[HCRA] Fox Box 1 is still in hiding

[Ken, KD1KU]

NOTICE!

Fox Box #1 is still in hiding as of June 9th. I could even wake it from 
its slumber from South Hadley. If you are looking for something fun to 
do this weekend why not try to find the fox? For more details on the fox 
go to: groups.io/g/WMAFoxHunters/ or read below.

Are you up to the task of locating that diabolical fox! Can YOU find it?

HINT, I was able to wake it from its slumber with 50 watts on Rte.391 
crossing the Connecticut River and most recently I was able to wake it 
from South Hadley.

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 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 also 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 direction where you 
can hear it from, this then becomes a starting point for the other 
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!

If you are successful at locating FB1, (you do not have to touch it to 
claim finding it) eyeball contact is sufficient. Please post a photo of 
the FB (not revealing its location) as there might be other hunters 
still out there trying to find it. It is located less than 500 feet from 
a safe parking location. Announce it and post the photo here on this 
group 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.

ALL Fox Hunters are welcome to participate regardless of affiliation or 
location!
Happy Hunting,
Ken ~ KD1KU