[KL7AA] Eagle Cap Extreme Sled Dog Race

[Mark & Hanne Kelliher]

 Calling all Operators
..  Calling all Operators....

The Eagle Cap Extreme Sled Dog Race would like to invite Amateur Radio
Operators to join us for the Jan 2009 Sled Dog Race.

During January, Volunteers and spectators gather in Joseph, Enterprise and
Halfway Oregon to support the running of the Eagle Cap Extreme Sled Dog
Race. This Race brings Mushers and their Teams from across the country to
run through the Eagle Cap Wilderness for both a 100 and 200 mile event. The
Race is a Qualifier for the legendary Races in Alaska and Canada, the
Iditarod and Yukon Quest respectively.

For safety and logistic support, Checkpoints are established across the
Trail with the 2009 proposed Checkpoints being Salt Creek Summit, Ollokot
Campground, Avalanche Peak, Cornucopia and Halfway. Headquarters for the
Race are located in Joseph at two diverse locations. These Checkpoints will
be staffed with Volunteers to provide Shelter, Food, Veterinarian care,
Logistic support, snow-machine transportation and of course a multi-layered
Communications Network. Again this year the Checkpoint Communication modes
available will be Land-line, Internet, Satellite Tracking devices (SPOT) and
Satellite Phone at Checkpoints. We are excited to invite Amateur Radio
Operators to provide vital Communication support to the event. This July, we
will be range and band testing to determine the HF, VHF and UHF bands we
will be utilizing. We will also field test HF Amateur antenna
configurations.

This year, we are investigating the opportunity for experienced Amateur
Radio Operators to exercise their Net skills in an exciting winter community
service setting. The Checkpoint Communications Volunteer will be vital to
passing 3rd party traffic as well as providing support of critical
situations and SAR efforts. Law Enforcement from Wallowa and Baker County,
SAR Teams and US Forest Service personnel regularly participate as
Volunteers and in a professional role during the Race. The Communication
Volunteers are vital to providing real time information and coordination for
general messaging, Logistics and in support of critical situations through
various and appropriate Communication modes.

To learn more..please email me at president at eaglecapextreme.com  for a
detailed job description, proposed Network overview, Volunteer opportunities
and a Volunteer application.

We would like to add to our Amateur radio committee Project Management Team.
Please email me if you wish to be involved

 Please stop by our web site www.eaglecapextreme.com supplied by EONI.com to
learn more. The site is under construction but still provides good
information and photos.

Depending on the level of Amateur Radio Operator participation, we may
establish a Special Events Station to operate during the Race. These are
exciting times for us and invite join us to exercise your skills in a
challenging environment to a non-profit event, Eagle Cap Extreme!!


73s          KL0CW
Clyde Raymer, Jr.
president at eaglecapextreme.com