Fox Hunts

What is Fox Hunting?

Hams Chase Foxes on a Special Weekend, Article by Rich Moseson, W2VU on Foxhunting

Fox Hunting and Commonly Used Equipment

Where do we start off at?

We meet at Leo's Coney Island at  9845 Telegraph Road in Taylor  at 9:00 a.m. for breakfast.  Then at 10:30 a.m. people group up and begin the hunt for the Fox.  If you don't have any directional finding equipment, don't worry.  There will be someone there that you can ride with.  It's sure to be a fun time for all!

Fox Hunting Rules for 2007 Season

Responsibilities of the Fox. The Fox Must:

1. Be an MCRC member, or hide with the MCRC member who gets club license.
 

2. Use common sense to avoid placing anyone at risk.

3. Locate within a 20 mile radius of the Wyandotte Repeater.

4.  Locate on public non-residential property in a place accessible to the general public during hunt. Make sure teams are able to arrive at Fox’s Hideout without violating Hunter’s Responsibility Rule no. 6.

Fox Hunt Results for October 20th
Place	Teams			Mileage	Arrived
1st	N8SLJ	N8TDF		18.5	1
2nd	KC8OBH	KC8PKY	N8PVI	24.8	2
3rd	N8ZFH	KC8NNX	KB8EXV	26.4	3
DNF	W8KZP	KB8TOO	W8LYP
FOX	K8SB	WB8AFO	K8AE

5.  Locate where no admission charge or payment of any kind is necessary in order to access the Fox’s Hideout.

6.  Get permission from owners of property or local officials.

7.  Notify police of your intention to locate Fox’s Hideout in their jurisdiction.

8.  Transmit on input frequency of the Wyandotte Repeater, 147.840 MHz.

9.  Transmit one minute on; one minute off.
 

10.  Monitor the Wyandotte Repeater for emergency or other traffic between transmissions.

11.  Determine that transmissions constantly hold the Wyandotte Repeater. The power level and antenna pattern of Fox’s signal may be varied as long as they remain uninterrupted on repeater output.

12.  See to it that the Fox’s signals are transmitted from within the same 100 foot diameter circle.

13.  Observe Fox Hunt Time Limits: 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM.

14.  Arrange for distribution at starting point of envelopes with maps to Fox’s Hideout enclosed.

15.  Obtain W8MRM License from the MCRC Trustee and the permission to use club call during the hunt.

16.  Record arrival time as soon as hunter finds fox. Record odometer mileage for successful hunters at specified location. Then send hunters to a prearranged location, so as to not give away the fox’s location.

A Word to the Wise Fox: