[nrv-hams] Wilderness Road Ride (WRR) and Mountains of Misery (MoM) bike rides

[Kenneth Walker]

Hey Rick,

I plan to help you. I don't have a portable 2 meter rig yet. Let me know if
you still want some help on the medical end I plan to work the entire day
May 26 (Saturday)  if you still need my help.

Ken Walker KO4OM

On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 7:28 PM, Rick Armstrong <r_armstro at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello fellow hams,
>
>
>
> The Wilderness Road Ride and Mountains of Misery bike rides will be held
> this year on May 26 and 27 respectively.
> http://www.cyclingdoubleheader.com/mountains-of-misery
>
>
>
> The event coordinators for these events eagerly welcome our participation.
> As it's been said before, they couldn't do these events without us. We add
> a
> level of safety and response to emergencies they wouldn't have without us.
> This year might be especially difficult because of the unusually warm
> weather. For those who were involved in the event of 2 years ago, water
> shortages occurred during MoM for that reason. That problem was resolved
> for
> last year's event but the opportunity for bikers to suffer dehydration and
> heat stroke remain. Last year a biker suffered severe dehydration upon
> arriving back in Newport and needed IV fluids and a trip to the hospital to
> recover.
>
>
>
> I encourage you to participate again this year, and for those who weren't
> able to for whatever reason, we encourage your participation. We hope to
> have 25+ operators for MoM to sufficiently cover all needs with depth. A
> significantly lesser number are needed for WRR.
>
>
>
> I'll be sending more detailed information once I get the final okay on
> repeater usage, but in the meantime let me know if we can count on you this
> year. If you can participate in only one of the two events we'd prefer you
> join us on Sunday's Mountains of Misery if possible. Also, let me know if
> you have a preferred location based on past participation.
>
>
>
> If you haven't participated in one of these events previously and are
> apprehensive, not to worry, we'll put you with an experienced operator. We
> were all "there" at one time.
>
>
>
> Thank You and 73,
>
> Rick Armstrong, KS4XO
>
> Montgomery Co. ARES EC
>
>
>
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