[FARC] CAM Radio Ops Needed!

[Jeff Fishman]

Greetings,

Now that the Father's Day Hamfest and Field Day are behind us, Frederick 
County ARES has been asked by the One Less Car group to provide 
communications for the 2008 Cycle Across Maryland (CAM), July 25-27, 
starting and ending at Mt. Saint Mary's University (MSM) in Emmitsburg. This 
is the largest public service event commitment in terms of operator hours in 
recent memory, and it will require the combined efforts of a number of 
volunteer radio operators from Friday to Sunday. We will have our Net 
Control operations based at Mt. Saint Mary's with 2-3 rest stop locations 
and 2-4 SAG vehicles which will require at least 1 operator at each post in 
approx. 2 1/2 to 3 hour shifts. Radios and APRS equipment will be provided 
at MSM and in the SAG vehicles (APRS to track vehicle location), but rest 
stop operators will be asked to use their own 2M radios. The primary 
repeaters we will use will be  Frederick 146.730- (141.3) on Fri. and Sun., 
and Gettysburg 145.350- (103.5) on Sat. Back-up simplex frequency will be 
146.580. Most of the Fri. and Sun. routes will be in Frederick County, MD, 
and most of the Sat. route will be in Adams County, PA. (I guess they should 
really call it Cycle Across Maryland/Pennsylvania!)

Here's where and when we need people:

Friday-
Lewistown Fire Dept.   0730-1030
Walkersville Heritage Farm Park   0830-1100, 1100-1330
MSM and SAGs   0630-0930, 0930-1230, 1230-1600

Saturday-
Gettysburg Community Park   0815-1030, 1030-1300, 1300-1530
Ironmaster Hostel (Pine Grove Furnace, PA)   0900-1200
Distelfink Restaurant (Shrivers Corners, PA)   0915-1130, 1130-1400
MSM and SAGs   0600-0900, 0900-1200, 1200-1430, 1430-1700

Sunday-
Taneytown Memorial Park   0800-1030
Union Bridge Volunteer FD   0915-1100
MSM and SAGs   0630-0930, 0930-1300

All licensed amateurs are invited to volunteer, and ARES membership is not 
required. SAG vehicles will be provided by and driven by CAM volunteers. 
Food will be provided.

Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to sign up for a 
shift or two. This is a great opportunity to help a worthy cause and hone 
our emcomm skills. For more information about the CAM go to 
www.onelesscar.org/CAM/2008/.

73,

Jeff Fishman KB3FIO
Fred. Co. MD ARES EC
ljfish at mindspring.com
H) 301-663-8187
C) 240-285-6596