[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] Some ideas on the G.W. Parade

[Steven Carr]

Rick, it’s highly unlikely they will keep this year’s route.  It was changed for a special occasion and I would anticipate it returning to pervious route.  Having the parade cross Rt. 1 really plays havoc with traffic and it requires a lot more police to manage.  

Steve
KJ4UXZ

> On Mar 17, 2023, at 10:40, <n4asx at cox.net> <n4asx at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> First I miss read the inputs we had on the parade.  We knew that the parade
> had a NEW course and that the participating units grew from 1000-1500 to
> over 3500.  What we were told was that those extra units would form
> themselves and we would NOT worry about changes.  So, the ASSUMED workload
> was no greater then in the past.
> 
> 
> 
> What REALLY happened:
> 
>                1 - The Mason's did not establish a cut off time for units
> to join the parade.  So, many units just showed up.  
> 
>                2 - The time it took the LEAD unit to go from start to the
> reviewing stand was less then 10 minutes.  (with an unknown gap of time to
> the rest of the parade.
> 
>                3 - Because we made the above assumptions we used a single
> voice channel to pass changes in the parade to the reviewing stand.
> 
> Result we pass information when we had to but it lacked many changes.
> 
> 
> 
> Due to the change in the course AREDN was not workable and packet would have
> been difficult at best due to the time to get the changes from the marshals
> and enter them into the revised order of march.
> 
> Next year,  We hope to be back to normal with the normal workload,  I do NOT
> know if the course changes will be permanent.
> 
> 
> 
> In order to better get the changes to the reviewing stand we CAN make some
> changes to increase through put.
> 
>                1 - Add a second voice channel in the trailer.  
> 
>                2 - SEND the changes for EACH UNIT as they pass the START.
> This gives the UNITS time to be COMPLETE and once this is in UNIT order we
> would have the time it takes for a unit to go from start to reviewing stand.
> 
>                3 - If we have a spreadsheet for each unit,  the reviewing
> stand can print by UNIT.  
> 
>                4 - If the course goes back to the old course, we can enter
> changes at START and send via packet / Winlink to the revieing stand or if
> the course stays as it was this year we can call in the changes and edit at
> the reviewing stand.
> 
>                5 - The parade organizers also learned a great deal and next
> year we should have better information.
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks to all who participated.  As always,  the city was impressed with our
> abilities.
> 
> 
> 
> 73 Rick
> N4ASX
> 
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Steven Carr
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