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Ragge Jagero   Starting area
Starting manager Ragge Jagero overlooks the competitors.   The area for map preparation to be entered 10 minutes before start.
Photo: Lars Nordgren SM0OY   Photo: Lars Nordgren SM0OY
     
Lars Nordgren   Radio direction receivers for 144 MHz
Lars Nordgren, referee   The radio directions receivers are handed in when the runners arrive to the secret start area. The will then pick-up their receivers 5 minutes before start.
Photo: Krister Eriksson SM5KRI   Photo: Krister Eriksson SM5KRI
     
Anette and Villy Hansen   Leif Zettervall
Anette and Villy Hansen are synchronising their clocks towards the competition time.   Leif Zettervall checks his receiver.
Photo: Krister Eriksson SM5KRI   Photo: Krister Eriksson SM5KRI
     
Gunnar Svensson   Gunnar Svensson
Gunnar Svensson is mending this leg protection.    
Photo: Krister Eriksson SM5KRI   Photo: Krister Eriksson SM5KRI
     
Erik Agrell, Knut Heimdal, Laila Ring   Rolf Svensson
The maps are attached on cardboard 10 minutes before start.   The map is inspected by Rolf Svensson.
Photo: Krister Eriksson SM5KRI   Photo: Krister Eriksson SM5KRI
     
PA Noirdwaeger, Gunnars Svensson, Hans Sundgren   Jan Palmquist
PA Nordwaeger, Gunnar Svensson and Hans Sundgren.   Jan Palmquist is marking the 750 m start circle. There are no post within 750 m from the start.
Photo: Krister Eriksson SM5KRI   Photo: Krister Eriksson SM5KRI
     
Olle Nilsson   Håkan Melin
Olle Nilsson is prepared to start the next 5-minute interval ...   ... while Håkan is going out 5 minutes later.
Photo: Krister Eriksson SM5KRI   Photo: Krister Eriksson SM5KRI
     
Starting area overview   Runners in the corridor
The start area in the middle of the forest in Jordbron.   Two starting corridors were used; Veterans to the left and the rest to the right.
Photo: Krister Eriksson SM5KRI   Photo: Krister Eriksson SM5KRI
     
Runners in the corridors   Runners starting
Starting corridors.   One start group every 5 minute.
Photo: Krister Eriksson SM5KRI   Photo: Krister Eriksson SM5KRI
     
Håkan Melin   Villy Hansen, PA Nordwaeger
Håkan Melin SWE, just before start. He will become the nordic champion in the end.   Villy Hansen DEN and PA Nordwaeger SWE before before start.
Photo: Lars Nordgren SM0OY   Photo: Lars Nordgren SM0OY
     
Starting group 1   Starting group 2
Starting group 1.   Starting group 2.
Photo: Lars Nordgren SM0OY   Photo: Lars Nordgren SM0OY
     
Kimmo Lehtosaari   Kimmo Lehtosaari
Kimmo Lehtosaari FIN in starting group 3.   Kimmo Lehtosaari FIN in starting group 3.
Photo: Lars Nordgren SM0OY   Photo: Lars Nordgren SM0OY
     
Starting group 3   Starting group 4
Olle Nilsson SWE in starting group 3.   Starting group 4.
Photo: Lars Nordgren SM0OY   Photo: Lars Nordgren SM0OY
     
Starting group 5   Starting group 6
Starting group 5.   Starting group 6.
Photo: Lars Nordgren SM0OY   Photo: Lars Nordgren SM0OY
     
Starting group 7   Starting group 8
Starting group 7.   Starting group 8.
Photo: Lars Nordgren SM0OY   Photo: Lars Nordgren SM0OY
     
Rolf Svensson   Keijo Lehtosaari, Jan Palmquist
Rolf Svensson SWE concentrated, some seconds before starting.   Keijo Lehtosaari FIN and Jan Palmquist SWE ananlyse the map the minutes before start.
Photo: Lars Nordgren SM0OY   Photo: Lars Nordgren SM0OY
     
Runners have started   Runners have started
3 runners in the right corridor and 2 runners in the left.   This was the final starting group.
Photo: Krister Eriksson SM5KRI   Photo: Krister Eriksson SM5KRI