1. Nature of activity:
Special exercise

 2. Brief description of activity:
Communcations Support for the 2001 Anchorage Walk & Roll for Hope

 3. Places or areas involved:
Anchorage, AK

 4. Number of amateurs participating:
9

 5. Event start date/time:
12 May 2001/0730L

 6. Event end date/time:
12 May 2001/1600L

 7. Duration of event:
8.5

 8. Total man-hours:
74.5

 9. Number of repeaters used:
2

10. Estimated manpower cost (man-hours times $10/hr):
$7,450

11. Estimated cost of equipment used (hand-helds, repeaters, etc.):
$17,850

12. Total estimated cost of service (add amounts from lines 10 and
11):
$25,300

13. Nets and/or frequencies used (including repeater call signs):
KL7AA 146.34/94 repeater, KL7ION 147.30/90 repeater

14. Number of messages handled:
Continuous Tactical Traffic

15. Names of agencies receiving communications support:
Hope Cottage

16. Please list call signs of amateurs who were major participants:
NL7DK, KL7IZZ, KL5T, KL0ZW, KL1AE, KL7GM, WL7CKB, KL7FE, WL7YR

17. Other comments:
This was the Anchorage Hope Cottage annual Walk and Roll for hope
fundraiser.  Nearly 1,800 participants received pledges and then
traversed the approximate 20 mile course throughout the Anchorage
trail system.  Amateur radio communicators manned 5 check points
and three busses.  Two of the busses were equipped with APRS beacon
stations which provided significant enhancement to our dispatch
efforts.  A great job by all, and special thanks to Harvey Rookus,
NL7DK, for again coordinating the HAM effort.

Name of Amateur Radio organization providing service:
Anchorage ARC, South Central ARC, Anchorage ARES

Location of organization:
Anchorage AK

Your name and callsign:
L. Kent Petty, KL5T

Your address and telephone:
21440 Falling Water Circle
Eagle River, AK 99577
907.694.5856

ARRL appointment(s), if any:
Alaska Section Manager

Your email address:
[email protected]