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2016 United States ARDF Championships
Schedule
The following is a tentative schedule of events for the 2016 United States
ARDF Championships. This schedule may change.
Lunches (sandwiches) are provided Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, as it is
cheaper to host a "meeting with lunch" at our event sites than it is to
pay the individual day use fees. Dinner on Saturday will be at
Parrie Haynes
Equestrian Center. All other meals are on your own.
Monday
March 28
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Registration Deadline
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Wednesday
April 6
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Practice Event
Location:
Berry Spring Park and Preserve in Georgetown, Texas.
10:00 AM Arrive and park at the Tonkawa Pavilion (large
picnic shelter) in the center of the park. Signs will direct
you from the park entrance. Competitors should bring their 3.5 MHz
receivers with them. Lunch is not provided, but competitors are
encouraged to bring their own picnic lunches with them. The park
donkeys enjoy carrots and apples.
11:00 AM First Start. The practice event will be a
full-length 3.5 MHz sprint course, complete with electronic timing
controls and start/finish procedures.
2:00 PM All runners in.
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Thursday
April 7
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Fox-Oring Competition
Location: Dana Peak Park
on Stillhouse Hollow Lake in Harker Heights, Texas.
8:30 AM Competitors arrive and park at Comanche Gap
Pavilion (large group picnic shelter.) Competitors should bring 3.5 MHz
receivers with them. We are limited to 30 cars and 50 people at the
group shelter, so we may need to cut registration off at 40 competitors
for that event (assuming 10 volunteers/visitors). There is an
admission fee charged at the gate of $10/car, so please carpool!
Registration fees are lower for that day to allow for the gate fee.
Note: there is no equipment impound for this competition.
9:00 AM First start. There will be a 120 minute time
limit for this competition. There is very little shade at this park,
even by Texas standards, so wearing a hat is recommended. Lunch is
not provided.
1:00 PM All competitors have finished.
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Friday
April 8
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3.5 MHz Sprint Competition
Location: Parrie
Haynes C5 Youth Ranch
9:00 AM Competitors arrive and park at the Hilltop
Complex at the end of Gann Branch Road. Competitors should bring
both 3.5 MHz and 144 MHz receivers with them.
9:30 AM Equipment impound.
10:00 AM First start. There will be a 60 minute time
limit for this competition.
12:00 PM All competitors have finished.
12:00 PM Catered lunch.
1:00 PM Competitor Meeting. Following the competitor
meeting, both 3.5 MHz and 144 MHz transmitters will be placed in the
woods, using power levels and transmit sequences consistent with what
will be used in the classic-length competitions on Saturday and Sunday.
Competitors will use this opportunity to verify operation of their
equipment.
4:00 PM All transmitters turned off.
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Saturday
April 9
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144 MHz Classic Distance
Competition
Location: Parrie Haynes Equestrian Center
8:30 AM Competitors arrive and park at the Club House
at the end of the paved driveway. Signs will direct you from the
entrance. Competitors should bring 144 MHz receivers with them.
9:00 AM Equipment impound.
10:00 AM First Start. There will be a 180 minute time
limit for this competition.
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Lunch available.
2:00 PM All competitors have finished.
6:00 PM Group Dinner and Awards Banquet. Anyone with
special dietary needs should contact the organizers. Extra dinners
can be purchased, in advance, for spouses, children, or other
non-competitor guests. Awards for the Foxoring, Sprint, and 144 MHz
competition will be presented after dinner.
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Sunday
April 10
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3.5 MHz Classic Distance
Competition
Location: Parrie Haynes C5 Youth Ranch
7:30 AM Competitors arrive and park at the Hilltop
Complex at the end of Gann Branch Road. Competitors should bring 3.5
MHz receivers with them.
8:00 AM Equipment impound.
9:00 AM First Start. There will be a 150 minute time
limit for this competition.
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Lunch available.
1:00 PM All competitors have finished. Awards
for the 3.5 MHz competition will be presented in the finish area as
soon as possible after the competition.
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