[NCARC] Tour De Cure - August 23, 2008

[Glen Akins]

Hi, Michael,

Can you give me an idea as to the size the of equipment that needs to be 
hauled to the top?

Do you have a GPS coordinate for the idea location for the repeater 
antenna on the top of the mountain?

I have a stock '08 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 2 door. It doesn't have the 
gear hauling capacity of the other rigs you named, but it should be able 
to make it to the top. I can at least be a 2nd vehicle in the pack since 
a trail like Storm Mountain should not be done alone. I'll ask my 4WD 
friends too.

If anyone is curious about the trail, check out this link:

http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=228

-Glen
kc0vxl


Michael wrote:
> Calling all hams,
>
> Ron is looking for volunteers for this big event.
>
> Especially somone with a serious 4x4 to take our portable repeater to 
> the top of Storm Mountain.
> This is the most important job of the entire event. There is no other 
> repeater that can handle the job.
> Once to the top, you setup, sit down and wait. About 1 or 2pm, you're 
> done.
> I've done the Storm Mountain road in an '81 Chevy and an F-350 
> Superduty. W0RCY did it in a '96 Chevy 1500.
> Those would be the very minimum vehicles for this task.
>
> Where are the hams with the really badass 4x4's? I know you're out there.
>
> We'll provide the repeater, duplexor cans, battery, cables and antenna.
>
>
> >> From Ron:
>
> Hi All,
> I hope you've been having a great summer.  I'll be sending more
> widespread emails to clubs in the area soon, but I wanted to start off
> with a personal email to those of you who volunteered last year.  The
> 2008 Tour de Cure is coming soon, and we need your help.
>
> Due to your excellent work in providing communications support last
> year, they've asked for our assistance again!  The course is the same,
> but our role will be even more important.  With bigger SAG wagons,
> more supply trucks, and constantly flowing supplies, this year is
> going to be even more exciting than the last one!  They were so
> impressed with the effectiveness of our voice communications that
> they've also asked if we can add some APRS support to the SAG and
> supply vehicles.
>
> If you can help again this year, please reply with the information below:
>
> - Name:
> - Call Sign:
> - Phone Number and Type (preferably cell):
> - Radio and Antenna Capabilities:
> - Radio Operational Capabilities (Rest Stop, SAG Vehicle, or either):
> - APRS Capability:
> - T-shirt Size:
>
> More details, including route and rest stop maps are available on the
> Tour de Cure website at http://www.tourdecurecolorado.com.  I'll be
> posting and sending more ham-specific information in the future, but
> if you have any questions in the mean time, please let me know.
>
> I couldn't have asked for a better group of hams last year, so I hope
> you all can help again.
>
> Thank you and 73,
> Ron Thomas
> KC0NEV
> (720) 352-8743
>
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