RCARES 2006 Great Midwest Relay Race Assignments
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RCARES_GMR_2006_Afteraction_Report
There are 4 (four) Transfer Areas (TA) to cover. Each station should be assigned at least three operators to work out well. The more operators assigned at each station allows us to shorten the assignment durations.
This is an ARES activity. Assisting in these service activities helps train operators. The Emergency operations center in Lake County, Illinois will also be activated for this event.
Please add your name to the list if you would like to participate.
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Frequencies
- Repeaters to be used:
- 147.270 CA
- 145.390 - 127.3 pl
- 147.180 127.3 pl
- 147.820 - 127.3 pl
- 442.000 127.3 pl (If both repeaters fail at TA's emergency)
- Simplex
- 146.535
- 146.460 (secondary if necessary)
- Winlink 2000 145.530 1200 baud unless specified
- KB9MMA-10
- KC9E0W-10
Other frequencies can be used 145.610 / 446.100 9600 all TAs adequate coverage in county.
Applications needed for digital users
Winlink 2000 client, Paclink
If doing digital pictures, picture reducer program.
Tested J-peg format reduce to 320x200 quality 45% ~8-10 kB per image
Send one per message at 1200 baud.
Van Transfer Areas
At the Van Transfer Areas (VTA) in Wisconsin, the digital station operator sends out a message when the first three and last runner leaves their area. There will be a spreadsheet provided (by the race officials before the race) every hour with the times that runners leave the area. The spreadsheet is about 100 entries long. All the digital operators need to fill in a time for each team and send the document to the NCS stations and the digital coordinator.
Jim Darrow, KB9MMC will be assigning VTA locations throughout the state prior to the race. Each operator is asked when on location to send him a message prior to the race.
Assignments in Racine County
Racine County GMR co-ordinator
- KB9MMA kb9mma@kb9mma.com
TA 23 - Cliffside Park
June 9-10 (11:00 PM - 06:00 AM)
Repeaters 145.39/147.27
TA 24 - St. Andrew Lutheran Church
JUNE 9-10 (12:01AM-07:00 AM)
Repeater 147.27/146.820
Winlink VTA. (Van Transfer Area)
- KC9HMM-(WINLINK OPERATOR) kc9hmm@winlink.org - XL
- KB9MMA-(BACKUP WINLINK OPERATOR) - kb9mma@kb9mma.com - 3X
4/24/06 - 2006 Leg 24: Course Route Change
Leg 24 has been changed off of the bike trail due to trail work. The
course will head slightly east via streets to St. Andrew Lutheran
Church. The distance is the same. Please update your Course Leg Maps
19-24. Go to: http://http://www.greatmidwestrelay.com/uploads/media/Course_maps_2006_md_to_chi_legs_25-30.pdf..
Hams will remain at normal TA location, this is only a route change.
TA 25 - Belle City Senior Center
JUNE 10 (2:00 AM-08:00 AM)
Repeater 147.27/145.39
Racine command post vehicle.
TA 26 - Dr. Beatrice O. Jones School
JUNE 10 (3:00 AM-09:00 AM)
Repeater 147.27/146.82
--KB9MMA 11:14, 7 June 2006 (CDT) Update I was informed today Chicory Road in Racine.. to TA 26, has been closed from the west side, beginning at Lathrop Rd. You must now enter this TA From the west off of Hwy 32. I have attached the TA to TA Directions with the change noted in red. This entire road is undergoing some major overhaul so even coming in from the east side is gravel and one lane. I re-routed you back on the course so you would be close to your runner.
Floater volunteers
Hams who would like to be on call for the event
A.R.E.S. mutual assistance Winlink operators
- KA9KJE - Winlink operator KA9KJE - Tom Burger - June 9 -19:00 PM -1:00AM VTA #18 Greendale - Root River Parkway past W Grange- ka9kje@winlink.org - 3x
