Those with the most practiced skills can easily beat those with the most expensive equipment. Even if you have no equipment or skills, the regular hunters welcome anyone to ride along and see how it's done. So whether you are a veteran hunter, or a complete beginner, you might want to show up at one of our hunts, and participate in whatever capacity you feel up to. Remember, since you're only listening when you track a radio source, not transmitting, you don't even need to be licensed to participate. Friends, family members, or just scanner enthusiasts can participate without a handicap.
Several members bring their families along for weekend hunts, just to get everyone involved.
If you haven't tried fox hunting yet, you have definitely missed out on a fun time. Field Day Field Day is a radio contest that lasts for 24 hours, and is held on the 4th full weekend in June every year. It is sponsored by the ARRL and is meant to test the emergency preparedness skills of hams, as well as increase the public exposure of ham radio in general. You are allowed a limited amount of time to set up your station, which must be set up away from your regularly installed radio gear, and it should be powered by something other than the commercial power grid. Generators, batteries, and solar cells are popular, but many other unique methods are used also.