[PPRAANet] FW: Please Acknowledge Receipt - ICS 204 Radio Operator Assignments for the ADA Tour de Cure

[John Bloodgood]

Please see Bill's note below.  We could use a few more operators, even if you are not ARES members.  

John Bloodgood, KD0SFY
EC & PIO -- Region 2 District 2, Colorado ARES (Pikes Peak ARES)
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Subject: Please Acknowledge Receipt - ICS 204 Radio Operator Assignments for the ADA Tour de Cure
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From: wmheckerjr at yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2015 16:57:38 -0600


  
    
  
  
    To all,

    

    The Tour de Cure is going to be a FUN day - the weather on Saturday
    looks to be exceptional as will be the company we keep that day.  

    

    Here is the ICS 204 - Radio Operator Assignments for the Tour de
    Cure.  Please take a close look at especially the ICS 204a as it
    details who needs to be where and when.  We all need to pay
    attention to the assignment details and times in order to make it
    with the 20 operators that we have.  Let us know if you have any
    questions.

    

    If Rest Stop, Start/Finish, or SAG Operators would like a picture
    description of where they are "located / reporting" to during the
    day, reply to this email and I would be glad to send that additional
    information to you.  Do no want to swamp anyone with too much
    information they do not feel that they need.

    

    As a Team, we face a considerable challenge supporting this event
    with only 20 operators available.  Buck and I collaborated to work
    this out.  We shorted stations where we thought we could, had the
    second operators report a little late to their RS, and asked
    operators to fill in holes early in the morning and later in the
    afternoon.  Many many thanks in advance for going this extra mile. 
    You are all really special.

    

    Now we are fine tuning the ICS 201 charts and timeline to line up
    with this ICS 204.  They will follow later this weekend.

    

    If we could come up with 5-6 more operators, this manning would be
    greatly simplified.  If you know of a fellow ARES or Ham Operator
    who might join us, would you please contact them.

    

    Please acknowledge receipt of this email.

    

    Again Many Thanks in advance

    

    Bill KC0ET  & Buck KO0Y

    Mission & Ass't Mission Coordinators, ADA Tour de Cure, 26 Sep
    2015

    

    

    On 9/15/2015 7:50 AM, Bill Hecker
      wrote:

    
    
      
      Would each of you please be so kind to let us (myself and Buck
      KO0Y) know that you received this email containing the ICS 201 and
      ICS 205.  Buck and I are cc'd above.  Accidentally left the
      request off last night when I send it out.  Many Thanks in
      advance.   :-) 

      Bill KC0ET

      

      On 9/14/2015 4:44 PM, Bill Hecker
        wrote:

      
      
        
        Thank you Team for patiently waiting for the publishing of the
        ICS 201 for the 2015 ADA Tour de Cure on 26 Sep 2015.  It is
          going to be FUN event that everyone will enjoy!

        

        Additionally the
        
        ICS-205
            INCIDENT RADIO COMMUNICATIONS PLAN is attached.  Note that,
            thanks to the generosity of Bob Witte, K0NR, we will be
            using his repeater (447.725 (-) 100Hz) for UHF digital comm
            testing during the event this year.  More on that at the end
            of the week.  You will also note that we are working to set
            up APRS tracking for the Tour de Cure Sweep vehicle, so if
            you have APRS equipment, plan to bring it along.

            

            The ICS 204 Radio Operator Position Assignments Plan is in
            preparation taking your special requests into careful
            consideration.  Likewise, the UHF/VHF Digital & HF Voice
            and Digital Comm Plan Supplement for this event is in
            preparation.  Both are planned to be published by the end of
            the week.

          

                We are working to keep changes to a minimum. You might
                consider keeping the plans in electronic form until
                either a change is published or until early next week
                arrives.  From this point on, we are only publishing
                change pages to each of the plans.  Thus you never have
                to re-print the entire plan for a change, only slip out
                the old page and print / slip in the new one.

                

              The ICS 204 and the 2015
                UHF/VHF Digital & HF Voice and Digital Comm Plan
                Supplement are planned to be out by the end of the week.
                 :-) 

                

              We have worked hard to tailor the plan to
            the more limited number of operators we have this year (do
            wish we could attract more to participate - there are plenty
            of positions).  We also had to accommodate a number of
            changes from the ADA Tour de Cure Team which actually made
            it a better event.  

            

            We invite you to review the two and ask any questions.

            

            Glad to have you aboard!

            

            Bill KC0ET & Buck KO0Y

            

            Mission Coordinator and Ass't Mission Coordinator, ADA Tour
            de Cure, 26 Sep 2015