[Elecraft] Adventurous QRPers needed

[EricJ]

Gee, very long hours over 2 days, difficult working conditions, no pay or
recognition, and $3.50 gas to support a tiny handful of people who
intentionally put themselves at risk...I'm surprised hams aren't lined up
around the block for this one, Ron. 

Eric
KE6US
Lazy Ham
www.ke6us.com

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[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ron
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 6:02 AM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Adventurous QRPers needed 

This is for all of you who love to go out and get away portable, QRP. 

I am a person who has become involved in ultra marathon running. For those
of you who aren't familiar. Ultra marathons are anything over 26.2 miles
(marathon distance). They are usually 100 mile races, with 50 mile distance
included, and also 50 kilometers (31 miles). 

It has come to my attention that Ultra Marathons have difficulty getting
support from ham radio. Most of this reason is laziness. Most hams just want
to go out and play with their radios for a few hours. They aren't willing to
go out and provide support all night long. They aren't willing to go to
difficult places. The kind of places you can only hike into. Or perhaps ride
a horse into. Also these Ultra's last for 31 hours or more. Bear in mind! I
really don't think the Ultra people are looking for the kind of support that
just makes things more convenient. They are looking for communications when
it is most needed. Perhaps starting half way through the race. To provide
communications when things get dangerous for the runners. Things can get
very ugly for the runners. If one of them drops, they might not get up. This
is what the Ultra community worries about in "support".