Monday September 7 2009

Blacklands Triathlon

This is the second Annual Blacklands Triathlon. Last year they had nearly 500 participants for the first year. This year they hope to be better organized, an have more people. Radio operators are needed from about 6:00 a.m. until Noon. We will know more as the event gets closer, but we need about 6 shadows, 18 on the course, and 2 for net control. Reserve the date. Contact Kipton Moravec - AE5IB at email or 214-929-8121

Saturday September 12 2009	Tour De Cure 2009 Bike Ride
	The Tour De Cure Bike Ride benefits American Diabetes Association and its research. The ride will be held at Texas Motor Speedway on September 12, 2009. The event website is here: tour.diabetes.org/site/TR/TourdeCure/. HAM ops interested can contact Greg Evans at kd5mno+yahoo.com. Thanks Greg, n5aor

Fri-Sun September 18-20 2009

Plano Balloon Festival

The Plano Amateur Radio Klub invites you to come out this September 18, 19 and 20 for the Plano Balloon Festival. PARK and other amateurs from the area have been providing communication support for this event for over 20 years. The primary reason for this support is to provide support to the balloonists and organizers of this event. With this event spanning three days it requires a rather significant effort to coordinate and administer. Operators are required in two general categories. Field operations and recovery. We also provide weather monitoring support and liaison to many of the Public Safety agencies supporting the event. In the past we have also used this event to deploy new technology and techniques to validate their operational capabilities. Sign up: www.n5oom.net/events/plano_balloon_festival/volunteer/ Information: www.w5adc.com/PBF/PBF.html Check the Plano Amateur Radio Klub for additional info.

Saturday September 26 2009

Junior Diabetes Expanded 3 Walk Event

2009 Junior Diabetes Expanded 3 Walk Event –September 26th 2009 (One Day - 3 Walks – 3 Locations – Simultaneously!) Thanks to the great job the Amateur Radio Community has done supporting the Dallas JDRF walk in the past few years, we have been asked this year to expand our involvement and provide communications for all the Dallas and Collin County JDRF Walks! The Dallas walk has outgrown the AA Center and is being split into two walks, one along the Katy Trail starting at the AA Center and another larger walk at a second location in Los Colinas on the combined Birds Fort Trail and Spring Trail Parks. Contact Rosina Will N5ROS at n5ros+arrl.net to sign up or if you have questions for the Katy Trail walk and Steve Darrah KD5YPB at jsdarrah+verizon.net to sign up for the Los Colinas Walk. The Collin County Walk starts at the Granite Park location near HWY 121 and the Toll way. Contact Tony Campbell W5ADC at tony+w5adc.com to sign up for the Collin County walk. All three walks are 5K in length. As two of the walks are on trails, this will present some new challenges and opportunities for the operators, one example are the possible uses of bicycles or foot operators for lead and tail positions on the trail courses. Each walk will have between 3-4 rest stops to man and numerous shadow positions. It’s too early to tell for sure but we hope most all positions can use HT’s. We are in need of a lot more volunteers this year to cover all three simultaneous s walks, the AA center walk has needed about 16-18 operators each year and it’s likely the two additional walks will need close to those numbers as well. Each walk will require a site communications coordinator and net control so if you have an interest in helping to assist with the planning and execution of these events or filling a net control position please let me know as soon as possible. For more information or to sign up please contact any of the site coordinators above or JDRF Communications Coordinator, John Will W5EJ at w5ej+arrl.net.

Saturday October 3 2009

Wish 100 - Make-A-Wish Foundation Bike Rally

Greetings fellow Hams and public service enthusiasts of Allen, Frisco, Plano, Carrollton/Hebron, Richardson and other surrounding communities, A new bike rally has come to town. This rally begins at the Frito Lay campus in Plano and travels around the southwest portion of Collin County. What? 100K or 10, 30 and 45 mile routes. When? October 3, 2009 Where? Plano, Texas Why? To help us grant wishes for children battling life-threatening medical conditions Here's a great opportunity for persons along the route to work in a familiar setting and get the youth and family involved. If you would like to work the event, please follow this link and fill out the information asked for and you will receive an acknowledgment shortly thereafter: Please visit: http://wish100.org for more event information The event organizers and I thank you in advance. Chadwick Stelzl-KD5UMO www.k5prk.org www.qsl.net/n5tim Be involved. Raise the bar.

Friday December 4 2009	Christmas on the Square
	Christmas on the Square upcoming on Dec 4 with rehearsal on the third. No parade, but will need the ussual switch operators. Contact myself kc5mxn+verizon.net Thanks, Clay

Sunday December 13 2009

Dallas White Rock Marathon

Save the date. More detail information coming soon. If you want to reserve your position from 2008, sign up on our Marathon Yahoo Group page and email Bob Jones, W5BJ at w5bj+arrl.net. You can also use the web sign up form. As this event grows we most definately need more communicators each year. At minimum you need to be a Communications Resource Function S. (See Communicator Information Tab at left) All current and prospective Marathon Communicators can stay up to date, post activity reports, download files and ask questions regarding any aspect of Marathon Communications via our Yahoo Group.