Albuquerque to host USA ARDF Championship

The USA Amateur Radio Direction Finding Championship will return to Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 2005.

The Albuquerque Amateur Radio Club (AARC) has been selected to host the fifth annual USA ARDF Championship next August (tentative dates are August 1-5). The AARC sponsored the first USA ARDF Championship in 2001.

ARRL ARDF Coordinator Joe Moell, K0OV, reports the 2-meter and 80-meter competition courses will be open to anyone - with or without a ham license.

Competitors will be divided into five age categories for males and four for females, with medals for top finishers in each category. Winners may earn positions on ARDF Team USA to the 2006 World Championships in Bulgaria.

The 2005 USA ARDF Championship organizers are now conducting an informal survey to get a preliminary head count of attendees for planning purposes. For more information and to indicate your interest, visit Moell's Homing In Web site.

Source: ARRL Letter - courtesy of The American Radio Relay League

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