[Elecraft] Alaska QRP Club - Alaska Fox Hunt - A Question

[Jim Larsen]

a ham wrote:
 > hi all, new ham here.  Is a foxhunt on 20M the same as a vhf foxhunt?  I 
mean I'm in TX and the foxes are in Alaska.  Are we expected to find their
 > location or just find them on the band?  I dont understand how an HF fox
 > hunt is supposed to work?  Or is it only for people in Alaska?  confused
-----------------------------------------------

Yes, we QRPers sure like to do things our way.  The way we use the term 
"Alaska Foxhunt" is as follows:

  - A bunch of Alaska Hams get on the air on 20 meters on preassigned approx. 
frequencies.  We will preannounce Callsign and assigned frequency +- QRM 
before the hunt.

  - The Foxes will operate for probably two hours on an announced date and 
time and will call "CQ Fox".

  - Gobs of QRP Fox hunters try to work the Fox, catch the Fox, nab a pelt, 
etc. and both the hunter and the fox exchange RST State and Power.  Or we may 
use the Foxhunt rules from http://www.cqc.org/fox/wfox00/rules.htm which 
exchange RST, S/P/C, name and Power.  I prefer the Spartan Sprint shorter 
exchange but we shall see.

  - Results will be tabulated which could be a big job if propagation is good.

  - The QRP hunter with the most pelts or Foxes worked will win the prize or 
if a tie, there will be a discriminator of some sort or maybe a drawing.

I hope this helps.

73, Jim, AL7FS
-- 
Jim Larsen, AL7FS
Anchorage, Alaska
http://www.qsl.net/al7fs