January 11th, 2003
Pathfinder Hunt
Results


Hider: Mike K6SNE

It was a night of one disaster after another for the hider.  Kicked out of two locations, dead transmitters, and terrorism crazy harbor police officers.  The hidden transmitter finally ended up at the Long Beach Harbor Pilots Station, on Pier F, Long Beach Harbor.  The main T was about 2 watts feeding a 2m Log Periodic antenna, Vertizontally polarized.  There was a tiny micro t hidden under a traffic cone about 30 yards away from the main T that all hunters were required to sniff.  Signal propagation was strange to say the least.  Without intending to do so I managed a Mt. Baldy Bounce with the start point directly in the beam path.  The start point, however, was in a shadow area behind the Brea hills and no one could see any direct signal from the harbor.  I was pleased with the result to say the least.
 


RESULTS
CALL/S MILEAGE PLACE
N6XFC/N6MJN 45.70 1ST & WINNER
KF6GQ/KD6LAJ  48.70 SECOND
KF6DBJ/N6SAP/W6RBJ 59.90 THIRD
N6AIN/WA6PYE 74.50 FORTH
KK6ME/KD6LOR LOTS FIFTH
KE6VVP UNOFFICIAL N/A

73! de K6SNE