[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] George Washington Birthday Parade 2020

Sun Feb 9 19:08:28 EST 2020

We had Wilson, Harry, Mark, Rich and me to volunteer at the January meeting, however, Mark learned later that he will be on travel.

73 Don, KI4D
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Subject: Re: [Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] George Washington Birthday Parade 2020

Scott,

     Many thanks.

73 Rick

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On Sun, Feb 9, 2020 at 6:09 PM -0500, "Scott" <scottyr44 at gmail.com> wrote:

count me in
On Sun, Feb 9, 2020, 4:07 PM  <n4asx at cox.net> wrote:
All,

                The George Washington's Birthday parade is February 17th.

We have been asked to do what have done in the past.  We need at least 12

ham radio operators to support this effort.

                Three missions

                1 - Update the ORDER OF MARCH file with inputs from the

Parade Marshals and send it from the Parade Start to the Reviewing Stand

                2 - Provide safety communications from the marshals to the

reviewing stand or to the parade organizers

                3 - Provide situational awareness with ARPS operators at the

start and end of the parade.

                ASSIGNMENTS

                REVIEWING STAND - 2 operators - Required AREDN unit (2.4Ghz

Channel -2 )  we will need a few more units that can be installed in two

positions to relay to the Trailer. The Trailer has a unit and I have a unit.

                Packet can be backup.  An APRS display will be set up with

the operators at the reviewing stand to allow relay positions to the

reviewing stand officials

                APRS

                Need two operators who can shadow marshals and go with the

start and end of the parade.  (TH-D72 or TH-74A)

                PARADE MARSHALS SHADOWS.

                Need 5 operators with 2 meter or 440 HTs to work with the

Division marshals.  We don't have enough operators for all 10 or so

divisions so we will position our shadows at points A, B, C, D, E and F

                TRAILER

                2 Operators, one to operator the computer to edit the order

of march and send via AREDN or Packet to the reviewing stand.

                Plan

                9 AM                     Operators will meet at the Fire

Training Center Parking Lot, to help with the trailer and get handouts and

briefing

                9:30 AM               Car Pool to the parade Start / End

point (see attached maps)

                11 AM                   Those assigned to shadow the

marshals pare up with the marshals and assist with organizing the divisions

and collect any changes (Bring paper)

                1 PM                      Parade Start - Take changes to the

trailer and provide them to the operator in the trailer so the order of

march changes can be edited and sent via AREDN or Packet to the Reviewing

Stand

                                                APRS operators should be at

the START and END

                2:30                       Parade End

                For ORDER OF MARCH.

                Division shadows (A, B, C, D, E and F) collect changes

(ADDS,  DROPS and REORDER) 

                It is better if shadows wait until the divisions are in

order and FINALIZED.  Many units changes are LAST MINUTE.  Once your SURE

that you have a complete set of changes 

and they are written down so that the trailer operator can understand your

notes, please take them to the trailer.  Even if you have no changes go to

the trailer and advise them.

A final list will be provided at the 9AM briefing that SHOULD be the same

one used by the marshals.  You can make your notes on that list.  ADD (put a

note WHERE in the list they appear.

DROPS - DID NOT SHOW BY 12:45.  Change in order from where to where (from

behind X to behind Y.

We need ALL inputs by 1PM (Parade Start).  It's a short parade.  If we don't

get the info in soon after 1 PM, we miss our timing.

APRS Operators,  If you are collect information above, make sure you get

your into to the trailer by 12:45.

Reviewing stand

Need a station that can work out of a vehicle parked BEHIND the reviewing

stand. Advise the police that you are parade communications and they will

let you park behind the reviewing stand.

We will need at least two operators at the reviewing stand. One to work the

digital (AREDN, PACKET, APRS) and one to handle voice communications.

TRAILER

2 operators - Digital and voice.  

Thiis will be a CONTROLED NET.  Net Control will be either at the Reviewing

Stand or the Trailer.

Frequencies

APRS -144.39

PACKET 145.05 

SHADOWS 444.6 SIMPLEX

TRAILER TO REVIEWING STAND 446.5 SIMPLEX

BACKUP is the 146.655 REPEATER (141.3 PL)

If you can support the parade, please send Rick, N4ASX.  If you CANNOT,  I

would like to hear from you as well.

N4ASX at COX.NET <mailto:N4ASX at COX.NET> 

(703)317-9305

If you have any questions,  please get in touch with me.

73 Rick

N4ASX

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