SFARC runs monthly Fox Hunts where members hone skills in locating hidden transmitters. Fox Hunting skills are not only fun but may be useful in situations where a transmitter needs to be located (e.g. search & rescue or tracking down interference).
Fox Hunts are a fun outdoor activity. Regional hunts may involve driving around and taking bearings with a Yagi to triangulate on a hidden transmitter. Low-power hunts may involve walking through parks & neighborhoods to find one or more hidden transmitters. Fox hunt equipment ranges from simple TOA (time of arrival) devices, yagi antennas, and or doppler techniques.
SFARC August 2024 Fox Hunt / First Place Winners, Raymond and Evan Prout! D
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An amateur radio license is not required to participate in a Fox Hunt.For more information, contact Fox Hunt coordinators Greydon (KC6SLE) or Doug (W2VX) using the form below.
Guidelines and Fox Hunt Files can be found below.
December Family Holiday Fox Hunt, December 27, 2025
Another great year at the Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club is nearing an end. One of the last club events for the year, and holiday tradition, is the December Family Holiday Fox Hunt.
Yes, our December Family Holiday Fox Hunt, as with most SFARC fox hunts, is on the last Saturday of the month which this year is December 27. As with most SFARC fox hunts our December Family Holiday Fox Hunt starts at 9:00 AM.
What is so special about the SFARC December Family Holiday Fox Hunt? As the name suggests, it’s all about making it a family event. It’s an opportunity, at the time of the year when our members are gathering with family, to bring the entire family out, especially the young ones, to a club event, to a club fox hunt, and show them a piece of what Amateur Radio is about and to have a really fun time doing so with your family and other participants families.
To make the December Family Holiday Fox Hunt fun for your entire family we host it is local park where it becomes a walking fox hunt, no driving required. We make it as accessible as possible to those with all levels of mobility. Yet at the same time we make it reasonably challenging and include multiple foxes so there are multiple opportunities to find a fox. The club has done this for several years now and it been very well received by all who have participated. And did I mention there will be prizes for the young ones and treats for all?
The December Family Holiday Fox Hunt will be at Regional Park in Auburn, 3770 Richardson Drive which is just a short distance from the intersection of Highway 49 and Dry Creek Road. We will meet 9:00 AM at the main parking lot near the paddle board courts (38.952465, -121.107092). There will be a pre-meeting to orientate participants to the layout of the park, details of transmitter frequencies and operations, and explain a few “rules”. There will also be loaner Fox Hunting equipment for those that need it and SFARC Elmers on hand with Fox Hunt tips and help for those who desire such.
Thanks to our four Fox tenders for this event; Brian AI6US, John KO6COW, Jayden W6EFM and Frank KG9M.
I strongly encourage you to bring the family out and enjoy this event. It is a blast and a wonderful way to wrap up another great year of family and Amateur Radio with the Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club. As Eric Burton sung in the song San Franciscan Nights, “It will be worth it”.
Greydon KC6SLE