Training Log Archive: cedarcreek

2m ARDF set by Dick Arnett. Really fun. Lost to k4bri by about 5 minutes. Had trouble with 2 Ts: 5 and 2. Five just didn't have a strong signal peak, probably because of good placement by Dick. I went by it twice when it was off, not close enough to see it, got drawn off by a probable reflection, and finally got it, offcycle, I think. Two seemed the same way---no obvious strong signal peak when I was close. (It may be that the antennas were too close to the ground---I'm not sure---but both of these totally threw me.)

Also, found a crashed RC plane.

Picked up 3 and 5 and then the crashed RC plane. It had a name and telephone number, so I called the guy and returned it. He lived about 5 miles away, so I met him and gave it back to him. It had been out all winter. When I found it, the electronics bay was exposed, but it was facing the ground, protecting them from direct rain and snow, so although there was some rust, the electronics appeared to be in good shape.

On Saturday, I finally got to do something I've wanted to do for years---I walked across the John A. Roebling Bridge. It's been spanning the Ohio River since 1867. It was a little confusing, because there are some features in the metal work that make me think it has been modernized at least once. For example, most of the metal work is hot riveted, but there are some gussets that might have been added later with threaded fasteners. Watched a big barge with coal pass underneath us in sort of a drifting turn. Some people on the tug waved at us, so we waved back.

Saturday and Sunday were just beautiful days. Wow.

I did this in shorts. England-Idlewild.

Event: Birkhead Wilderness Classic (US Classic Champs)