Multi-Tx

Please have your mobile phone switched on throughout the event, in case we need to contact you, someone may need your help!

Collection of equipment at the end of the event.

Dibbers
All competitors are asked to return their Dibbers to the car park.

Txs & Triffids
These do require some previous knowledge of the shutdown procedure for safe recovery. 'Experts' are asked to ensure that the Txs & Triffids in their Chain of three are recovered.


Experts:
At your Joker.
If you have arrived in good time you can unlock the Triffid (code 196) but keep it available to others until the end of the event (usually 16:00).
Do not remove the Triffid's lid, it is to be left switched on.

Uncover the Tx and remove the lid without disturbing the aerial, so that you are ready to switch off.
When the 'machine gun of dots' finishes, turn off the Tx so others know that you are there to retrieve it.
The only exception to this is if you think you may need some form assistance, in which case leave it running to attract attention.
Replace the lid but do not use the side clips to retain it, instead wrap the aerial across the diagonals, or use a rubber band to hold it in place.  
Not re-using the side clips should extend their limited life.

Now listen for the other two Txs in the same 'Chain'. If nothing is heard after two minutes of frequency scanning then you should be ok to
return to the car park.  (This shows the transmission times).   If a Tx is still running please collect it and its Triffid.

The mouth and camouflaged surface of  a Triffid is easy to damage, please be as careful as you can when carrying back to the car park.  
Having a small plastic carrier bag with you will help, if you forget to bring one please ask the organiser for one before the event begins.

Please (to speed up the issue of results):
  • Do not leave the area of your 'Chain' until you are satisfied that all have been collected. 
  • Others should be dealing with the other Chains but continue monitoring the three frequencies on the way back to the car park just in case.
  • Contact the organiser by mobile phone if you are aware of any problems.
Organiser  - Ghost.
The ghost goes off an hour before the event ends and will not come on again until after the event ends.  You must either know exactly where it is or use your DF set to find it before it goes off.  If left switched on, taken to and set up in the car park, it will change frequency to 1900 kHz and transmit 'P' to guide competitors back. At the briefing organisers should inform competitors whether 'P' will be available for guidance.

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