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Electronic Punching Guide
This page contains a wide variety of information about electronic punching (E-punch) for orienteering events.
For Event Participants
- User's Guide to Electronic Punching
Using an E-punch stick at an event.
- Overview of E-punching
Using an E-punch stick, reading the splits, etc.
- Check Your E-punch Information
You can help the E-punch crew by making sure your E-punch information is correct before you go to an event. (You don't need to check before every event, just once in a while.)
For Course Setters
- Inventory of E-punch Units
Current inventory of E-punch units that are available for use at events (e.g., the unit numbers that can be used).
- E-punch Preparations (http://baoc.org/volunteer/e_punch/EPunchPrep.php)
Trinka Gillis' notes on preparing E-punch controls before placing them in the field.
- Placing E-punch Units
Comments posted on the BayOnet regarding placing E-punch units securely on "Velcro" stands.
For E-Punch Volunteers
- E-punch Operations (http://baoc.org/volunteer/e_punch/director.php)
For Event Directors: Robert Lewis' article on E-punch.
- Jeff Lanam's presentation on setting up and using E-punch at an event:
- HTML version (http://baoc.org/volunteer/e_punch/presentation/E-Punch%20Operations.htm) (includes notes)
- PDF version (http://baoc.org/pdfs/epunch_ops.pdf) (slides only; downloadable 588k file)
- BAOC E-punching Evaluation (http://orienteer.com/technical/ep/) (November 1999)
- OE 2003 Instructions
For EP event staff: Instructions for using OE2003 E-Punch Software.
- Updating the E-Punch Archive
For EP support staff: Procedure for updating the E-punch archive with data from an event.
- COC's E-punch Operator's Manual (http://www.nwlink.com/~ben/odocs/OE2003%20Operator%27s%20%20Manual.pdf)
For EP event staff: Instructions for using OE2003 E-Punch Software (in a format different than the item above).