Re: shortest points between controls on AUK rides

On 31 Dec 2005 03:14:48 -0800, "David Martin"
<martin-family@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>[1] what is the possibility of these being 'self service' where a stamp
>is left in an appropriate place and signed. It is then incumbent on the
>rider to spot the sign and use the attached stamp in the right box.

I've never done an AUK ride, but I'm assuming the controls are based
on stamping/punching cards?

Your local orienteering club may well have some of the electronic
dibbers and controls, these would likely speed up dramatically going
through controls and allow you to have a few more?

They may well lend them to you for at most a small donation, they're
also designed to run unattended, although if you're borrowed 'em...

The cost of building your own solution would likely be too much -
Oyster Card like solution would be ~100 quid/per control + 50p a
person.

Jim.
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