Chains,
distances & difficulty
Each Transmitter (Tx)
is accompanied by a 'Triffid' that will
record electronic
points on your 'Dibber' when you insert it into its mouth!
Your score is calculated by a computer after the
event. The Triffid will be within 3m of the Tx.
In
the diagram
notice that the green letters are slightly larger than the others.
This indicates that these Txs are powerful enough
to be heard all over the site.
The others indicated by smaller letters are less powerful and you may
not hear them until you are close.
The
'Chains' of three letters in alphabetic
order, allow you to home in on the weaker ones, using the more
powerful 'Greens'
to locate the beginning of the Chain.
For example, if you can't hear H
Track it down by first heading for F
Then listen for G
Finally from G you should
be able to hear H.
Distances:
All Txs will be located within 1 Km of the
start.
In a 'chain' each link will be less than 200m.
No chain will be longer that 400m
e.g. A
... 200m ..... B
..... 200m ..... C
The Ghost
'1' (One), could be weak, brief and anywhere
within 1 Km of the start, one for the experts! |
Txs
vary in difficulty
allowing beginners and experienced competitors to be 'entertained' on
the same event. Difficulty is adjusted by using different
lengths of transmission and
depth of hide.
Green are easy
Yellow are more of a
challenge Red are
mainly for experts
However,
if a beginner grabs a Red
late in an event when the transmission times are longer or
perhaps by spotting an expert diving into a
hedge, points will be awarded .... serious jungle cred!
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