[CTSARA] Hams Needed for 2015 Bike4Bikes Charity Event

[Jon Perelstein]

The Bike4Bikes charity bicycle ride is Sunday Oct 4 and we need radio
operators.
Bike4Bikes (B4B) is put on by Northeast Community Cycles, a 501(c)3
dedicated to promoting bicycling as a safe, fun, healthy form of exercise
and an alternative means of transportation for both children and adults.
To date, they have donated well over 2500 bicycles to deserving adults and
kids.

http://www.necommunitycycles.org/

B4B is pretty much the same routes as the Bloomin Metric and will run from
about 7am until about 2pm (with some stations shutting down earlier).
Although technically not a Sound Cyclists event, most of the people who run
the B4B event are the same people who run the Bloomin Metric.  Last year
B4B had over 300 riders, and they're hoping for 500 this year.

Coverage of B4B has been a joint project of the clubs in the area.  We are
going to need at least 12 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.

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 among the participants, 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