Hello everyone,
This email is going out to people on the ACT WICEN
MEMBERS email list only at this stage, a later email will go out through VK1NEWS
if we need additional people..
This is the formal request for assistance for this
years National Capital Rally which is being conducted Saturday 21st and
Sunday 22nd March 2020. It is mainly a single day event on
the Sunday with a Special Stage section on Saturday Evening at
Kowen.
The draft itinerary and details from the organisers
have a single physical stage on the Saturday evening with it being being
run twice in an interweaving manner and on the Sunday there are FIVE (5)
physical stages in the Uriarra & Tidbinbilla areas with each being run
twice, so a total of 12 stages over the weekend.
Saturday's stages (SS1 & SS2) are a short
stage in Kowen based around the Old Homestead area for which we require a person
at the start, one at the stop and one in HQ only.
Sunday stages are as follows.
SS3 / SS8 will be Hyles
Block which is a small piece of Forest located between Brindabella
Road and the Molonglo River accessed from Brindabella Road in the Cotter to
Uriarra section of the road - almost directly opposite the Uriarra Village
entrance roads. This stage is approx 10.4 KM's of competitive distance and
will have a Start, SOS A & Stop. Guestimate meet time is expected to
be around 0600 and a potential finish time around 1600.
SS4 / SS9 will be East
West which starts out on a side road from East West Road and
runs through the forest finishing off in a side road from Blue Range Road.
This stage is approx 10.4 KM's of competitive distance and will have a
Start, SOS A & Stop. Guestimate meet time is expected to be
around 0530 and a potential finish time around 1645.
SS5 / SS10 will be Blue Range
which starts out on the side road from Blue Range Road a some 450
metres from the East West Stop point and runs through the forest finishing off
on Sherwood Road where competitors will decend down to Mountain Creek
Road. This stage is approx 11.8 KM's of competitive distance and will
have a Start, SOS A & Stop. Guestimate meet time is expected to
be around 0600 and a potential finish time around 1700
SS6 / SS11 will be Cottage 5 Ways
which is located in the Pearces West / Tidbinbilla part of
the Brindabellas. This stage is approx 14.75 KM's of competitive
distance and will have a Start, SOS A, SOS B & Stop. Guestimate
meet time is expected to be around 0645 and a potential finish time around
1730.
SS7 / SS12 will be Tidbinbilla
which starts out near the Tidbinbilla Tracking Station and weaves it's
way back to Paddys River road near Cotter. This stage is approx 19.9
KM's of competitive distance and will have a Start, SOS A, SOS B &
Stop. Guestimate meet time is expected to be around 0700 and a
potential finish time around 1745.
We will need 3 persons for Saturday and then 17 Field stations for the
Sunday and around 5 or 6 people in HQ across the Sunday also. HQ is again at the
Abode Hotel in Woden this year with the 'service park' in the open air carpark
opposite the Abode Hotel and near the Hellenic Club in Woden.
We need to firm up people's availability and restrictions so as to be able
to organise a roster. Volunteers will also need to be REGISTERED AS A VOLUNTEER
with the rally, plese complete the details in the 2 tables below and send
them to me and I will compile a list and pass it on (no need to online register
this year), please get in early so you can be listed to get a T-shirt etc.
As this is only 6 weeks away, I don't have the time at
present to set up a Google Docs form and so If you can assist then please email
to wicen@crarc.ampr.org the
following information....
| National Capital Rally
2020 WICEN Availability...... |
| Your Name & Callsign
: |
|
| If you are available for the
evening of Saturday 21st March 2020
|
Y/N |
| If you are available for
Sunday 22nd March 2020
|
Y/N |
| If Y, are there any time
restrictions on you ?
|
Y/N (and if Y, please state what they
are) |
| Do you have any vehicle
restrictions that would restrict you being able to traverse dirt roads in
the forest ? |
Y/N |
| Do you have VHF radio (2
metres) capable of 10 watts or more with a suitable antenna
? |
Y/N |
| Do you have UHF radio (70 cm)
capable of 10 watts or more with a suitable antenna ? |
Y/N |
| Can you operate said radio's
away from your vehicle |
Y/N |
| Your Mobile Phone Number for
contact. |
|
| Please list any
preferences of what you would like to do. |
|
|
|
|
|
| National Capital Rally Voluteer
Information : |
| Name |
|
| Mobile Number |
|
Home Address
(Incl
state/postcode) |
|
Emergency Contact
Name
(someone not
at the rally) |
|
| Emergency contact
phone |
|
| Any known Allergies |
|
| Shirt Size |
|
| Availability |
As Per WICEN
Roster |
| Role |
WICEN |
Please let us know even if you cannot assist as that way we
can make notes that you are not available and we (hopefully) won't make further
contact.
Cheers All,
Phil Longworth VK1PL
Deputy State Coordinator, WICEN ACT
Communications Manager, Netier National Capital Rally
2020