Tenth USA ARDF Championships will take place near Cincinnati
Tenth USA ARDF Championships will take place near Cincinnati, Ohio on the weekend of May 21-23, 2010. This is one week after the Dayton Hamvention.
As in recent years, there will be a practice and equipment testing day on Friday, followed the next day by the two-meter competition and an evening banquet. On Sunday, the 80-meter competition and medal award ceremony will take place in a different location.
Organizers of these championships are members of OH-KY-IN Amateur Radio Club, Orienteering Cincinnati (OCIN), and the Butler County VHF Association. These are the same folks who put on the very successful 2003 USA and IARU Region 2 Championships, but the 2010 competitions will take place in different venues.
USA’s ARDF Championships are open to all, regardless of radio-orienteering skill level or ham radio licensing status. Category winners may earn positions on ARDF Team USA, which will travel to Croatia for the Fifteenth ARDF World Championships in September, 2010.
For the second year, registration for USA’s national championships will be at no charge for first-time participants and for participants coming from outside North America. The official championships Web site (www.usardf2010.com) is now online. Registration and suggested lodging information will be posted soon.
