[CTSARA] Amateur Operators Needed for the 2015 Bloomin Metric

[Jon Perelstein]

Thanks to Andrew KB3CZA for pointing out that I had a typo on the event time

No, it is not a night-time ride!!

The correct time is:

The start time will be around 0700 local and we can expect to be operating
until about 1400 local (with some people shutting down by 1300 local and a
few hanging on until about 1500 local).

73
Jon, WB2RYV

On Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 4:46 PM, Jon Perelstein <jon.perelstein at gmail.com>
wrote:

> The Bloomin Metric charity bicycle ride is Sunday May 31 and we need radio
> operators.  The start time will be around 7pm and we can expect to be
> operating until about 2pm  (with some people shutting down by 1pm and a few
> hanging on until about 3pm).
>
> SARA and GNARC have always provided support for the Bloomin, and I hope
> that Fairfield will join us this year.  The Bloomin Metric will have over
> 2500 registered riders and raises funds for a number of charities in
> southwestern CT including the Bennett Cancer Center/Stamford Hospital Hope
> In Motion event.  The Hope In Motion event was merged into the Bloomin
> Metric last year in part through our (ham radio) efforts and Hope In Motion
> was able to net considerably more from bicycle riding than it had been able
> to net operating on its own.
>
> Coverage of the Bloomin is a joint project of the clubs in the area.  We
> are going to need at least 15 operators total, so please do what you can to
> participate.  If you can't participate from 7am to 2pm, please contact me
> because we can probably accommodate you for whatever hours you can give us.
>
> Last year we did some interesting technology stuff with an on-the-fly
> cross-band repeater and this year we going to try to incorporate DMR into
> our toolkit.
>
> Many of the coverage positions will be mobile in vehicles supplied by the
> event - so the people providing mobile support will need to be able to
> move their radio and antenna into/onto the event vehicles.  All mobile
> stations will need at least 25 watts (50 watt radios preferred) with
> externally mounted 1/4 wave or 1/2 wave antennas (mag mount).  People at
> the rest stops will need at least 25 watt radios with decent antennas - for
> example, something mounted on your car.
>
> We have some spare radios between the two clubs, so if all you have is an
> HT but want to participate, we may be able to arrange it.
>
> Please contact me ASAP if you would like to participate.
>
> 73s
> Jon, WB2RYV
>