9 May - Details for Mugdock Park are posted.

Follow the link from the Events page please.

1 May 2009 - First event in Scotland.

Following on from the Scottish ARDF Seminar, Tom GM0JHF and Dave GM3WIL are organising an event at Mugdock Park Milngavie on Sunday 14 June. They have discovered that there are just sufficient 80m transmitters in Scotland to support an event. Receivers will be available on loan.

1 May 2009 - 80m ARDF Receiver kits are out of stock.

Bob has ascertained that he can get the parts needed for another batch of these kits. The price will have to rise partly because of the fall in the value of the pound against the Euro and partly because hard to source components attract a premium price.
Tentative date for kits to be available again is 1 June, but no promises!

28 Apr 2009 - Lickey results posted.

Refer to the results page please.

21 Apr 2009 - Update of details for Lickey on 25 April.

Follow the link from the events page for updated details. There will be a mass walk to the start.

30 Mar 2009 - Pamber results posted.

Refer to the results page please.

16 Mar 2009 - Changes to the details for 29 March posted.

Car parking and course details have now been posted.
If you decide to come along, and you feel able to choose your course in advance then please E-Mail Bob G3ORY with your choice at (Bob's callsign)@lineone.net. Replace (Bob's callsign) with his actual callsign to use this E-Mail address.

10 Mar 2009 - Evan's blog posted.

Evan 2E0TJU, wrote an amusing account of his day at Silverstone, for his Club newsletter. To read this, go to the Silverstone results on the results page.

9 Mar 2009 - Results posted.

The results for Swinley have been posted.

1 Mar 2009 - Event details added.

The details of the event at Pamber Forest on Sunday 29 March have been added. Go to the Events page and follow the link.

22 Feb 2009 - Event details added.

Some outline details of the event being run by Phil Ellis have been posted. Go to the events page and follow the link for 19 July.

19 Feb 2009 - Event in July added to the programme.

Phil Ellis is running an event at Crompton Moor on 19th July. This is south of M62 J21.

19 Feb 2009 - Swinley details posted.

The details of the event on Saturday 7 March at Swinley near Bagshot, can be found by following the link from the events page.

19 Feb 2009 - Winner's blog posted

Michael Dunbar's blog has been posted with the Silverstone results. His route will be posted in the next day or so.

18 Feb 2009 - Event details posted

The details of the event at Lickey Hills, Birmingham on 26 April have been posted.

16 Feb 2009 - Results posted

The results for Silverstone and the 144MHz splits have been posted. Winner's blog and route to follow.

6 Feb 2009 - Event details

The start/finish/registration at Silverstone is likely to be in the forest and not in the car park. The heavy snow has delayed the final recce but details will be posted here as soon as they are finalised.

Two dates have been added in July when Radio O will be demonstrated to an Orienteering Club at one of their low key summer events. A FoxOring competition will be organised with loan equipment and tuition pre-start.

30 Jan 2009 - Silverstone details posted

John Little has to go to Italy on business at the time of this event. Bob Titterington has taken over the organisation and apologises for the late posting of the details. There are one or two issues (like the fee payable) yet to be resolved. Check this site for these details later.

21 Dec 2008 - Scottish ARDF Seminar

Details have been added for the Seminar planned for Sat 18 April 2009 near Glasgow.

19 Dec 2008 - More dates added to the Events page

Four more dates have been posted. Two of these are in the provisional/tenuous category but it does give you an idea of the possible way in which the programme of events will firm up.

17 Dec 2008 - Events page updated

The website for the Region 1 Championships 2009 is now available. Dates of the 2010 World Championships in Croatia added. See the events page.

8 Dec 2008 - Events in 2009 added

The first event of 2009 will be at Silverstone, Northamptonshire (just in case you do not follow F1) on 15 Feb. On 29 March there will be an event at Pamber Forest Reading. Further details will be available later.

10 Nov 2008 - Bagworth Results

The results are now on the results page. Blogs, splits and routes will be added later.

27 Oct 2008 - Blog for Sutton Park posted

The 2m winner's blog and route are now available. Please follow the link from the results page.

26 Oct 2008 - Blog for Sutton Park posted

The 80m winner's blog and route are now available. Please follow the link from the results page.

20 Oct 2008 - Results and splits for Sutton Park posted

Blogs and winners' routes will be posted later.

24 Sep 2008 - Event at Bagworth Woodlands on 9 November

Details have now been posted. Go to the events page and follow the link.

22 Sep 2008 - Sutton Park event on 19 October

Details have now been posted. Go to the events page and follow the link.

9 Sep 2008 - Whitmoor Common Event - TX locations

Go to the results page for a link to the Google Earth image of the area with the TX sites overlaid. The data is from the GPS receiver used by the organiser in setting out the transmitters.

8 Sep 2008 - November Event

The location is now confirmed as Bagworth Woodlands (SK4506). The date is SUNDAY 9th November and not Saturday as previously posted.

8 Sep 2008 - Whitmoor blog posted

Go to the results page for the winner's blog and route at Whitmoor Common.

7 Sep 2008 - 80m results from WC2008

David Williams placed 12th in the M40 class in a time of 91.00 (20 minutes behind the winner but with 10 minutes worth of errors).
Robert Vickers had recovered a little health wise and was 28th in M60 in a time of 118.19. The winner took 61.16.
The terrain was largely of walk or fight forest and it was hot and steep. There was less need to annoy the local farmers by struggling across their paddy fields than there had been in the 2m race on Thursday.

7 Sep 2008 - Whitmoor Common results

These have been posted on the results page. Blogs etc will be added later.

4 Sep 2008 - M3WDD places 6th in WC2008

David Williams came in 6th in the M40 race in Korea today. It was the 144MHz competition today and there were 46 starters in M40.
Robert Vickers G3ORI, competing in M60 was 28th out of 38 starters having found two of his three assigned transmitters.

17 Aug 2008 - Event on Sat 6 Sep

The details of the event at Whitmoor Common have been posted. Follow the link from the Events page.

12 Aug 2008 - Podium places in Germany

The three guys who travelled out to the German Champs last weekend brought back two podium places for their efforts. David Williams was third in the M40 3.5MHz race and Bob Titterington was third in the M60 3.5 MHz race. Click here for full results, splits and route analysis.

7 Aug 2008 - German Championships

Three Brits are heading for Sonderhausen and the German ARDF Championships on 9/10 August. David Williams M3WDD competed last weekend in the Polish Championships and plans to go to the Czech Championships om 16/17 August to complete the trilogy! He will be joined in Germany by Robert Vickers G3ORI and Bob Titterington G3ORY.

23 July 2008 - Winner's blog and route for Hermitage Woods

Follow the link from the results page for Phil's description of how he found the 144MHz transmitters and a copy of the map with his route added.

21 July 2008 - Event on 6 Sep

Michael Dunbar is close to finalising the details of the September event on Saturday 6th Sep at Whitmoor Common, north of Guildford and east of Worplesdon. The area is small and there is a possibility that the minimum distance between transmitters may be reduced below 400m. Full details will be posted as soon as they are available.

21 July 2008 - Results for Hermitage Woods

The results have been posted on the Results page.

19 July 2008 - Event on 19 October

David Williams has confirmed that he will be running an event on 19 October at Sutton Park, north of Birmingham. Details later but he is planning to use both 3.5MHz and 144MHz.

10 July 2008 - Full details of event on 20 July

The details are now available. Follow the link from the Events page.

7 July 2008 - Location of event on 20 July

The event on 20 July will be held at Hermitage Woods (Grimsbury Castle) near Newbury. SU507715 (approx).
Details of the exact car park location, timings, format and fees will be posted as soon as they are available. The delay has been due to problems in getting land clearance. Check this site for updates.

2 July 2008 - Winner's blog and route posted for Stockgrove Park

Go to the results page to find the links.

10 June 2008 - Details posted for Stockgrove Park

Go to the events page to find the details of this event on 29 June near Leighton Buzzard.

8 June 2008 - Winner's blog and route posted for Chawton Park

Go to the results page and follow the link.

2 June 2008 - Chawton Park results posted

Go to the results page for these. The winner's blog and route will be posted later.

23 May 2008 - 2m blog and route for Dudmaston

Belated posting this! Apologies to Phil for not getting this on the site earlier. Go to the results for Dudmaston and follow the links.

23 May 2008 - More analysis for BC2008

Michael Dundar has now analysed the 3.5 MHz results. Follow the links from the Results page.

18 May 2008 - Additional information posted for BC2008

The 80m winner's blog and route have now been posted and is, as usual, fascinating to compare to your own route. Also Michael Dunbar has analysed the split times and his results can be followed using the link on the results page.

13 May 2008 - Site hits exceed 20,000

The site counter went through the 20,000 mark on 9th May. Thank you for your interest.

13 May 2008 - Details of Chawton event on 1 June posted

Dave Deane (and Ken Jones?) have come up with another variant of ARDF. They have combined a normal event with a FoxO element to give their 'Fox and Cubs' format on 1 June. It should be fun with lots of transmitters to find.

12 May 2008 - BC2008 results posted

Go to the results page for results and split times. The 3.5 MHz winner's blog and photos will be added later.

7 May 2008 - Weather Forecast for BC2008

The weekend forecast for 10/11 May has been getting better and better as the week has passed. Make sure you get out the shorts and short sleeved T shirt and don't forget the sunblock.

7 May 2008 - Butterwood Blog

Michael Dunbar wore a GPS tracking watch at Butterwood and has posted a blog showing his actual track superimposed on the Google Earth image of the woods. Go to the results for Butterwood and follow the link.

1 May 2008 - Results from Witton Park

Some corrections to the results have been posted. Phil says he should never have tried to work them out on a Saturday night! (Would that be before or after the three pints of lager and the packet of pork scratchings Phil?)

28 April 2008 - Results from Witton Park

The results for the Blackburn events have been posted. There are a number of missing callsigns and age classes. Please inform the organiser of any errors and omissions.

27 April 2008 - BC 2008

Full details of BC 2008 have now been posted including course lengths and pre-entries. Entry on the day is possible. Go to the events page and follow the link.

7 April 2008 - Results from Butterwood

The Butterwood results have been posted. There is further content for the notes to be added later.

18 March 2008 - Dudmaston Blog

The 80m winner's blog and a map of his route have now been posted. Go to the results page and follow the links.

17 March 2008 - British ARDF Championships in May

Some outline details have been posted to enable forward planning for this two day event. Full IARU Rules will apply.

17 March 2008 - Event on 6 April

Details posted for the event at Butterwood.

17 Mar 2008 - Dudmaston Results posted

Results and split times are now posted. Winners' routes and blogs will follow when available.

14 Feb 2008 - Event on 27 April cancelled.

Unfortunately Gavin Andrews is no longer available to run the event at Godalming on 27 April. He is hoping to run an event in the autumn instead.

14 Feb 2008 - Winner's route for High Wycombe posted.

Go to the results page and follow the link. Apologies for the delay in posting this but it does make the winner's blog easier to understand.

14 Feb 2008 - Changes to Dudmaston details

Some changes to the format of the event have been posted. The arrangements are now similar to those used at High Wycombe on 10 Feb.

11 Feb 2008 - High Wycombe results and blogs posted

Go to the results page.

11 Feb 2008 - Dudmaston details posted

Follow the link from the events page to find the details of the event on 16 March.

5 Feb 2008 - Event at Blackburn announced

Phil M0GIE and the Oldham Club are running another event on Saturday 26 April at Blackburn. Check the events page for details. It is the same weekend as the Godalming event but not the same day.

3 Feb 2008 - Details for event on 10 Feb posted

Go to the EVENTS page and follow the link.

16 Jan 2008 - Event on 2 Feb cancelled

It has not been possible to obtain the necessary land clearances for the proposed event on 2 Feb. Steve Stone has stepped into the breach and is running a substitute event the following weekend at High Wycombe (Bradenham Woods) in conjunction with the Chiltern Challenge Orienteering event. It will be a single band event using 144 MHz. See the events page for more details.

31 Dec 2007 - First 3.5MHz event in SW England

Tony Marriott G0GFL and Nicky M5YLO (who many met at Wendover Woods in Feb 2007) put on an inaugural event near Blandford last Friday (28 Dec). They used the grounds of a local school and had a decent response from members of their Club. Click here to see their report and pictures.

27 Nov 2007 - Lever Park results - Competitor's blog and route added

The 'winner' only went for his minimum of 3 TXs and the runner up has mild repetitive strain injury from typing so many blogs. The blog this time is by Robert Vickers (M65 for Orienteering) who found all 5 TXs in a time close behind Michael Dunbar. This was probably the most outstanding performance of the day.

26 Nov 2007 - Lever Park - Organiser's blog added to the results

26 Nov 2007 - Lever Park results posted

Go to the results page. Winner's blog will be posted later

13 Nov 2007 - Update of Events page.

Some very provisional details of 2008 events have been posted. Details are on the EVENTS page. There are gaps in August, September and October and offers to stage an event in any of these months would be welcomed.

9 Nov 2007 - Changes to the Lever Park details posted.

Follow the link from the Events page to find out about the change to the parking arrangements and some small modifications to the event details.

4 Nov 2007 - Links updated

The links from the 'Technical' page have been revamped and a couple of new links to 144 MHz receiver designs added.

12 Oct 2007

The 2m winner's blog for Willesley was posted today. Go to the Results page.

Robert Vickers and Geoffrey Foster flew out to Germany today for the German FoxOring Championships at Erfurt. To see how they fare, check this site early next week.

7 Oct 2007 - Results for 6 Oct posted

The results are now on the results page together with analysis of how everyone ran, extracted from the electronic timing data. It is fascinating to see how many of the top guys fell for a 'near/far' trick.

28 Sep 2007 - Map details for 6 Oct posted

The map scale and information about its size have been added to the details for Willesley on Sat 6 Oct.

26 Sep 2007 - Modified details for 6 Oct posted

Some of the details for the event at Willesley have changed. The grid ref of registration and the 144 MHz start are now given. The distances for the 144 MHz event are now as per IARU rules and this competition has a split start and finish. There will be a short drive to the start/finish of the 3.5 MHz event at 1300. The timings have been adjusted slightly to facilitate this.

25 Sep 2007 - Lever Park details posted

Go to the Events page to find the link for the details of the event on 25 Nov 07. Also posted today are the winner's route and blog for Alice Holt last Sunday.

24 Sep 2007 - Alice Holt results posted

Go to the results page for these. The winner's blog and route will be posted later.

18 Sep 2007 - 80m as well as 2m at Alice Holt on Sunday 23 Sep

Dave and Ken are hoping to put on an 80m event alongside the 2m competition organised by Frank. Bring along your 80m gear as well as the 2m equipment for a great day out.

10 Sep 2007 - RSGB Team heads for Poland

The IARU Region 1 Championships are being held in Poland from 11 - 16 Sept. The RSGB team flies out tomorrow. We are represented in the M40 class by David Heale G6HGE and in M60 by Bob Titterington G3ORY. A full team in each class requires three to compete. Wish them luck.

10 Sep 2007 - Details of 6 Oct event posted

Go to the events page and follow the link.

10 Sep 2007 - Details of 23 Sep event posted

Go to the events page and follow the link.

4 Aug 2007 - Event update - First event in the North of England

M0GIE is organising an event at Lever Park Bolton on 25 Nov. It will be 3.5 MHz only and is an important 'milestone' in the development of ARDF in the North of England.
Also, please be aware that the Willesley event in the East Midlands has been switched to the Saturday (6 Oct) to avoid a clash on the Orienteering calendar.

31 July 2007 - Details of first 2008 event posted

The RSGB ARDF Committee is trying to post the details of the 2008 events as early as possible to assist with your personal planning. The first information has been posted for Dudmaston in the Wyre Forest on 18 March.

31 July 2007 - Organiser's comments added to Hermitage results

30 July 2007 - Results for the Hermitage event posted

Go to the results page and follow the link. Winner's blog and organiser's notes will be posted later.

10 July 2007 - Details of Hermitage event posted

Details for the event on 29 July can now be viewed by going to the events page and following the link.

14 June 2007 - Date of July event changed

Steve's event has moved to 29 July from 8 July. More folk can make it on the 29th than could manage it on the old date.

11 June 2007 - BC - 80m winner's route added

The route followed by Michael Dunbar at Bucknell Wood has now been posted.

11 June 2007 - FoxOring results posted

The results from Micheldever have been posted. Go to the results page and they are at the top.

9 June 2007 - British ARDF Championships 2007

The 80m winner's blog has been added and it is hoped to post his route either on 10 Jun or 11 Jun.

30 May 2007 - British ARDF Championships 2007

The full results, splits, blogs, winners' routes and planners' comments will be posted over the next few days. Please check the results page both today and again in a few days time to get the full story.

16 May 2007 - British ARDF Championships 2007

If you are planning to attend and have yet to register, please be aware that the order for maps is based on the number of registrations. To ensure that we have a map for you, please register ASAP. click here to get to the event web site and register.

16 May 2007 - Details of June event posted

Outline details of the Micheldever event on 10 June can be found by following the link from the Events page.

25 April 2007 - British ARDF Championships 2007

The Championships will be held in conjunction with the ARDF Festival in Shropshire on 26, 27 and 28 May. There will be separate 80m and 2m championships for the first time in the UK. The 80m championship is on 27 May at Bucknell Wood and the 2m event is at Brampton Bryan on 28 May.

24 April 2007 - Farley Mount results posted

The results were posted yesterday. This morning the 2m winner's blog and route have been added. The 80m winner's route was posted on 25 April.

18 April 2007 - Changes to the timetable for Farley Mount posted

Starts are now from 1000 and no starts after 1300. Freq of 80m beacon added.

14 April 2007 - Details of the 22 April event posted

Final details of the Farley Mount event have been posted.

12 April 2007 - Details of the 22 April event posted

Some advance information about Farley Mount on 22 April has been posted. Please recheck later when additional information from the organiser will be added.

27 Mar 2007 - Deepcut Results.

The locations of all ten transmitters and the organiser's comments have been added.

25 Mar 2007 - Results posted.

Results for Deepcut (yesterday) and Hawkbatch on 4 March, have been posted. Go to the Results page for the details.

19 Feb 2007 - Deepcut (24 Mar) details posted.

Be aware that this event is on a SATURDAY. Follow the link from the Events page.

13 Feb 2007 - Wyre Forest (4 Mar) details posted yesterday

The delay has been due to changes in the car parking arrangements which have now been resolved. Arriving early would be a good idea to get a decent spot to park the car.
Go to the events page and follow the link.

12 Feb 2007 - Invitation to Region 3 ARDF Championship

The RSGB has received the following invitation:
Mongolian Radio Sport’s Federation (MRSF) as host society is very pleased to invite teams or individuals from your society to participate in the The 7th IARU Region 3 Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) Championships, 16 – 21 August 2007, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Anyone interested?

10 Feb 2007 - ARDF seminar at Wakefield

The RSGB ARDF Committee in association with Silcoates School, Wakefield, are organising a seminar to promote ARDF in the north of England on Saturday 21 April 2007.
If regular visitors to these pages know of anyone in the north who might be interested in attending, please bring the event to their attention. E-mail for an application form

7 Feb 2007 - Wendover blogs posted and 8 July added to Events page

Blogs from both the long and short course winners and the organiser at Wendover Woods plus the winners' routes.
On the events page, an event at Hermitage Woods near Newbury has been added on 8 July

5 Feb 2007 - Wendover results posted (4 Feb)

Go to the results page for details. It is hoped to post the winners' routes and blogs for the 144MHz competition later in the week.

30 Jan 2007 - Grid Ref for car park entrance amended (4 Feb)

Follow the link from the EVENTS page. The entrance onto the forest roads is half way down the hill and not at the top.

29 Jan 2007 - Car park changes for Wendover Woods on 4 Feb

Follow the link from the EVENTS page. The original car park field is waterlogged. Also an update on the other arrangements.

16 Jan 2007 - Details posted for the 3 day ARDF festival in Shropshire in late May

Go to the EVENTS page and follow the link (external site).

3 Jan 2007 - Details posted for the event at Wendover on 4 Feb

Go to the Events page and follow the link

2 Jan 2007 - Date of the IARU Region 1 Champs 2007 has been changed.

Geoffrey Foster picked up the word (now confirmed by Chris SP5HS - the organiser) that due to accommodation difficulties, the event will take place a week later than previously notified. The new dates are 11-16 Sep 2007

4 Dec 2006 - Venue for 24 Mar 2007 changed.

The event organised by Mike Dunbar will now take place at Deepcut, permission for Bagshot having been withdrawn.

14 Nov 2006 - Wokefield results.

The results were posted yesterday and today the winner's blog and route have been added.

18 Oct 2006 - BC winner's blog and route posted.

Follow the link from the results.

17 Oct 2006 - BC split times posted.

Planner's comments are also included

16 Oct 2006 - BC results posted.

Split times and analysis of routes will be posted tomorrow.

12 Oct 2006 - Details of 12 Nov event posted.

Changes to the original intentions. First the event is at Wokefield and not Padworth; second it will be 80m only.

11 Oct 2006 - Silverstone blog and routes posted.

Apologies for the delay in posting. Follow the links from the results page.

9 Oct 2006 - BC Start List posted.

Click here for the British Champs start list. It is confirmed that clothing transfer will be available and map folding information (down to A4 size) will be avaialbale at Start - 5 minutes.

26 Sep 2006 - Silverstone results posted.

Not just the results but comments from organiser John Little.

22 Sep 2006 - update to 2007 calendar posted.

An event at Hawkbatch in the Wyre Forest, west of Birmingham, has been added to the Events page.

19 Sep 2006 - update to 2007 calendar posted.

An event at Wendover Woods in February, the IARU Region 1 Champs and the IARU Region 1 Youth Champs have been added to the list of events.

6 Sep 2006 - update to the Silverstone details posted.

More information about the event on 24 Sep posted. Go to the EVENTS page and follow the link.

31 Aug 2006 - the first of the 2007 event dates have been posted.

The dates appear below the 2006 ones on the Events 2006 page.

29 Aug 2006 - Details of the British ARDF Championships on 15 October posted.

Follow the link from the events page.

29 Jul 2006 - Results for Alice Holt posted

See the results page. Apologies for the delay in posting these.

29 Jun 2006 - Change of date for MKARS event

The September event has been moved to 24 Sep at Silverstone. This avoids the clash with the Leicester Show for MKARS members.
Outline details of the event can now be seen via the Events 2006 page

16 Jun 2006 - Final results for Blackwood posted

There have been some changes in the minor placings for the FoxOring.

28 May 2006 - Details of the 23 July event posted

The event on 23 July is at Alice Holt Forest and will now offer both a 144 MHz and a 3.5 MHz course. The event is being organised by the Scouts.
Follow the links from the Events 2006 page.

22 May 2006 - 2m winner's route at Malvern posted

Follow the link from the Results page.

19 May 2006 - Changes to Events Programme posted

The event at MK on 10 Sep is confirmed as the Sep event and the one at Baggeridge is cancelled. The East Midlands event on8 Oct is cancelled in favour of the British Championships to be held at Newbury the following week.

19 May 2006 - Malvern - post event info posted

Follow the links on the results page for Winners' blogs (80m and 2m), 80m winner's route and the GPS track of John Marriott.

18 May 2006 - Blackwood details posted

See the link from the Events 2006 page.

13 May 2006 - Malvern results posted

See the Results page.

9 May 2006 - Malvern update and Butterwood results posted

See the Events 2006 page for the revised Malvern details and the Results page for the Butterwood results with 80m winner's map and blog.

16 Apr 2006 - Details for Malvern posted

See the EVENTS page for the link to the details of the event at Malvern on 13 May (which is a Saturday).

27 Mar 2006 - Amended Butterwood details posted

See the Events 2006 page for a revision of the Butterwood details.

25 Mar 2006 - Update

The Clent Results were posted earlier this week and the planners notes will be added today.
The details for Butterwood on 9 April are posted today

7 Mar 2006 - Last of the Blogs.

The blog for the 80m race at High Wycombe has now been added.

4 Mar 2006 - High Wycombe Results.

The results were posted on 27 Feb. Today the 80m winner's route and the 2m winner's blog have been added. The blogs are worth reading to pick up clues of how the folk at the top of the table get round so fast. It is not all a case of being able to run faster than you do!

25 Feb 2006 - Clent details.

The details of the Clent event are now available from the Events 2006 page.

17 Feb 2006 - Winner's blog added for Hankley.

See Results page for the link.

16 Feb 2006 - Winner's routes added for Hankley.

See Results page

14 Feb 2006 - Hankley Common results posted.

See Results page

4 Feb 2006 - World Champs deadline is approaching.

The RSGB has to respond to the invitation from the Bulgarian National Society, who have issued an invitation to all IARU member societies, by 10 March.
Expressions of interest should be E-Mailed to: bulgaria2006@ddwilliams.net
It is necessary to be an RSGB member to be part of the GB team.

28 Jan 2006 - Hankley Common 11 Feb - small change.

The distance from the start to the nearest transmitter on 80m has been reduced to 'at least 400m'. There will only be 3 transmitters on 80m and not the 4 originally planned.

22 Jan 2006 - High Wycombe 26 Feb - details posted.

Details were posted today. See the Events 2006 page and follow the link.

22 Jan 2006 - Hankley Common 11 Feb.

Details of this event were posted today. Go to the Events 2006 page and follow the link.

21 Jan 2006 - Extra event on 11 Feb.

Gavin Andrews M0ETA is running an event on Sat 11 Feb at Hankley Common (just north of Hindhead which lies on the A3). Details will be posted on about 22 Jan.

10 Jan 2006 - MK date confirmed.

John Little advises that he now has the agreement of both South Midlands OC and Forest Enterprise for the event in the Milton Keynes area on 10 Sep. Get it in the family 'social diary' before the XYL comes up with something else!

8 Jan 2006 - Additions to 2006 Programme.

David Williams has offered to fill the gap in the 2006 programme by running an event in May. This will be at Castlemoreton Common/Malvern Hills South on 13 May. Many thanks David.

4 Dec 2005 - Changes to 2006 Programme.

The event in the Milton Keynes area has been moved to 10 Sep. This now leaves a gap in May. Offers to fill this would be more than welcome to Dave Burleigh G4WIZ.

22 Nov 2005 - German Fox-Oring results (19 & 20 Nov).

Robert Vickers made it to third place in the M60 category. He was unlucky to miss one of the transmitters on day 2 which he put down to poor receiver sensitivity in the cold weather. With 9 transmitters to locate each day and a 7.2km min distance on day 1 and 5.3 km on day 2, it was no pushover. Steve Stone came in 5th in M50 on both days (9 transmitters on day 1 and 10 on day 2). Graham Taylor G3MDC ran on day 1 only and placed 6th in M60.
Click here for full results and a picture of G3ORI punching at the finish.

20 Nov 2005 - Winner's Route for BC & extra event in 2006

The route taken by David Williams in the BC on 13 Nov is now posted (see results page). He has included the bearings he took and the result is very interesting and worth a look. The results table has had the sequence that competitors visited the transmitters added. The majority chose to go round clockwise and there were very very few cases of someone choosing a non-optimal order.
David has also offered to run an event in the West Midlands in September 2006. Check out the EVENTS page and add it to your diary.

15 Nov 2005 - Split times for BC posted

One of the big advantages of electronic punching is that split times are available. For the first time in a UK competition, participants are able to compare their performance leg by leg with their peers. Click the link from the results page (Notes #10).

14 Nov 2005 - Team for German Fox-Oring Champs departs this week

Robert Vickers, Steve Stone, Geoffrey Foster and Graham Taylor are scheduled to fly out to Berlin on 17 Nov. We wish them every success.

14 Nov 2005 - British Champs - Results posted

Provisional results have been posted. There are a couple of things to clarify in the lower half of the table and the order may change. Please check again in a day or two.
The winner is now in the US and so the map of the winning route will not be posted until next week (21-27 Nov).

12 Nov 2005 - British Champs - latest news

Five German competitors are flying over for the event. We look forward to welcoming them to the first ever British ARDF Championships.
The start list published on this site is no longer totally accurate and will not be updated. Frank M0AEU joins the starters as well as our German visitors. Entry on the Day (EOD) is possible, so just turn up, register and compete!
There will be presentations at (or as soon after as possible) 1400hrs and all participants will receive a memento of the day. The presentations will be made by the RSGB Director of Amateur Radio Development, Dave Wilson.

7 Nov 2005 - British Champs Start List published.

Go to the Events page to view the latest bulletin for the British Champs on 13 Nov together with the start list.

4 Nov 2005 - First draft of 2006 events calendar published.

The draft version of the 2006 calendar has been posted on the Events 2005 page. Dave Burleigh G4WIZ is looking after the calendar for next year and an offer to stage an additional event is always welcome.

27 Oct 2005 - Trophy presented for British Champs.

Geoffrey Foster and Robert Vickers are generously presenting a trophy to be awarded annually to the winner of the British Championships. Naturally it is hoped that the trophy will be available for presentation to the winner at Ash on 13 November.

26 Oct 2005 - List of entries to date for the British Champs posted.

Keep them coming folks! SI numbers are needed to enter into the SN computer. It is possible to hire a 'dibber' on the day if you do not own one.

22 Oct 2005 - BR68 amendment delayed

RSGB ARDF Committee member Clive G4ODM, reports that the inclusion of unattended operation in part of the 80m band to facilitate 3.5 MHz DF hunts, has been delayed to Easter 2006.

10 Oct 2005 - Perham Down & British Champs

The Perham Down results were posted today. There a one or two additions to the 3.5 MHz results to be added as soon as they are available.
Look on the EVENTS page for an update about the BC at Ash Ranges on 13 Nov. You are requested to signify your intention to participate with an E-Mail to the address given on the page.

28 Sep 2005 - British Champs 13 Nov

Update posted - see 'Events'

26 Sep 2005 - Leicester Show 30 Sep/1 Oct

The RSGB ARDF Committee are having a stand in Clubland at the Leicester Show this year. If you plan to be at Donington Park, make a point of coming down to 'Clubland' to find the stand and see the displays. There is a visitors book so that you can 'sign in'.

20 Sep 2005 - Burbage Results posted

The results were posted yesterday and now the winner's routes have been added.

13 Sep 2005 - Perham Down details posted and fees for Burbage reduced

Go to the events page and follow the link to the Perham Down details (9 October)
The fees for the Burbage Common event have been reduced to £4

10 Sep 2005 - Serbia results and date changes

David Williams has written an excellent 'blog' about the IARU Region 1 Championships. This, together with the full results can be accessed via the results page.

Date changes are announced for the German Foxoring Championships (now 19/20 Nov) and the event at Clent in 2006 (now 19 Mar).

7 Sep 2005 - Latest from Serbia - 80m results

M40 Class Min distance 6.2km
1 Konstantin Zelensky 62.04 (5 TXs found)
16 David Williams 87.24 (5 TXs found)
25 Michael Dunbar 105.50 (5 TXs found)
David Williams was back to form and came in as the highest placed West European in the M40 race. He managed to beat all three members of the German team. Both our guys found all the transmitters inside the 150 minute time limit. The limit speaks for itself in terms of the difficulty and length of the courses.
M60 Class
There was a rare West European winner in Paul Rudolf HB9AIR who got round the 6.2km (min dist) course in 70.42. Robert Vickers G3ORI made 16th place in 128.46 and was shattered at the end
See www.2005ardf.org for full details and analysis

5 Sep 2005 - 2m results from IARU Reg 1 Champs in Serbia

M40 Class
1 Jozef Simecek OM3WSJ 59.20 (5 TXs found)
21 Michael Dunbar 100.47 (5 TXs found)
26 David Williams 112.40 (5 TXs found)
M60 Class
1 Volodymyr Votinov 45.13
17 Robert Vickers 74.27

See www.2005ardf.org for full details and analysis

16 Aug 2005 - Perham Down in October
Dave Burleigh G4WIZ reports that he has obtained the necessary permissions for the event on 9 October.

13 Aug 2005 - Brit on the podium at DL Champs
The Brits have been going to the German Championships since 1993. It is always a very well run event over superb terrain. Bob Titterington was the first UK entrant to make it onto the podium when he placed second in the M60 144MHz race today. The results will be posted on the DARC website in due course. Also competing in the Ruhrgebeit were Robert Vickers, David Deane and David Williams.

31 July 2005 - First ARDF Championship in UK
The RSGB ARDF Committee met yesterday and has decided to promote the first ever ARDF Championship in the UK using the IARU rules.
The event will be run in the Aldershot area on Sunday 13th November and will take the form of a single band 144MHz event. We will be using the Dutch system to identify an overall winner. Each competitor runs his or her appropriate course according to the IARU age groups. The overall winner is the individual who finds all the transmitters on his/her course and has the lowest time. This system is not perfect but it is impractical for us to run a championship that caters for all nine age groups separately.

28 July 2005 - Events
The Events page has been updated today.

19 July 2005 - Highgate 2m winner's route added
Go to the results page for the link to the 2m winner's route and commentary for the Highgate Common event.

18 July 2005 - Team for IARU Region 1 ARDF Champs
Three people are flying out to Belgrade for the Region 1 Championships 3-8 Sep 2005. The RSGB has entered two in the M40 class, David Williams RS190108 (team Captain) and Michael Dunbar RS195082. Robert Vickers G3ORI runs in the M60 class.

14 July 2005 - Highgate 80m winners route added
Go to the results page for the link to the 80m winner's route and commentary for the Highgate Common event.

12 July 2005 - German Championships.
Current indications are that David Williams, Dave Deane, Robert Vickers and Bob Titterington will be travelling out to the German Championships in the Ruhrgebeit on 13th and 14th August.

11 July 2005 - Highgate Common results posted.
Routes and commentary from the winners will be posted later.

8 July 2005 - David Williams comes 3rd in Dutch Champs.
David was able to combine a business trip with pleasure when he participated in the Dutch Championships on 2 July. He was placed 3rd in M40 in both the 144 MHz race and the 3.5MHz race. He was 'in touch' with class winner Alex Buurlage PA1FOX in both races and it does show that UK competitors are beginning to be competitive in western European competitions at least.
click here for full results.

8 July 2005 - Highgate Common update.
Due to a printing error the map scale is 1:7500 and the size is 236x294. It may be folded to fit an A4 plastic wallet. The taped route MUST be used when moving away from the start or into the finish.

28 June 2005 - Exact location for Highgate Common.
The information for the Highgate Common event has been amended to show the exact grid reference of the car park. See the EVENTS page for the details. The entry fee is confirmed as £3.

13 June 2005 - Micheldever results posted.
As well as the results (see results page) there are links to a marked up copy of the winner's map and his commentary on his progress in the race. This is posted to help you to refine your own performance and be the winner next time!

12 June 2005 - Event at Aldershot on 13 Nov announced.
At the Micheldever event David Williams announced that he and Mike Dunbar were going to run an event in the Aldershot area on 13 November. No details are available at the present time save that there will definitely be a 144MHz competition. Please put the date into your diary.

22 May 2005 - Changes to RSGB ARDF Committee.
The Committee has been revamped. Geoffrey Foster G8UKT has stepped down as Chairman after many years of service but continues as an ordinary member of the Committee to secure continuity.
Bob Titterington G3ORY, takes over as interim Chairman until a permanent appointment is made by the RSGB Board. The new Committee membership is as follows:

Chair Bob Titterington G3ORY
Dave Burleigh G4WIZ
Dave Deane G3ZOI
Geoffrey Foster G8UKT
Frank Heritage M0AEU
David Williams RS190108
David Hicks G6IFA (ex officio - RSGB Board member responsible for Radio Sport)

Corresponding Members:
David Hutchinson GI4FUM
Clive Mott G4ODM

16 May 2005 - Full details of Micheldever posted.
Go to the EVENTS page for the link to the full details of the June event.

10 May 2005 - Event at Highgate Common on 10 July announced
To help to make up for the disappointment at the cancellation of the Forest of Dean event, Robert G3ORI and Bob G3ORY are going to put on an event on 10 July at Highgate Common. This is west of Birmingham and close to Kinver Million. Your support would be much appreciated so that we feel that our efforts are worthwhile.

3 May 2005 - Forest of Dean Event cancelled
Phil GW1XBG has encountered last minute difficulties that he cannot resolve and has decided to cancel the event on 7 May. Apologies to all those who planned to go to the event for the inconvenience caused by this late cancellation.

18 Apr 2005 - Results and Forest of Dean update
The results from Eymore are posted together with the winning 144 MHz and 3.5 MHz routes.
The Forest of Dean Day 2 has had to be abandoned due to the prohibitive cost of providing the amount of public liability insurance demanded by Forest Enterprise.

31 Mar 2005 - Details posted of Phil and Tony's event in the Forest of Dean on 7/8 May.

15 Mar 2005 - Unattended operation of 80m DF transmitters.
Just in case you missed the note on the reflector (a couple of weeks back), Ofcom will be giving clearance for unattended operation using 3510-3543 and 3553-3600kHz. Implementation will commence with the reprinting of BR68, probably in the summer. In the meantime, Ofcom will issue an NoV for the period required, to anyone who applies to them.

15 Mar 2005 - Amended results posted for the Burghfield Common Event.
Overall winner David Williams has kindly provided a copy of the route he took.

13 Mar 2005 - Provisional results posted for the Burghfield Common Event.
Organiser Frank M0AEU will be checking the punching of the control cards on Sunday evening and the tables are subject to amendment.

5 Mar 2005 - Some late changes to the arrangements for Burghfield on 13 March.
Car Park moved by 300m and an update on the transmitter details. Check EVENTS 2005 on the sidebar.

9 Feb 2005 - Progress with unattended operation on 80m for DF hunts.
Clive G4ODM has ascertained from Ofcom, that the primary users do not object to the unattended operation of DF transmitters on 80m. Before BR68 can be modified the change will be processed with other alterations (to save on the administrative cost) and then go out to 'notification' with a month to make representations. Notification is likely to be out in April for implementation in June/July.

8 Feb 2005 - The Events page has been updated.
An event in March has been added to give one event per month from March to June

14 Jan 2005 - The Events page has been updated.
One of the April events has been cancelled and effectively switched to June to give one event a month from April to June. There is an effort afoot to organise an event in March.