KØOV's Photo Album
of the 2011 USA and IARU-R2 ARDF Championships
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The finish of the 80m event was at Doc Long picnic area on the road to Sandia Crest.
This shelter was an ideal 80m finish location for lunch and awards.
At the 80m finish line, Debbie Pendley KD5LOK (seated) wrote down competitor times.
Alla Mezhevaya at the 80m finish line. She found her required four foxes in just 1:21:05 to win a R2 gold medal.
Lori Huberman rounds the corner toward the finish line and a R2 gold medal in W21 category.
Nick Roethe DF1FO was best by far in the M50 category, more than thirty minutes faster than second place.
Brigitte Roethe won visitor gold in W50 category.
Susanne Walz DG4SFF captured visitor gold in W35 category.
Just after finishing, Bob Frey WA6EZV got liquid replenishment from volunteer Kathy James KE5WKW.
The download station and computers were only a few feet away from the 80m finish line.
Thomas Krahn KT5TK downloads his e-stick after his 80m run. This was his first championship 80m competition.
Matthias Kuehlwein DL3SDO (holding computer) and Matthew Robbins AA9YH check the 80m results.
Yellowjacket wasps were plentiful in the finish area, attracted to the box lunches. One competitor got stung on the hand and the tongue while eating.
Awards for the 80m event were presented as soon as the results were finalized. First-timers Grant and Stephanie "Stevie" Van Skiver from New Westminster, British Columbia won medals on each band.
Mike Pendley K5ATM congratulates Volodymyr Gniedov, who had the best performance in the 80m competition. He found all five transmitters and got to the finish in less than 55 minutes.
Marvin Johnston KE6HTS hung a silver medal on Harald Dettling DC1GB for second place in the M40 category among visitors.
Bill Smathers KG6HXX of Santa Barbara, CA was R2 silver medalist in M50 category.
Zhen Shuyi BD6NX proudly wears his gold medal for M60 visitor category.
Karla Leach KC7BLA had a disappointing day on 2m Saturday, but she went on to get a R2 silver medal in W60 on Sunday, finding her two required transmitters in less than 80 minutes.
The competitions are finally over and Jerry Boyd WB8WFK (center) can relax as he waits for the group to gather in the hotel lobby to go to supper Sunday evening. Also pictured are Kuon Hunt KB7WRG and Matthew Robbins AA9YH.
Participants who didn't have to catch early flights enjoyed a big buffet supper at Golden Corral, courtesy of the organizers.
Bob Frey WA6EZV makes a point about ARDF at the Sunday supper. Bob recently moved from Cincinnati to Jacksonville, FL and is trying to get more ARDF activity going in the Sunshine State. He has been making presentations to clubs and conventions there and welcomes the opportunity to do more talks.
There are many tourism and recreational opportunities in the Land of Enchantment. Participants were encouraged to linger and enjoy some of them, such as the Very Large Array of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory west of Socorro, NM.
