August 13th 2011
Pathfinder Hunt
Hider: Bob WB6JPI
Where: Riverside.
The one transmitter was hidden on Calle Hermosa Road
along side the Sunnyslope drainage channel in Riverside.
(n33 58.662 w117 25.144). This dirt road is a bout 1/4
mile long and curved just enough to have a center that
was not visible frm either end. It is wide eonough for
one car and most maps show it as a deadend roadf but it
isn't.
The transmitter was 30 watts feeding an 16 element
antenna pointed at Keller peak near Running Springs. The
signal was heard at the Pathfinder start with a bearing
like 40 to 70 degrees. (I had hoped that the bearing
would be 30-40 degrees and all would wander up north
before the 15 fwy and miss the direct path until well
into the north east end of the range. Once past the 15
fwy it was fairly easy to get the direct path The
shortest path was to go directly east using Grand avenue
and other streets to get thru Chino and then it
was easy. 26 miles.
Deryl/Steve almost did this and was in in an hour and 6
minutes. Dave took a while longer (an hour and a half
longer) and he walked in from Rio being afraid of the
narrow road and having to back out if it was wrong. Ron
was able to get to the area but was still 5 miles off
when I shut the transmitter down. I couldn't raise him
on 565 and thought he had gone home.
Dave and I had a slice of good at Denny's
Results:
N6AIN/WA6PYE
32.1 miles 8:35 PM WINNER
N6MJN
37.5 miles 10.05
WA6CYY
DNF
Bob, WB6JPI