[FARC] Tour de Frederick Hams Needed!

[Mark]

Jeff,

This thing will run for 24 hours on its internal battery.   I think I 
have a car power cord
but don't know where it is.  Will start looking for it tomorrow.

Mark

On 7/28/2016 3:16 PM, Jeff Fishman wrote:
> Mark,
>
> Thanks for volunteering. Do you think it could last a few hours on the
> course on batteries, or do you have a car power cord?
>
> Jeff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: FARC [mailto:farc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mark Whitmore
> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2016 2:37 PM
> To: Frederick, Maryland ARC
> Subject: Re: [FARC] Tour de Frederick Hams Needed!
>
> Jeff,
>
> I can help.
>
> Mark Whitmore AB3KS
> BAOFENG UV-5R  Mag mount ant
> Available not before 9:00  until 15:00
> 301-788-9972 m.e.whitmore at comcast.net
> Blood Type Red
>
> Mark
>
> On 7/27/2016 11:20 PM, Jeff Fishman wrote:
>> The Frederick Amateur Radio Club and Frederick ARES will again this
>> year be providing communications support for the Tour de Frederick on
>> Saturday, August 13th. This year, the Start and Finish is at the AOPA
>> Hangar at the Frederick Airport, and the individual races start at
>> 0630, 0730, and 0900 (100, 60, and 30 mile), and all races will conclude
> by 1500.
>>    
>>
>> The emphasis this year will be to have you ride shotgun in up to 9 SAG
>> and Sweep vehicles, rather than at the rest stops as we did last year.
>> We will be using the Thurmont 147.195+ (PL 179.9) repeater, with the
>> MADXRA 147.060 machine as a backup. We will ask operators to provide
>> their own 2M rigs with a cigarette lighter plug and a quick mount (mag or
> clip-on, etc.) antenna.
>> The coverage on the Thurmont repeater is very good, so you'll probably
>> only need to use 1-5 watts to communicate, so a higher power HT
>> w/outside antenna should also work. Let me know if you really want to
>> use your own vehicle, and we also have a few mag-mount antennas to loan.
>>
>>    
>>
>> We'll do our best to keep the shifts reasonable so you don't have to
>> operate all day (unless you want to!). Please let me know the following:
>>
>> .         Your name and call
>>
>> .         Radio and antenna you'll be using
>>
>> .         When you're available
>>
>> .         Your cell number and email
>>
>> .         Your T shirt size (FREE T SHIRTS!)
>>
>> .         Your blood type (just kidding, hi, hi)
>>
>>    
>>
>> As always, you don't have to be a member of FARC, ARES, or any other
>> amateur group to participate, just a community minded ham wishing to
>> help a worthy local cause, and all proceeds benefit the Boys and Girls
>> Clubs of Frederick County.
>>
>>    
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>    
>>
>> 73,
>>
>>    
>>
>> Jeff Fishman KB3FIO
>>
>> FRED ARES Emergency Coordinator
>>
>> ljfish1 at comcast.net
>>
>> 240-285-6596
>>
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