September 24th 2005
Meathead


Hiders: Mike K6SNE and David N6IDF


The trick for this hide was to reconstruct the '05 February All Day Hunt that Dave and I hid, but no one seemed to be able to finish.

"Find Me" - North T:  This T went dead and failed to start.  We kicked it and it still wouldn't start.  So the exact location of this T will stay a secret and may resurface in the future.

"Find Me" - West T was Found by Don GQ & Steve LAJ, and Dave DWL & Mike MJU. It was placed up a small draw on a dirt road about 2.5 miles West of Converse Station/Seven Oaks.

"No Place Fast"- North T was found by Daryl AIN, Don GQ & Steve LAJ, and Dave DWL & Mike MJU.  It was a SquawkBox and a 3-element yagi pointed south directly across the canyon to a spot above Jenks Lake.  It was placed about 2.5 miles East of Converse Station on the same dirt road as the " Find-Me" - West T.  This T was identifying with SNE's patented and rather annoying "Curly Code".

"No Place Fast"- South T was found by Daryl AIN, Dave DWL & Mike MJU, N6JF & KG6TES, Don GQ & Steve LAJ, and Bob JPI.  This T was a SquawkBox with a small whip and was located about 100ft into the woods Just above Jenks Lake. This was also identifying with "Curly  Code".

The "Yard T" was found by Dave DWL & Mike MJU, Don GQ & Steve LAJ, and Daryl AIN.  This T was placed in David's (IDF) front yard in Yucaipa.  It was running variable power levels and was pointed directly at the Big Bear/San Gorgonio Mountains.  This T was meant to bring the hunters to the feedbag.

The "Fake Rock" T was under a big fake rock in David's yard.  It was SqawkBox and was found by Dave DWL & Mike MJU, Don GQ & Steve LAJ, and Daryl AIN.

The "Sticker Bush" T was placed next to the road near the intersection of Oak Glen & Wild Wood Canyon in Oak Glen.  It was a SquawkBox and was found by Don GQ & Steve LAJ, N6JF & KG6TES, and Daryl AIN.


Results:


Totals


Don GQ & Steve LAJ   6 T's  189.9 miles    Winners!
Dave DWL & Mike MJU  5 T's  192.2 miles
Daryl AIN            5 T's  226.1 miles
N6JF & KG6TES        2 T's  233.3 miles
Bob JPI              1 T    255.0 miles
Doug RJN             DNF


73! Thanks for coming out!  David IDF & Mike SNE