Electronic Punching Guide
This page contains a wide variety of information about electronic punching (E-punch) for orienteering events.
Note: Course Setters should make sure they follow the instructions here.
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.
For E-Punch Volunteers
In addition to the information below, you might also want to look at the information here, which is primarily for Course Setters.
- Inventory of Rental Sticks
Inventory of sticks available for rental. [Probably very out of date—May 23, 2019]
- E-punch Operations (http://baoc.org/volunteer/e_punch/director.php)
For Event Directors: Overview of E-punch at an event. [Probably very out of date—August 30, 2025]
- Jeff Lanam's presentation on setting up and using E-punch at an event (dated Dec. 2000):
- 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 590 KB file)
- OE 2003 Instructions
For EP event staff: Instructions for using OE2003 E-Punch Software (145 KB PDF; dated Nov. 2006).
- Updating the E-Punch Archive
For EP support staff: Procedure for updating the E-punch archive with data from an event.