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QRP Fox Hunt Rules

  • Hounds (you) search the band for the two foxes calling CQ FOX and work them.
  • Hounds should take special care not to transmit on the fox's frequency. (Exception if the fox goes simplex.)
  • 5 watts or less RF output from the transmitter.
  • Assistance is NOT allowed. This includes using the bandmap in N1MM, Reverse Beacon Network (RBN), or any spotting assistance that gives the foxes's frequency.
  • Exchange: RST, QTH (state/province/DX), Operator’s name, Power (E.g. 5W, 750MW, etc.)
  • A hunt will occur on a single band within a 20 kHz section. See below for frequencies.
  • One fox will be in the lower 10 kHz & the other fox in the upper 10 kHz section.
  • A fox will call CQ FOX DE [call] UP and listen about 1 kHz up.
  • The foxes may shift up or down to avoid QRM during the hunt.
  • Foxes will announce QSY UP or QSY DN before they change their transmit frequency.
  • The foxes may, at their discretion, change to simplex operation when few hounds are heard. When changing to simplex, the fox will announce "SIMPLEX" or similar and stop calling UP.
  • Hunts last 90 minutes.
      • Summer Hunts
    • Thu 2100ET 20M 14050 kHz to 14070 kHz
      Winter Hunts
    • Tue 2100ET 40M 7030 kHz to 7050 kHz
    • Thu 2100ET 80M 3550 kHz to 3570 kHz
  • See Qfox groups.io group for upcoming hunt announcements & posted fox logs
  • See Fox Hunt Schedule for dates, times & bands

Additional Info

  • Each fox will post their log on the Qfox groups.io group as soon as possible after the hunt.
  • Hounds do not need to submit logs. You may reply to the fox’s post with corrections if needed.
  • The fox may enable “live mapping,” which can be viewed on Hunts / Maps (you must be logged in to see the map).
  • Once logs are uploaded by the fox, QSOs can be viewed on the Maps and Scores tabs.