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March 2022

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A further desperate call for assistance with the WICEN exercise next weekend - NatCap Rally 10/11 April
by PHILLIP LONGWORTH 25 Mar '22

25 Mar '22

Good morning all, With the change of dates we have unfortunately had a large number of people having to withdraw from the WICEN effort in supporting the Netier Ntional Capital Rally and hence this desperate call for more people. We are currently short of 4 people on the Saturday and 3 people short for the Sunday. The Saturday stages we need people for are... Start of SS1 - Meet Time 6.00 AM @ Cotter Pub Car Park - estimated finish approx 11.30 AM (will be on 439.925 MHz Portable Repeater, VHF as Back-up) Start of SS2 - Meet Time 6.00 AM @ Tidbinbilla Lane (Near Discovery Drive entry to Tracking Station) - estimated finish approx 12.00 Noon (will be on 147.125 MHz Portable Repeater, UHF as Back-up) Stop of SS3/6 - Meet Time 9.30 AM@ Kowen Road gate - estimated finish approx 6.15 PM (will be on 439.950 MHz Isaacs Ridge Repeater, VHF as Back-up) Stop of SS4/7 - Meet Time 9.00 AM@ Kowen Road gate - estimated finish approx 6.30 PM (Located on Sparrow Road off Kings Hwy) (will be on 146.900 MHz Bulls Head Repeater, VHF as Back-up) The Sunday stages we need people for are... Start of SS9/14 - Meet Time 7.00 AM @ Hyles Block (near Uriarra Village) - estimated finish approx 4.00 PM (will be on 146.900 MHz Bulls Head Repeater, VHF as Back-up) SOS Alpha of SS9 - Meet Time 7.00 AM @ Hyles Block (near Uriarra Village) - estimated finish approx 11.30 AM (will be on 146.900 MHz Bulls Head Repeater, VHF as Back-up) Start of SS11 - Meet Time 7.30 AM @ Cotter Pub Car Park - estimated finish approx 12.15 PM (will be on 439.925 MHz Portable Repeater, VHF as Back-up) If you don't have gear then please let us know and we'll arrange a loan. If you can help out with any of these items then please send an email to wicen(a)crarc.org.au ASAP so we can finalise the roster and distribute it early. Regards, Phillip Longworth VK1PL Deputy State Coordinator, WICEN ACT

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FOLLOW-UP : WICEN - Call for assistance - National Capital Rally - 2nd & 3rd April 2022
by PHILLIP LONGWORTH 12 Mar '22

12 Mar '22

Thanks to all who have responded to my earlier email, I am slowly working through creating a roster. We are however still quite short of volunteers for both the field stations and HQ Net Control station at this point hence this reminder call for assistance... The 2022 Netier National Capital Rally which will be conducted on the weekend 2nd & 3rd of April and be run on both days with the Saturday stages being held in the Uriarra / Tidbinbilla area in the morning and moving to Kowen in the afternoon and Sunday being in the Kowen Forest only. Saturday Morning see's the running of 5 stages commencing with a single run of Hyles Block near Uriarra Village followed by Blue Range and then Oakey Creek with the competitors heading back for their first “service” before heading back out to run Blue Range & Oakey Creek once again. Saturday afternoon see’s the rally moving across to Kowen with the running of 2 stages there being River Road and Rangers Way. Sunday is very similar as last year with 3 stages in Kowen with each run twice. "Wamboin" stage that includes the 'jump' at Kowen, followed by a revised "Charcoal Kiln" stage, then the newer stage at the far western end of the ACT called "Bald Hill" Meet times and locations have been firmed up and are as follows .... Stage Name Meet Point Meet Time Estimated Finish Field Stations SATURDAY Hyles Block Hyles Block Stop 5.30 AM 10.15 AM Start, SOS A, Stop Blue Range East West Road 5.15 AM 2.30 PM Start, SOS A, SOS B, SOS C, Stop Oakey Creek Old Cotter Pub site 6.00 AM 3.30 PM Start, SOS A, SOS B, SOS C, Stop River Road Kowen Gate 12.30 PM 6.15 PM Start, SOS A, SOS B, SOS C, Stop Rangers Way Kowen Gate 1.00 PM 6.45 PM Start, SOS A, Stop SUNDAY Wamboin Kowen Gate 7.00 AM 3.15 PM Start, Stop Charcoal Kiln Sutton Rd Driver Training Centre 7.00 AM 3.40 PM Start, SOS A, SOS B, SOS C, Stop Bald Hill Hibernian Road 7.30 AM 4.15 PM Start, SOS A, Stop Please consider the above times and include travel time to the meetpoints when responding. Unfortunately due to the nature of the rally events we can't exchange people in the field during the day. Please also note that the weekend of 2/3 April is the end of Daylight Saving, so we wind the clocks back an hour on Sunday morning so (supposedly) you can get an extra hours sleep ! Can I ask that you respond to this request for volunteers using the google form at this link: National Capital Rally 2022 WICEN ACT (google.com) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSefFi9HmK6jlFDY79GptCuyq0IcjlZmOyr… Please use this form for your responses rather than emailing us (as we need answers to the questions asked on the form), but of course if you do have questions or cannot access the link, please email us on the WICEN(a)crarc.org.au address. Please let us know if you are unable to assist also, so we can make a notation and try not to harass you further. Thanks everyone, Phil Longworth VK1PL, Deputy State Coordinator, WICEN ACT Life Member, Canberra Region Amateur Radio Club

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