SOUTH KOREAN AMATEURS CONCLUDE NATIONAL FOX-HUNTING EVENT

Amateur radio direction finding - or fox hunting - is a big priority among hams in South Korea, where the 19th *direction-finding world championships were held in 2018 hosted by the Korean Amateur Radio League. That was the same year a commemorative postage stamp was issued by the Korea Post Office

This organised pursuit of hidden transmitters continues in Korea as its own national championship recently marked its first quarter-century as a formal event. The 25th Korean Amateur Radio Direction Finding National Championship was held in Wanju (won-Joo) on the 13th of June.

Navigating fields and forests with the help of maps, compasses and radio receivers, hams worked as both teams and individuals, with sections created by gender and age.

Korea's Central Radio Management Service, the agency that oversees radio spectrum and amateur radio, looks favourably upon the development of direction-finding techniques to sharpen communication technology skills useful in emergency-response situations.