Nature of activity:
Special exercise
Brief description of activity:
Provided checkpoint communications for snowmachine races
Places or areas involved:
Valdez Alaska
Number of amateurs participating:
6
Event start date/time:
3/8/03 08:00 AST
Event end date/time:
3/8/03 16:00 AST
Duration of event:
8
Total man-hours:
48
Number of repeaters used:
0
Estimated manpower cost (man-hours times $10/hr):
$480
Estimated cost of equipment used (hand-helds, repeaters, etc.):
$2500
Total estimated cost of service (add amounts from lines 10 and 11):
$2980
Nets and/or frequencies used (including repeater call signs):
146.520 simplex
Number of messages handled:
n/a
Names of agencies receiving communications support:
Valdez Snowmachine Club
Please list call signs of amateurs who were major participants:
KL1BS, KL1IO, KL7GQ, KL1GJ, KL0PJ, KL1GK,
Other comments:
About half the check points were manned by amateur radio operators and the other half by snowmachine club member using commercial radios. We provided Net Control for both frequencies in order to keep track of race participants.
Name of Amateur Radio organization providing service:
Valdez Amateur Radio Emergency Services
Location of organization:
Valdez AK
Your name and callsign:
Robert Rountree, KL1BS
Your address and telephone:
404 W. Oumalik St. POB 3690
Valdez, AK 99686-3690
907-835-3645
ARRL appointment(s), if any:
Valdez EC
Your email address:
[email protected]
