March 2016 - WICEN-Members - mailman.crarc.org.au

Call for Assistance - WICEN - National Capital Rally 27 - 29 May 2016
by WICEN ACT 04 May '16

04 May '16

Good afternoon all, Apologies to those people who may see this email numerous times, I have sent it out to a few different emails groups so as to capture the most people I can. Time is marching on and the 2016 National Capital Rally ("NatCap") is fast approaching with the event being conducted on Friday 27th, Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th May 2016. This years event has a special spectators stage being conducted on the Friday Night at the Westside Container Village in conjunction with the ceremonial start. It is only a short 1.5 km stage starting and finishing near the Captain Cook fountain but it is well worth going to have a look at as the cars do a run under Commonwealth Avenue bridge and along Barrine Drive at the edge of the lake, around the carpark near Parkes Way and back again. This year we have the single stage on Friday evening, 3 Forest stages at Kowen on Saturday (each run twice) with another run at Westside Saturday night and then 3 Stages at Uriarra / Tidbinbilla on Sunday (each run twice), 14 stages in all. Stages are as follows Friday Lakeside 1 Start & Stop + HQ Saturday Settlement Start & Stop Wamboin River Start, SOS A, B, C, D, E & Stop Hibernian Start, SOS A, B, C, D & Stop Lakeside 2 Start & Stop Sunday Hyles Block Start, SOS A & Stop East West Start, SOS A, B & Stop Cottage 5 Ways Start, SOS A, B, C, D, E & Stop Meet and proposed close down times have not yet been determined, my "Guestimates" are as follows however (based on the proposed itinerary dated 12 March) Friday Lakeside 16:30 - 18:30 Saturday Settlement 06:45 - 17:15 Wamboin River 06:00 - 17:30 Hibernian 07:00 - 18:45 Lakeside 2 13:30 - 20:00 Sunday Hyles Block 07:00 - 16:00 East West 06:30 - 17:00 Cottage 5 Ways 07:30 - 18:00 We will need 6 to 9 people in HQ each day as well. HQ this year is at The Hotel Realm in Barton. So as a wrap up, we need 4 people for the Friday, 17 Fields stations for Saturday plus 6-9 HQ staff, and 14 field stations for Sunday plus 6-9 HQ staff. Looking at using standard FM VHF & UHF for most of the rally, though we may consider using the new DMR capability for one or two stages as well as a means to test the technology, etc. If you have never done a car rally before, don't let that hold you back as we can assign you into an introductory role where you just need to note the passing of a car and radioing that in to HQ when requested. No comes the standard "Plead" for assistance. Please hit the REPLY (not REPLY ALL) button on your email client and let us know if you can assist along with what you preference would be as to placements, etc. Note that some locations of SOS points will mandate the use of people who can operate away from their vehicle so please provide info if you have that facility available (noting the length of times above that you would need to be able to operate). Please feel free to email questions you may have to us, but also please understand that it make take a while to respond. Cheers, Phil Longworth VK1PL Deputy State Coordinator, WICEN ACT.

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2 day walk - 2016 - update on WICEN assistance
by Matt 26 Mar '16

26 Mar '16

Hi guys, we have finally received the necessary information from the organisers of the 2 day walk, so our participation will be going ahead. I intend to have a draft roster out tomorrow or Monday at the latest. If your availability to assist has changed, please advise me ASAP to minimise changes to the roster. The Sunday walk will be around Lake Burleigh Griffin along a similar route to last year, but the Saturday walk represents a significant change with the walkers being bussed out to the start points (Cooleman, Tuggeranong, Gowrie and O'Malley) and then walking back to the usual end point by the lake in Barton. Maps of the route are available at: http://aussiewalk.com.au/gpx/Saturday/Saturday%20Map%20A4.pdf http://aussiewalk.com.au/gpx/Sunday/Sunday%20Map%20A4.pdf Please note that the maps do have some inaccuracies with the checkpoint locations (one is missing on the Sunday route and there is a double up of one CP for the Saturday route). Uncertain if corrected maps will be uploaded, but we will include more specific information prior to the event to those effected. Matt VK1MA WICEN ACT

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NATCAP Rally
by Amanda 15 Mar '16

15 Mar '16

G'day Phil, As much as I would like to assist, I will be unavailable for that weekend. I will be attending the WIA AGM on Norfolk island. Cheers, Amanda VK1WX

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Call for volunteers - Two day walk event 2-3 April 2016
by Matt 10 Mar '16

10 Mar '16

Good evening all, 2016 is fast moving along and we have the first event of the year coming up. This year the Canberra Two Day walk event occurs on Saturday 2nd/Sunday 3rd April. Whilst we do not yet have much in the way of details, we envisage that similar requirements as previous years - which is about 6-7 field stations and a headquarters element each day - so all up, about 10-11 WICEN operators per day. We do not have timings or checkpoints for this year's events and the different checkpoints will have varying times they will need to be manned, but will advise as soon as we know what they will be. This is usually quite a low intensity event and involves counting the numbers of walkers for the different distances that go past your field station (aka checkpoint) and relaying this to the headquarters. Traditionally we have operated on a 2m simplex frequency sometimes we have used a portable 2m repeater temporarily setup on a local hill, but communications are usually easily conducted using a handheld radio with a reasonable antenna on it. This is a great introductory event to WICEN supported activities for amateurs who are new to the hobby or have not otherwise experienced the higher intensity events (like the upcoming National Capital Rally) that allows for a gentle slow paced introduction to WICEN activities. We would strongly encourage anyone who is interested in WICEN activities to give this event a go - the more the merrier! If you are able to assist with this event, please advise by email to wicen(a)crarc.ampr.org <mailto:wicen@crarc.ampr.org> and let us know if you are able to assist on the Saturday or the Sunday or even better, both days! Matt VK1MA / Phil VK1PL WICEN ACT

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Re: [WICEN-Members] Call for volunteers - Two day walk event 2-3 April 2016
by rsm98010＠bigpond.net.au 10 Mar '16

10 Mar '16

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