[SOC] Re: [fpqrp] Fox Hunt, by Invitation Only this Summer! Read this...

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Oh boy.  FISTS QRO ops will LOVE this. 

72 es OO



>   The dreary days are almost gone, even here in the
>Northeast, where gloom has been reigning for weeks.
>The reigns are stopping, the glory of late Spring
>turning into Summer begins, and to celebrate, we lucky
>few have the 20 Meter Summer Fox Hunt. By Invitation
>Only. All QRP ops are invited, and that means y-o-u.
>
>   The website for this contest is here:
>
>         http://www.cqc.org/fox/index.htm
>
>   The Hunts will be on Sundays, from 2200-2329Z. It's
>a new (and shorter!) time slot, and will result in,
>hopefully, better conditions for all.
>
>   This Sunday, Jim, N0UR, and yours truly will be the
>Foxii.  One of us will be below 14.060, one above.
>Usually we'll be 2-3 kHz above/below, allowing for
>QRM.  We'll be working split, that is, we'll be
>listening to Hounds from 1-3 kHz above our frequencies
>(sometimes below). Hounds should take note of this,
>and try to avoid transmitting much closer to the Fox
>than 1 kHz.
>
>   The Foxii will call "CQ FOX," or "QRZ FOX," or some
>such. Hounds should then send their call, listen, and
>resend in a few seconds if the Fox doesn't start
>working someone. The Fox will usually send the Hound's
>call at the beginning and end of his transmission, as:
>"W1AW TU 559 MD LLOYD 5W W1AW BK,"  after which the
>Hound will reply sort of like this, "W1AW 559 CT HIRAM
>5W BK." The Fox will then acknowledge, or ask for
>fills. An acknowledgement may be something like, "TU,"
>or "TU E E," etc. Then, the Hounds may once again
>begin baying out their calls. If the Fox does need to
>ask for any fills, no other Hound should transmit
>until the Fox acknowledges he's got it all.
>
>   Please send all your info only once; the Fox will
>ask for fills if necessary.
>
>   Besides being just a huge amount of fun, the Hunts
>allow us to learn and perfect our operating skills. As
>in all ham radio, and especially in QRP ops, the
>chiefest skill is listening. If you listen, you'll
>know when it's time to send your call, and when it's
>not. If you're not sure what's going on, or what the
>Fox is doing, don't send your call in hopes you'll get
>lucky...you wouldn't know if you did, anyway! 
>
>   I'll be using my K1 into a 200' longwire up about
>20'. There may well be a Truffle, handed out by a
>Flying Pig, for the 15 minutes prior to the start of
>each Hunt, which gives a chance to warm up your keys
>and ears. The rules for hunting Truffles are similar,
>except tthe Truffle will be sending his Flying Pig
>number, rather than his power. See details at:
>
>      http://www.fpqrp.com/pighunt2.html
>
>   Good luck, happy hunting, and...have fun!!!
>     
>
>=====
>73, 72 es oo, Lloyd, K3ESE  -  Reisterstown, Maryland
>   multiPIG+ #14 - K1 # 00379 - 20/40M Rock-Mites      
>   Hunk o' Wahr - Begali Magnetic Classic Paddles
>   ARRL - ARS #1301 - QRParci #11147 - FISTS #8774
>         FPQRP #476 - QRP-L #2415 - SOC #530 
>                 Fun = Skill / Power !
>
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