[FoxHunt] Kankakee Illinois NFW in Streaming Audio 5-15

[Bruce]

   Mike (KA5CVH) Urich wrote:

     <>Which  brings  up a question for the group. I'm curious as to how
     many
     Fox Hunters are also "classic" orienteers as well?

   An interesting question.
   I  started  the  other  way  around, and so did a number of foxhunters
   here:
   ie: Started foxhunting at uni -> Started ARDF when someone was looking
   for an Aussie team for Region 3 ->
        Started  doing  orienteering  and  street-O  in  order to get map
   reading practice -> Became a regular
       orienteer also.
   Now  the  Victorian ARDF Group is affiliated with both the WIA and the
   local state orienteering body, so it's
   both  a  radio club and an orienteering club (but in some ways more an
   orienteering club now).
   So  in  the  club,  the  number who went foxhunting -> -> orienteering
   number about 12
   Only  1  of  those  had  been  orienteering  prior to foxhunting. Many
   members are also members
   of  more  typical  orienteering  clubs  (in   fact  3  are  now on the
   committee of one). This doesn't stop the
   club  from  running  a few pure or combined orienteering events on the
   state orienteering calender  to
   both  raise  the  profile, and generate some income to in turn pay for
   affiliation costs.
   In  general,  it is easier to tempt an orienteer to try a radio event,
   rather than to tempt an amateur out of
   his shack (not that either is easy!).  How have others found it ?
   Incidentally,  it  doesn't  stop  there,  since  I  now also regularly
   compete in Mountain Bike Orienteering (MTBO),
   Rogaines and the rare Ski-O.
   Cheers,
   Bruce