A iBlue 747A+ GPS logger was obtained to assess it’s suitability as a post-race analysis tool for orienteering. The article discusses aspects of the logger selection and practicalities of use during and after orienteering.
28th Oct 09 
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Calling SO Juniors… Do you want to collect your colours?
Colour coded awards help you to see how you are progressing as an orienteer, all the way from white standard to the rarely seen black.
If you reach the qualifying standard on 3 courses you can claim a badge and start thinking about how you could move on to the next level.
16th Nov 08 Read more...
Introduction
The first Light Emitting Diode (LED) headlamp that I designed and built was a Technology Demonstrator: “TechDem1” – see the original Night-O Headlamps Article for technical details of that lamp. TechDem1 was the test bed for various ideas that I wanted to apply to a hew headlamp. This lamp turned out to be very successful as a prototype and the (generally) robust build of it and performance naturally led to it becoming my main headlamp for the balance of the 2007/8 night-O season (in preference to the tried, tested – but very tired Silva 10/20W halogen headlamp).
This article describes the next step in the LED Headlight development, culminating in the powerful “QuadCube” design.
02nd Oct 08 Read more...
Ruth Rhodes had an orienteering holiday with a difference in 2007. A fascinating personal account of culture and orienteering in Hungary and Croatia. During her trip, Ruth experienced the Alpe Adria Cup multi-day event that was held in Croatia in 2007. In 2008 the Alpe Adria Cup takes place in Austria. Read the article for some idea of what to expect......
20th Jan 08 Read more...
It is your Birthday!
No it isn’t I hear you say. Well, yes it is. It’s YOUR birthday and similarly it’s YOUR address. Don’t enter these items into a form on-line without thinking twice.
Cautionary advice about entering personal information onto websites from Peter Drake. Anyone who enters Orienteering events on-line should read.....
16th Jan 08 Read more...
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13th Jan 08 Read more...
Abstract:
A discussion and study of orienteering headlamps. The article includes: a review of what typical orienteers currently use; the authors personal requirements of a suitable orienteering headlamps; investigations into some of the technologies used in lamp design; and details of the a project to construct a home-made lamp to the authors requirements. This article was originally posted as a forum item and was re-written to suit the style of an article. This article is likely to be added to as the project develops. Last Update 15/2/08
16th Nov 07 Read more...
Night orienteering is taking off in the SE of England. As a regular mid-week fixture you can now pencil this in to be part of your running schedule. Night orienteering is excellent training; the pace is slightly slower and the need for accurate, technical orienteering is essential.
13th Oct 07 Read more...
Thinking about coming along to our Autumn season of events? The first is at Goodwood on 22nd Sept. Take a look at this video made by one of our juniors for a jump start to Orienteering. View the video. Come along to any of our SOG’s (local Sat events) and you will be very welcome.
15th Sep 07
The last two races of this summer’s sprint series will take place on 1 and 8 September 2007. Goffs Park features a SuperSprint race format with competitors able to race twice for the price of one. The final on 8 September 2007 sees a return to Preston Park after a couple of years absence from this popular venue. A training video is available on YouTube which was shot at the opening event of the series. Ex-British Sprint Champion Nick Barrable provides tips on how to save valuable seconds. Click here to watch the video.
22nd Aug 07 Read more...
Alex Lines’ video of Saturday’s event can be found here: Tilgate Park Video
19th Nov 06
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AOL user?
AOL user info
There are a number of issues that affect AOL users. The following info may help you understand what the problems are.
The AOL service makes extensive use of web page “caching” whereby web pages are pre-stored on AOL servers in order to provide faster load times for dial-up customers. These web pages are not always up to date with the “live” web pages on the actual web site in question. The problem is that the Captcha images used to prevent spam are also being stored by the caching process. This means that by the time you type in your response to the image in the Registration process you are likely seeing an older, cached image and what you type will not match the newly generated captcha image from the website and the Registration fails.
One possible solution is to hold down the “Ctrl” or “CONTROL” key on the keyboard and mouse clicking on the AOL browser reload icon
There is also a problem with AOL changing the IP address (this is normally the address of your computer on the web) during a browsing session. So if you log into a members only section of a website it stores your IP address and checks it on every page load as a security check, if the IP address changes during the session the website will think there is a security breach and log you off. You may have had this on other websites and not known what the problem was. AOL often blocks emails from automated reply systems treating them as spam. A lot of sites where you can register as a member or to receive email newsletters send an authentication email that you must reply to to activate the request, these often get blocked.
The long and the short of it is that AOL is not liked or used by experienced computer users. I personally would use Internet Explorer (and upgrade to version 7 for free) or Firefox (free). You are more likely to see and be able to use websites as the designers intended rather than crippled by AOL.
Our Privacy Policy.
Data Privacy Policy
The Data Protection Act 1998 imposes rules and safeguards on those who hold and process personal data, i.e. data relating to living identifiable individuals. Details of usage must be notified to the UK Information Commissioner, with some exceptions which include not-for-profit organisations whose usage is restricted to specified purposes. Southdowns Orienteers are exempt from notification but the principles setting out rules and safeguards do apply. In the interests of being open and fair, the club wishes to inform members of the data held and how it is used.
Southdowns Orienteers and its officials may hold some or all of the following data about some or all members and others who compete in orienteering events: name, postal and email addresses, phone and fax numbers, year of birth, competition age class, competition results, offices held, skills and qualifications, courses attended and details of officiating at competitions. Contact data is held for landowners and other organisations with whom we co-operate, their employees, agents and tenants. The data may be held in electronic or paper form.
The data may be obtained directly from an individual person or a family member or indirectly from the British Orienteering Federation, clubs or other organisations.
The data is used in organising the sport of orienteering and for social purposes, including, but not limited to, mailing of magazines and other literature, publication of competition entries and results, coaching, team selection, training and appointment of officials.
Data may be distributed in paper or electronic form between members, competitors, event officials and orienteering organisations.
Publication of personal data in paper form may occur in membership and contact lists, magazines, competition information and results and other literature. Publication on publicly accessible web sites may include name, age class and club in competition results; names with offices and photographs may be published, but addresses, contact numbers and personal background details will be published only with the explicit consent of the person.
The data will not be available for commercial purposes.
