[KL7AA] Seeking volunteers for Alaska 10km Classic, 2004-08-07

[philip mannie]

Bastille Day Greetings;

I am seeking about 10 (or so) volunteer communicators to support the 
(Anchorage) Alaska 10km Classic, Saturday, August 7, 2004, 0900-1200. 
The race begins at 1000 at the Moseley Sports Center on the Alaska 
Pacific University Campus and ends downtown near 9th and P. Contestants 
must complete the race within 2 hours, so we should be free by noon. 
Additional event information is available on the world wide web at: 
http://www.10kclassic.com/

The event sponsors have asked for the following assistance:

  1. Mobile Assets
     a. 1 bicycle mobile rabbit

     b. 1 bicycle mobile sweep
        Accompany race officials preceeding and following the race 
contestants. This is a fast race (10km is about 6.2 statute miles and 
the leaders will be finishing in 30 minutes or so) so any rabbit 
volunteers should be aware that they'll need to be fast (at least 
compared to me).

        It might be interesting if we could provide APRS data to the 
race officials, so I'd appreciate hearing from anyone who'd care to let 
a rabbit and/or sweep use a small, lightweight APRS tracker.

     c. 1 automobile mobile general troubleshooter


  2. Shadows
     a. Start (Moseley Sports Center, APU)

     b. Maplewood Street

     c. Finish (9th and P Street)
        Shadows provide personal communication for race officials.

  3. Checkpoints
     5 communicators for race checkpoints along the route.
     Checkpoint communicators provide communications for race officials 
at their checkpoints.

Minimally, volunteers will require a handheld radio and whatever else 
may be required to keep you (and it) going for about 2 hours, regardless 
of the weather. Since a portion of the race course is on a bike path, 
mobile units will require a bike and bicycle mobile radio gear. If this 
event follows the usual pattern, the start and finish will be high noise 
environments where a headset and mic will be needed. The auto-mobile 
station should be an experienced amateur communicator with good 
problem-solving abilities. It is desirable (but not required) for all 
amateur communicators to have basic first-aid training and equipment. 
Details will be forthcoming.

Thanks for your continuing support of the Amateur Radio Service by 
participating in these public service events. By contributing your time, 
skills and assets you not only make our town a more amusing and safe 
place to live, but provide an on-going justification for the very 
existence of the Amateur Service.

If you would be interested in participating, please contact me as soon 
as possible. My contact information is listed below.

Thanks and 73,
phil
KL0QW
907 762 9590 (voice... you can also leave a message here)
kl0qw at alaska.net