[FARC] Fwd: Operators needed - Women’s March on Washington, Sat Jan 21st

[Bill Reinhardt]

Good morning all, 

See email below in case you're interested in assisting. Sounds like it
will be a big event. Contact Art and/or Christine for more info or to
sign up.

-Bill, N3TCR 

-------- Original Message -------- 

 		SUBJECT:
 		Operators needed - Women's March on Washington, Sat Jan 21st

 		DATE:
 		2017-01-16 00:56

 		FROM:
 		"Erick, WA3G" <erick.wa3g at gmail.com>

See forwarded email. If you're available to help contact Christine or
Art directly. 

-Erick Graves, WA3G 
AARC Public Service Coordinator 

On Jan 15, 2017, at 23:18, "Howard F. Cunningham" wrote:

Hi

Please read the following request for ham radio operators for the
Women's March on Washington to be held on Saturday Jan 21st.

If you would like to help provide communications support contact:

Operators should contact Christine, KC3CIF, via email to
caxsmith at mac.com.

Operating trailer/bus should contact Art Feller, W4ART, via email to
afeller at ieee.org

WD5DBC

hc

Howard Cunningham, MCP

howardc at macrollc.com - personal

For technical support, send an email to service at macrollc.com or call
703-359-9211 (24/7)

From: Arthur Feller, W4ART [mailto:afeller at ieee.org] 
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2017 8:55 PM
To: Howard F. Cunningham
Cc: Axsmith Christine
Subject: HELP!!

Hi, Folks!!

The folks putting together the Women's March on Washington (WMW) will be
assembling on Saturday morning.  What two women thought was a good idea
for the day after the inauguration has grown from a few dozen people to
a few hundred to, now, about 150,000 people and appears to be growing
hourly.  So far, 1300 busses have parking reservations at RFK, and that
doesn't include folks coming in by rail or local people.

The organizers contacted me about amateur radio support for the crowd.

Essentially, this is like any other public service event: keep an eye
out on the people for health issues, lost and found people problems,
heads up to people in the five (for now) first aid tents, shadowing
marshals, and sending emergency messages to the DC-EOC, if needed.

We've been looking at the Armed Forces Retirement Home for a net control
location.  Wonder of wonders, a room has been set aside for the purpose
and a G5RV antenna is on the roof!!  While we may be able to use the
space, time may be too short to prepare properly.  Another option might
be to ask one or two of the area clubs with a trailer or bus if they
would bring it to AFRH and we'd operate from there.  CAN YOU HELP WITH
CONTACTING THESE CLUBS about using their equipment?

Christine, KC3CIF, is recruiting operators and will likely contact you
to get help inviting more hams to help out.  Expect we'll need somewhere
around 50 to 100 hams to be in the event operation center, near the
stage, at RFK for transportation questions, and in the DC-EOC.  There
rest will shadow marshals or just wander in the crowd to observe and
call in case of a problem.  Nothing complicated.

Expect the event to go from around 3rd and Independence SW, near the
Capitol, west along Independence Ave NW, north on 14th St NW, west along
Constitution Ave NW, and right to some point around the Ellipse.  Not a
big area at all.

Frequency planning isn't clear yet because I've not yet been able to
figure out the needs.  Expect we'll use two or three nets with calling
and working frequencies.  Hope to have this sorted out by tomorrow
evening.

That's the whole thing.

Thanks for your help!!  Hope you'll join us!!!

73, art…..

W4ART  Arlington VA

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