AP-S Colombia Fox Hunt Challenge 2026
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#NanoVNA
#Amateur
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#Antenna
#Workshop
#Signal
#Demodulation
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🦊📡 IEEE AP-S Fox Hunt Challenge 2026🔎 How it works
- Design and use your own antenna system.
- A hidden transmitter (“fox”) will be placed in the competition area.
- Using RTL-SDR receivers, teams will track the signal, estimate direction, and locate the transmitter.
👥 Who can participate
- Free registration.
- Exclusive to active IEEE AP-S members.
- Undergraduate students and above are welcome.
- Teams of 2–3 participants (all must have active IEEE + AP-S membership).
🎓 Free training included
- Workshop 1 (JUL/07/2026): Basic antenna concepts and VNA measurements (impedance, VSWR, bandwidth).
- Workshop 2 (JUL/08/2026): RTL-SDR for signal acquisition and demodulation (receiver setup, spectrum visualization, basic demodulation).
🏆 Awards
- 1st Place: NanoVNA V2 Kit (50 kHz–3 GHz)
- 2nd Place: NanoVNA-H Kit (9 kHz–1.5 GHz)
- 3rd Place: RTL-SDR Blog V3 RTL2832U SMA
📅 Registration open
From JUN/12/2026 to JUL/08/2026.
⚠️ WARNING: All registered participants will be manually verified as active AP-S members, and a confirmation of registration will be sent to their email.
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- Ave Cra 30 #45a-46
- Bogotá D.C., Distrito Capital de Bogota
- Colombia 111321
- Building: Building 411 - Laboratorios de Ingeniería
- Click here for Map
- Starts 12 June 2026 05:00 AM UTC
- Ends 09 July 2026 04:59 AM UTC
- No Admission Charge