COME TO WALLINGFORD...
For the Fishbien/YMCA Community Day and ROAD RACE... and MORE.
We NEED 12 ARES Team members to support this event.
- Will you be one of them?
- Sharpen your Communications Skills
- Show your ARES TEAM spirit by joining us.
- Get to meet other ARES Team members
- Provide a visible and valuable service to the Wallingford community.
Bring your VHF/UHF "Go Box".
Past experience has shown that, due to the local topography, a plain stock vanilla 5 watt HT with its original factory antenna cannot be relied upon to get the job done at many locations on the Course.
Suggested Equipment Options:
1) An HT with an aftermarket BIGGER/"Betterer" ANTENNA.
2) An HT with a mag mount antenna on the vehicle
3) A mobile radio and antenna on the vehicle (fixed or mag mount).
4) Other?
DRESS CODE: ARES VESTS and CAPS.
- You NEED to be able to be SEEN and FOUND by the Public quickly.
Available at:
http://www.arrl.org/shop/ARES-Deployment-Vest-with-Pockets-Solid/
SCHEDULE of EVENTS
0730: Meet at Pavilion in Parking lot across from the YMCA
- Pick up your assignment information, Stop Watch, Enjoy a coffee and donut.
0745: Deploy to your assigned location
0830: Starter's Gun
1035(+/-): Return to YMCA, Turn in your Stop Watch, and get lunch (FOOD!).
This Fishbien/YMCA Road Race is also has a "Community Day" at the town park across the street from the YMCA. It consists of FOOD, Family Games, Magic Show, Obstacle Course, Inflatables, Face Painting, and More.
THE "and MORE":
1000 - 1300 hrs: ARES Radio GOTA Tent
We also need a couple of volunteers to:
- Set-up an ARES HF/VHF/UHF Radio Tent
- Play Ham Radio
- Help the public to "Get On The Air" (GOTA)
- Talk to the public about Amateur Radio,
- Give out brochures.
Interested? GREAT!
Mike Meadows - KC1AYL
mhmeadows "at" gmail "dit" com |
and
- COME OUT TO PLAY.
Talk in:
Wallingford's ".36" repeater
147.36 +/ PL 162.2 (optional)
Location : 81 SOUTH ELM ST., WALLINGFORD, CT 06492
For more information about the YMCA event, go to:
www.wallingfordymca.org/RoadRace.html
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