by admin | May 1, 2020 | Events
I was recently asked about contactless downloading using O-Lynx when using SI-Air chips at an event. The quick answer is that yes this works, but for a detailed look at the setup used, please read on. All competitors will need their own SI Air card or have rented one...
by admin | Jan 9, 2019 | Events
These are some notes on timing my first mountain bike enduro. Hopefully some of the information may be useful to others. Sportident Equipment The event was run with the Sportident Air+ touchless timing system with 6 stages. Competitor Equipment SIAC (SPORTident...
by admin | May 15, 2018 | Events
Vinton Wolfe – Georgia Orienteering Club Georgia Orienteering Club (GAOC) used O-Lynx Event as the standalone software for running a meet with 3 beginner/intermediate classic orienteering courses and a varied length Motala. The Motala consisted of 4 loops with...
by admin | Dec 16, 2015 | Events
It is starting to become more common to see events that advertise they will be using the Sportident Air+ system for timing. The feedback from the runners that have used Air+ has been very positive. However, until they go to use them at the event, organisers may...
by admin | Sep 9, 2015 | Development, Events
O-Lynx provides a lot of great ways to enhance events when used with equipment like wired or radio controls. However, as outlined in my presentation …. http://orienteering.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/09b-Using-technology-to-improve-all-events.pdf …. using...
by admin | Aug 31, 2015 | Development, Events
In a previous post http://o-lynx.com/?p=1223… I mentioned how the SPORTident Air+ SIcards (SIAC’s) can be setup to transmit not only the current punch but also the punches from earlier controls. This week I got the chance to test this feature when combined with O-Lynx...
by admin | Jan 2, 2015 | Development, Events
Over the past year O-Lynx has continued to establish itself as the best way to maximise the spectator appeal of orienteering events in the Oceania and Americas regions. National championships in New Zealand, Australia, and the USA again made full use O-Lynx software...
by admin | Apr 11, 2013 | Development, Events
This information ispresented here to help those wanting to produce similar sawhorses as seen at the NZ World Cup races. With the Hawkes Bay Orienteering Club involved in the world cup, Oceania and Sprint the Bay events there was a desire to have sawhorse type controls...
by admin | Feb 10, 2013 | Events
New Zealand hosted the 2013 Oceania Carnival in January and along with it the first 3 rounds on the 2013 World Cup. O-Lynx was providing the radio controls and results system for the events. The carnival consisted of 9 events over 10 days, with some days hosting both...
by admin | Dec 9, 2012 | Events
The NAOC 2012 took place in October and the O-Lynx radio system and results software was used. See some of the great photos and watch the finish line camera video to see how o-lynx helped make it a great event....
by admin | Oct 21, 2012 | Events
The Australian Schools Championships were held in Tasmania this year. As I was going over, I supplied some O-Lynx gear for the events. This equated to a radio control being used for commentary support on both the individual and relay days. Tasmania Orienteering use...
by admin | May 28, 2012 | Events
The schools events are always good to use the O-Lynx technology on as with as you get a lot of spectators unfamiliar with orienteering coming out for the day. Providing good commentary and the live results boards means they are able to stay involved for the whole day,...
by admin | May 22, 2012 | Events
Hosted at home by the Hawkes Bay Club this year, with over 350 kids from around the North Island attending. Both the Individuals and relay events were situated in the Maraetotara area with its detailed limestone rock formations. Radios were going to be used...
by admin | Mar 21, 2012 | Events
For the 2012 Triple Peaks, O-Lynx radios were to going to be used to monitor the competitors as they went around the course. Two of the peaks were monitored as well as the park that competitors ran through, both as they left Havelock North, and when the returned. This...
by admin | Nov 11, 2011 | Events
This was the first use of O-Lynx outside of New Zealand and followed on from people seeing O-Lynx used at the New Zealand Queens Birthday event. Orienteering Victoria were hosting the first 2 days of the Oceania carnival with the Long on the Saturday followed by...
