Reston
Century 2001 Bike Ride
Across Loudoun County
Sunday, August 26, 2001
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Reston
Century 2001 Bike Ride |
Amateur Radio Support To |
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This Plan Updated Per Changes At August 18, 2001 LARG Meeting This Plan Further Updated To Show Frequency Selections on August 20, 2001. |
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LARG OPLAN 2001-3
Amateur Radio Support To The Loudoun
Chapter, American Red Cross
Dated: August 10,
2001
From: N3GMW - Mark Gillam
Mission: To provide radio communications support to the Loudoun County Chapter of the American Red Cross (ARC). Loudoun County Chapter, ARC is providing support to the Reston Bike Club. The majority of the Century proceeds benefit the Loudoun County Chapter of the American Red Cross. Reston Bike Club also uses a portion of the proceeds to purchase bicycles for disadvantage kids.
Weather: The bike event will be held rain or shine. See Washington DC Area Radar Loop. Safety of the operators and their equipment must be respected and inclement weather can restrict or curtail LARG participation.
Concept Of Operation:
1. Radios and antennas equipment will be set up at the sites starting at about 6:00 A.M., Sunday, August 26, 2001. Operational test will be conducted following installation of all equipment. The LARG will attempt to establish two shifts to support the operation through 1800 hours, Sunday afternoon..
2. Event Registration begins at 6:30 A.M. Riders can start riding between 6:30 and 10:00 A.M.
3. Traffic is expected to be administrative supply requests, health and safety messages, and counts of riders passing through a rest stop.
Schedule:
LARG Planning Meeting |
6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M | Wednesday, August 8, 2001 at Purcellville Library |
LARG Monthly Meeting |
8:30 A.M. - 10:30 A.M | Saturday, August 18, 2001 at Leesburg PD |
Site Installations |
6:00 A.M. - 7:00 A.M | Sunday, August 26, 2001 |
| Site Operations | 7:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M | Sunday, August 26, 2001 |
| Post-Ride Party | 12:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M | Sunday, August 26, 2001at Reston Town Ctr Pavilion |
| ARC Post Op Debrief | TBD |
TBD |
ARC Liaison: Jay Greeley, 703-375-2606 or Email at [email protected]
Locations: The following locations will be manned.
1. Reston Town Center
2. Ashburn Fire Station
3. Arcola
4. Hamilton Park
5. Hillsboro Elementary School
6. ARC Vehicle #1
7. ARC Vehicle #2
8. Floater Eastern Loudoun
9. Route Rider
Electrical Power. All stations will be power from 12-volt DC batteries. There is no on site commercial power. If vehicle is used for battery power then care should be taken on its position to avoid exhaust fumes near riders and other volunteers.
Site Support: Operators should provide sun shading if not available at site.
Station Equipment. All Stations should have 2 meter capability for primary communications on 147.480 MHz. Some sort of gain antenna would help to ensure a good link. Secondary mode will be 80/40 meter SSB with suggested frequencies of 3918 KHz and 7285 KHz plus or minus a few KHzs to avoid any other activity. One HF antenna method ia a simple 40M dipole installed at least 12 to 15 feet off the ground is recommended. This can then be extended with clip on leads to change to 80M.
The Reston Town Center Operation, ARC Vehicle #1 and ARC Vehicle #2, will need 2-Meter-440MHz Cross Band Equipment and 440 MHz HT's.
Safety: Care should be taken on position of antennas to eliminate and risk of adverse RF exposure. Watch for tripping hazards on coax runs. If HF operation is used power should be limited to 50w to reduce RF exposure. Avoid erecting antennas near overhead electrical power lines.
Reston Cross Band Operation: Due to the proximity of tall buildings to the Command Center Location, we will use a cross band repeater. The ground station at Reston will use a frequency 445.925 MHz to communicate to a mobile rig parked on top of the near by parking garage. It will be in a 440 to 2m cross band repeat mode. It will retransmit the ground stations on a frequency of 147.48 MHz. Also 440 HT's can be used in proximity to the Reston Command Center.
Net Control: The Hillsboro Site will be the Net Control Station. All stations should have a log book and NTS message forms should be used.
Time: All logs and messages will be kept in local eastern daylight saving time in a 2400 hour format. For example, use 1300 hours for 1:00 PM.
Maps: 104 Mile, 62 Mile and 31 Mile (NOTE: These are Reston 2000 Maps - They may post new ones soon.) Route maps are posted to the LARG Web Site. Red Cross support personnel will also have route maps.
Radio Interference: This on-the-air activity will be on a noninterference basis. Change operating frequencies to avoid harmful interference.
Primary Radio Frequencies: 445.925 MHz, 147.480 MHz, 7285 KHz, and 3918 KHz or as directed by NCS (See above for specific applications).
On Site Refreshments: LARG operators can use the facilities and refreshments provided to the ride participants. It is recommended that you bring your own lunch. Attempts have been made to have two operators at each location to provide breaks. ARC has requested help in providing additional ice chests. Care should be taken to mark any personal property.
Summary Of Operational Personnel:
Shifts |
Morning Shift |
Afternoon Shift |
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Location |
0600-1200 Op 1 | 0600-1200 Op 2 | 0600-1200 Op 3 | 1200-1800 Op 1 | 1200-1800 Op 2 | 1200-1800 Op 3 |
| Reston Town Ctr | KC1YC Larry McCaig |
. | . | KC1YC Larry McCaig |
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| Reston Relay | KF4TJI Denny Boehler |
KF4TJJ |
N/A |
KF4TJI Denny Boehler |
KF4TJJ |
N/A |
| ARC Vehicle #1 | KG4KZZ Dave Putman |
N/A |
N/A |
KG4KZZ Dave Putman |
N/A |
N/A |
| ARC Vehicle #2 | N3GMW Mark Gillam |
N/A |
N/A |
N3GMW Mark Gillam |
N/A |
N/A |
| Ashburn | K8SYH Bill Buchholz |
. | . | K8SYH Bill Buchholz |
KG4L John Rehwinkewl |
WA9LAZ Chester Kmak |
| Arcola | NA4MA Tom Garasic |
KG4AVR Angi Garasic |
. | NA4MA Tom Garasic |
KG4AVR Angi Garasic |
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| Hamilton | AI2C Norm Styer |
WB4AEJ Fred Atkinson |
Scout Vincent Herrington |
AI2C Norm Styer |
WB4AEJ Fred Atkinson |
Vincent |
| Hillsboro - NCS | WB3AKD Tom Dawson |
KE4FYL Allon Stern |
. | WB3AKD Tom Dawson |
KE4FYL Allon Stern |
K4AJA Ray Houff |
| . | . | . | . | N4PD Paul Dluehosh |
KE4RTP Nancy Dluehosh |
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| Route Riders | KD5CTJ Erik Werner |
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Additions and Changes: Additions and changes
should be brought to the attention of
Mark Gillam N3GMW. Telephone (540) 822-5690 or Email:
[email protected].
American Red Cross Liaison: Jay Greeley, 703-375-2606 or Email at [email protected]
Loudoun Amateur Radio Group Liaison:
Mark Gillam, N3GMW, telephone (540) 822-5690 or Email:
[email protected]
Denny Boehler, KF4TJI, telephone (703) 777-9427 or Email
[email protected]
Norm Styer, AI2C, telephone (540) 338-2584 or Email:
[email protected]
LARG Website:
http://history.k4lrg.org
LARG Reflector Site:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/l_a_r_g
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