[HCARC] Tour de Cure bike ride Austin to Fredericksburg

Tue Aug 11 20:24:04 EDT 2015

Correction: there is the W5FJD  444.175 T162.2 repeater in FBG. 

I don’t know what it’s range would be like.

K5HV

From: Lee Besing [mailto:lee at besing.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 10:25 AM
To: 'George Griesbach'; hcarc at mailman.qth.net; Harvey N. Vordenbaum
Cc: lee at besing.com
Subject: Re: [HCARC] Tour de Cure bike ride Austin to Fredericksburg

Leaving on Saturday morning, 9/12, from western side of Austin (Oak Hills area, Freescale Mfg complex) and riding 90 miles west via various types of back roads thru the Blanco area and beyond to Jellystone Park in Fredericksburg.  I've not seen the exact route yet, but know the Spring flooding wiped out a bridge or two forcing a route change. 

Spend the night at Jellystone and reverse the route on Sunday. 

So far, only a few hundred riders have registered for the 2-Day ride.  They will have some shorter (circular) routes available on Sunday that start / finish at the Freescale property in Oak Hill as well.

The biggest (ham) safety concern was trying to establish communications along the route.  Portable repeaters may be needed to fill gaps, if that's possible.  We've reached out to the Highland Lakes ARC in Marble Falls since they have that sort of portable capability. 

This could be a good test of the ability to create ham communication abilities in a disaster area, something most clubs are not equipped to do. We rely on established repeaters quite a lot these days.

Lee Besing, N5NTG
(co-chair w Jeff N5MNW)
210-771-7075 <tel:2107717075>  ( voice/text)
San Antonio, TX

-----Original Message-----
From: "Harvey N. Vordenbaum" <tower2 at stx.rr.com>
To: 'George Griesbach' <w5grg at w5grg.net>, hcarc at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 7:47 AM
Subject: Re: [HCARC] Tour de Cure bike ride Austin to Fredericksburg

Where are the details of this Ride? 
There's no repeater in FBG anymore, so he will need a portable. 
Hv 

-----Original Message----- 
From: HCARC [mailto:hcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of George 
Griesbach 
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 8:38 PM 
To: hcarc at mailman.qth.net 
Subject: [HCARC] Tour de Cure bike ride Austin to Fredericksburg 

I emailed Jeff about this ride and here is is answer below. 
I plan on running the end point in Fritz town Jeff still needs some other 
hams for waypoints, Sag wagons,etc email Jeff here: 
jeffn5mnw at gmail.com 

Thanks, George Griesbach, W5GRG, AFA6GG 

George, 
   Yes, I'm going to need some contacts & possible repeater trustees in that 
area for comms.  Sure would be good to get a group to handle some rest stops 
& Day-1 Finish/Day-2 Start to & from Fredericksburg.  Any ideas? 

I could also place my trailer & 40' mast with a portable repeater/crossband 
somewhere on high ground if needed. 

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