[HCRA] As of Sept 4th, HCRA Foxbox-1 has gone into hiding over the Labor Day Weekend and into next week!

[Ken, KD1KU]

A challenge has been issued to all hunters to find both Foxbox's! Who 
will be the first to find either FB1 or FB2?

As of 1700hrs, September 4th, HCRA Foxbox-1 has gone into hiding over 
the Labor Day Weekend and into next week!

It's about time we get both HCRA Fox Box's back into hiding so hunters 
from the HCRA are out trying to locate that diabolical fox!

HINT, I was able to wake it from its slumber with 50 watts in my mobile 
from a few areas along Memorial Drive (Rte.33) in Chicopee, MA.

FB1 is running one watt into an 18-inch antenna. To activate FB1 go to 
the 2-meter simplex frequency of 147.550 MHz (PL 100.0Hz), key your 
transmitter, identify yourself with your call sign then press the DTMF 
"1". If the Fox can hear you (and you can hear it) you will hear its 
very distinctive sound. It will transmit for 30 seconds, ID, and then 
repeat 2 more times before going back to sleep. You can make it transmit 
as often as necessary to locate it.

This is a good opportunity for base stations to get in on the fun. If 
you can hear the fox please give its signal strength and direction if 
possible. Please do not reveal its location, just a location where you 
can hear it from, this then becomes a starting point for the other fox 
hunters to use. It's just as important for the hunters to know where it 
CANNOT be heard as well as where it CAN be heard!

When you locate the Fox Box you do not have to touch it to claim finding 
it. Eyeball contact is sufficient with a photo for good measure. The 
photo should not reveal its location as there might be other hunters out 
there still trying to find it. It is located less than 500 feet from a 
safe parking location. Announce it and post a photo on the 
https://groups.io/g/WMAFoxHunters and the HCRA Facebook Group that you 
found it along with any comments other than its location. We want to 
know who has found it and who hasn't.

I can tell you it's in a publicly accessible location with nearby safe 
parking. Getting to FB-1 may require a short walk on mostly flat ground.

Please do not post the frequency or PL on social media, websites, or 
email lists.

Note: Larry, W1AST will be hiding FB-2 first thing Sunday morning, so 
watch for his announcement.

ALL Fox Hunters are welcomed to participate!

Happy Hunting!
Ken, KD1KU