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Radio Society of Great Britain
ARDF BC2026
Fri 8 May 2026
Summary
This event is Day 1 of the 2026 RSGB ARDF Championships.
This will be a ten transmitter sprint race using the 80m band.
Location
Fosse Meadows Country Park
Nearest Post Code LE10 3AB
click here for a map showing the location of the car park.
Directions
The area is conveniently accessed from the country road from Sharnford to Frolesworth. The location on "Roman Road" is now a single track country lane and is a small section of the original Roman Fosse Way which is no longer part of the national major road netwwork, most of which is the A46.
Format of Event
The event will conform to the general principles of IARU events.
The Sprint format is five transmissions of 12 seconds in a 1 minute cycle.
The course will have five slow keyed transmitters on frequency 1, followed by a 'spectator' beacon on frequency 2. Then five fast keyed transmitters on frequency 3 and finally a finish beacon on frequency 4
The transmitters can be any distance from each other and from the start.
Sport Ident 'punching' will be used to confirm that each transmitter has been visited. There will be 'dibbers' for hire by competitors who do not have one of their own.
Sprint is fast and furious but it favours the fast thinkers over the fast runners.
Map
Scale is 1:7,500. Size A4 portrait. Printed in four colours on waterproof paper.
There will be a time limit of 1.5 hours to complete the course. Competitors who are over time will be listed in the results below those who are inside the time and have found at least one transmitter.
Timetable
1530 Registration opens. Information sheets issued to ALL entrants.
1600-1800 Starts at 1 minute intervals
1900 Courses close
2030 Car Park Gates are locked
Entries
Entry fee is £5.
The results will be posted on this web site as soon as possible after the event.
Procedures
Registration and Start for the competition will be in the car park. There will be a walk to the Spectator Beacon and the Finish
The transmitters will be marked by an SI box on a yellow stake and no 'flag'.
Safety
Competitors are responsible for their own safety and take part at their own risk. No smoking in the forest. Whistles should be carried (the emergency signal is 6 blasts repeated at 1 minute intervals).
Loan Equipment
Receivers for 3.5MHz are available on loan at no extra cost (unless you lose the receiver, when the cost is £50). Contact the organiser (address below) to reserve.
Enquiries
Post a message on the ARDF reflector [RSGB-ARDF@groups.io]
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