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WICEN Exercise - National Capital Rally 28 Feb - 2 March 2014 !
by WICEN ACT 23 Jan '14

23 Jan '14

Hi All, This is advice regarding the National Capital Rally which is being held on Friday 28th Feb - Sunday 2nd March. This event is the first round of the Australian Rally Championship for 2014 and will be run in a similar fashion and area's as last year.. Friday 28th February is a single "Power Stage" being run at Bluetts, this is a form of "top 10 shootout" and will form part of the TV Coverage, etc. We will need to support this part of the event with a Start & Stop operator in the field along with a "Mini HQ" at Stromlo Forest Park. Saturday 1st March will have 4 stages (each run twice) in the Tidbinbilla, Laurel Camp, East West and Bluetts area's, and Sunday 2nd March will see 3 stages (each run twice) in Kowen plus Bluetts again at around lunchtime. HQ will be at the Rydges Lakeside (London Circuit Acton) and we will need 8 people rostered across each of Saturday & Sunday. The rally will be run as follows, noting that this year each of the stages has a naming sponsor hence the following 'names' and location info.... Friday - Power Stage and other activities at the "Pedders Suspension Rally Village" located in the Bluetts area off Uriarra & Coppins Crossing Roads. Saturday - "Coates 1" (Tidbinbilla) "Ricoh 1" (Oakey Creek) "Techworkz 1" (East West) "Pedders Suspension 1" (Bluetts) "Coates 2" (Tidbinbilla) "Ricoh 2" (Oakey Creek) "Techworkz 2" (East West) "Pedders Suspension 2" (Bluetts) Sunday - "Innate Motorsport 1" (Wamboin) "Qirx VMware 1" (River Rd) "Rydges Lakeside 1" (Millpost) "Pedders Suspension 3" (Bluetts) "Innate Motorsport 2" (Wamboin) "Qirx VMware 2" (River Rd) "Rydges Lakeside 2" (Millpost) Estimated meet times & finish times are as follows..... Friday Power Stage 0830 - 1230 Saturday Coates 0600 - 1630 Ricoh 0630 - 1700 Techworkz 0730 - 1800 Pedders Suspension 0930 - 1900 Sunday Innate Motorsport 0530 - 1545 Qirx VMware 0600 - 1615 Rydges Lakeside 0620 - 1630 Pedders Suspension 0800 - 1345 HQ will need to be manned Saturday between 0530 & 1900 with evening travellers net being done remotely, and Sunday between 0500 & 1630 with evening travellers net being done remotely. There will be an "after party" held at Rydges Lakeside on Sunday evening which you are encouraged to attend, details yet to be confirmed. You are invited to visit the Rally website at www.nationalcapitalrally.com.au to read more about it. This event will have Classic Rally cars, Australian Rally Championship cars, 4WD National Championship cars, and ACT/NSW state cars. Please DO NOT complete the Volunteers Application of the website as we will send you an email asking for the appropriate information and then add in the 'assignment' for you before passing to the Volunteer Coordinator. So now is that time once again folks.... please hit your REPLY button (not the REPLY ALL !!) to let us know if you can assist, when you can assist, and if you have any preferences as to what job / location you would like to do (note that we cannot guarantee you get your preference, but we do try). As normal, please also let us know if you can't assist as that info is also noted so we don't keep harassing you. cheers, .... Phil Longworth VK1PL

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WICEN activities - late 2013 and the first half of 2014
by Matt 16 Nov '13

16 Nov '13

Good morning all. We have been unofficially advised that the Rally Des Femmes which was scheduled for 08 December has been postponed due to a number of administrative issues faced by the BMSC. At this point we are not aware of a new date for the event other than a possible option to hold it early next year - date yet to be determined. Upcoming events for the first half of next year that we are aware of are as follows: * Friday 28 Feb to Sunday 02 March - Nation Capital Rally - Of note, this is a three day event although if last year is anything to go by, the Friday will likely be a single stage requiring minimal WICEN inout. However, this is a big event and there will be multiple repeater setups required not to mention a larger than normal (and more difficult ) rally HQ setup needing extra assistance, so help from those able to assist in the setup and teardown phase will be most welcome! * Saturday 29 - Sunday 30 March - 2 Day walk Other than the above two events and a possible Rally Des Femmes sometime early in the year, it is looking fairly quiet for the first half of the year - but no doubt things will get very busy again around the late September to early November period. If I can take this opportunity to thank all participants in the various WICEN activities this year - your help has been very much appreciated, both by the club and the various groups that we have assisted this year. Without you we couldn't have provided the support to these groups and we are very grateful for this assistance. Looking forward to next years activities and of course the invaluable help from everyone! Matt VK1MA WICEN ACT Coordinator

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Still looking for assistance for the TUMUT RALLY next Saturday.
by Phil Longworth 30 Oct '13

30 Oct '13

Good morning everyone, We are still looking for some assistance with the Tumut Rally on Saturday, so if you haven't already let me know of your availability for this one, could you get back to me ASAP so I can finalise the roster. The event has timings as follows..... HQ will need to be open around 07:30 - 8:00 AM with the first Meet Time for people in the field is 8:30 Stages / timings appear to be as follows..... Prologue & SS3 ('Hartwigs' Stage) has a meet time of 8:30 AM and a proposed finish time around 4:45 PM SS1/SS5 (Sandy Creek / Argalong Stock Route) has a proposed meet time of 10:00 AM and proposed finish around 5:45 PM SS2/SS6 (Cotterills) has a proposed meet time of 10:30 AM and proposed finish around 6:30 PM SS4/SS7 (Micalong Creek) has a proposed meet time of 12:30 PM with a proposed finish around 7:15 PM All times are in reference to being at Bondo (approx 30 min's drive out of Tumut). If you have a preference for what stage(s) you wish to do then please let me know noting that we do need to spread across the day. I need the info back ASAP however so I can make some intelligent decisions. Cheers, ... Phil Longworth VK1PL.

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Seeking assistance with WICEN Exercises and the Fitz's challeng Bike ride (Sun 27th Oct) & Tumut Rally (Sat 2nd Nov)
by Phil Longworth 22 Oct '13

22 Oct '13

Good afternoon everyone. Looking forward til later in the month & early November we have 3 more events, The Battle of the Beasts mountain bike ride seems to be under control (Graham, can you let me know ?), and we now need to look at the Fitz's Challenge bike ride being conducted on Sunday 27th October, and a week later we have the Tumut Rally on Saturday 2nd November. For Fitz's Challenge, we need a minimum of 10 field stations, 3 mobiles & 3-4 people in HQ across the day, ideally we would like a total of 25 people to cover off all checkpoints, mobiles & HQ however it is very hard to get that sort of numbers. This event starts at 6.00 AM for the "Extreme" (255 KM) and "Epic" (205 KM) rides, with other ides commencing at 7:30 AM for the "Classic" (165 KM) 8:30 AM for the 105 KM "Tharwa" ride, and 9:00 AM for the 50 KM "Tidbinbilla" ride. We need to be set-up and in place at HQ prior to the start, and we need field stations in place at Tharwa by 7:00 AM (and those people at the 6 checkpoints beyond Tharwa need to be past Tharwa by 7:15 so as to be in front of the cyclists). For the Tumut Rally we need to support 11 field stations and 3-4 people in HQ. The location is at "Bondo" about 30 KM's from Tumut (look for Bondo Forest HQ which is about 2 KM's away). This is approx 225 KM's (2.5 hours away) from Canberra via the Hume Hwy through Gundagai and Tumut, or 126 KM's (2.8 Hrs) via Wee Jasper, or 95 KM's (2.7 Hr's according to Google Maps) via Brindabella Road (the last 2 have a fair amount of rough dirt road - but passable in 2WD with reasonable clearance). It is hoped that we will again get a number of people come over from the Wagga Wagga ARC, and we already have a volunteer coming from Western Sydney for the day but we do need a core of people to drive down from here as well. So now for the normal plea, could you please hit the REPLY (and not REPLY ALL) button and let me/us know of your availability for each event, please be a bit specific as to which you can or cannot attend. Cheers, ... Phil VK1PL.

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Help setting up & tearing down the repeaters for the Horse Ride this weekend....
by Phil Longworth 03 Oct '13

03 Oct '13

Good morning all, Thanks to all those who have volunteered for the ride on Sunday, it is very much appreciated and whilst a couple more would make it a bit easier on us we now have all bases covered (though Alan will be out in the field for 12 hours plus travelling time). Onto the next part of the exercise and we need a hand to get the TWO trailers from Wayne's QTH in Wanniassa across to Red Hill and load the gear we need for both the repeaters and the HQ and then get them out to the ride location and "Pig Hill". I do not have a vehicle with a tow bar at present (though I am hoping to get my son Adam VK1FADD to come along and help) so we need TWO people with appropriate vehicles for this one. 4WD will be required for the repeater access, but 2WD is okay for the ride base trailer. We need to set-up the repeaters (147.125 MHz & the 80 MHz portables) on Pig Hill early Saturday afternoon (ie, set-up by around 2:30 PM) and then move on to set the HQ marquee & radio gear. Even if you cannot assist with the ride on Sunday, maybe you could assist in the set-up activity on the Saturday. I am not sure about when we would tear down the gear as it is expected the last riders will not be back until 8:00 PM, though it may be possible to pull down the repeaters earlier and continue our comm's on Bulls Had and/or Isaacs Ridge repeaters, otherwise it may be a trip back out on Monday ! If you can help on Saturday, please let me know ASAP. Cheers, .... Phil VK1PL.

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Brookvale Horse Enurance Ride next weekend - A desperate appeal for more volunteers.......
by Phil Longworth 28 Sep '13

28 Sep '13

Good morning all, Well with the horse ride now just a week away we find ourselves with insufficient people to assist. So far we have the following people who have indicated they can assist (Apologies to any others who may have offered, I don't have any details)..... Ian McCleary VK1FMAC Alan Hawes VK1WX Mark Hawes VK1HMS Matt McNeil VK1MA Phil Longworth VK1PL This number is well below the required minimum of 8 persons (min of 6 people to do field stations and min of 2 in HQ). We know it is a long weekend (which is why the organisers chose it as it allows for more people to attend from farther afield) and it is recognised that many people will have other activities arranged for the school holidays, but if you can assist for a few hours next Sunday (October 6th) it would be appreciated. please let me know by email ASAP to wicen(a)crarc.ampr.org Cheers, ... Phil Longworth VK1PL

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Fw: [Wicen-net] Late Request - Nav Shield - Additional Assistance this weekend
by Phil Longworth 01 Jul '13

01 Jul '13

Good evening all, Distributing this on behalf of WICEN NSW if anyone is interested ! Whilst these things are normally cold & miserable as far as weather goes, they are a very good activity to attend ! For those who don't know, Olinda / Kanod is north west of Lithgow (ish) cheers, ... Phil VK1PL. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mal Alexander" <mal.alexander(a)bigpond.com> To: "WICEN Net" <wicen-net(a)nsw.wicen.org.au> Sent: Monday, July 01, 2013 1:02 PM Subject: [Wicen-net] Late Request - Nav Shield - Additional Assistance > Hi, > > due to some late withdrawals. staffing at Nav Shield has become critical. > > Further assistance with Base Operations is required for this weekend 6th & > 7th July > > This may suit members who could attend on a "one day only" basis if they > so desire, of course you can make a weekend of it and camp overnight. > > The location, which has been released to competitors, is at Olinda, > approximately 30 minutes from Kandos. > > For further information, email me or call me on 0417 446 427. > > Thanks > > Mal Alexander VK2YVA > > > _______________________________________________ > Wicen-net mailing list > Wicen-net(a)nsw.wicen.org.au > http://nsw.wicen.org.au/mailman/listinfo/wicen-net_nsw.wicen.org.au

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Fw: [Wicen-net] NavShield 6 July - looking for keen bushwalkers to participate
by Phil Longworth 19 Jun '13

19 Jun '13

Anybody interested in competing ? Please contact Kevin directly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Dawson" <kevind(a)esi.com.au> To: "'WICEN Net'" <wicen-net(a)nsw.wicen.org.au> Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 11:27 PM Subject: [Wicen-net] NavShield 6 July > G'day all. > > Any keen bushwalkers out there? > > I'm entering NavShield again this year and my usual WICEN team mates are > not able to attend, so I am looking for 1-3 people to form a team. It > will be the one day event only (commitments elsewhere) and while it > isn't a casual stroll, I'm also not a runner. WICEN has entered a team > at nearly every NavShield in the past and we usually place around the > middle of the results table. There is also nothing stopping you from > competing on Saturday and joining the WICEN operation on Sunday to help > you re-acclimatise to normality. > > For information about the event itself, go to > http://www.bwrs.org.au/?q=NavShield . If you're interested, send me a > reply email within the next week or so. > > Kevin > _______________________________________________ > Wicen-net mailing list > Wicen-net(a)nsw.wicen.org.au > http://admin.nsw.wicen.org.au/mailman/listinfo/wicen-net

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Help still needed for the 2 Day Walk on SUNDAY 9:00 AM - 10:45 AM !!
by Phil Longworth 06 Apr '13

06 Apr '13

Hi all, Well we are almost there, We need somebody to do the checkpoint in Civic on Sunday - time period is approx 9:00 AM to 10:45 AM and is located on the western side of Commonwealth Avenue at Regatta Point. Please, if you can help then let me know by return email. Cheers, ... Phil Longworth VK1PL.

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Desperately seeking assistance to erect antenna's at EPIC tomorrw (Sunday 24th March)
by Phil Longworth 23 Mar '13

23 Mar '13

Hi once again, Tomorrow we need to erect the tower and antenna's at Exhibition Park for the National Folk Festival next weekend (Easter) So far we have the following people volunteer.... ME Now I know I can do quite a bit myself, but sorry, this one is a bit beyond me alone. The plan is to get to EPIC at around 10:30 AM and start to erect the tower, mount the antenna's and stand it all up, and once that is done then run the cables into the control room and set-up the radio's, etc. We need 4 - 6 people in total to do the job efficiently and safely. If you can help, please let me know by email (directly to plongwor at bigpond.net.au), SMS or Phonecall to 0428 415 798, or even just "turn up" on Sunday ! Cheers, .... Phil Longworth VK1PL.

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