Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club (SPARC)

2015 Herndon Festival

Herndon Festival 10K and 5K Race Radio Support On Sunday, SPARC provided transportation and radio support to the 5K/10K races.
Group photo taken at the beginning of the event.  From left, Eric, AJ4LN; Dick, W2YE; John, KK4AHY (back row); Bill, WF1L; Ray, KD4RSL; Gordon, NQ4K; Blair, KC9BBW; Marty, NV3H; and Chaz, KK4TNO.	Net control.  Manned by Eric, AJ4LN, with Dick, W2YE, in background.	Eric, AJ4LN, at net control.
Dick, W2YE, manning net control while Eric, AJ4LN, is away.	Gordon, NQ4K, after race.	John, KK4AHY, after races.
Blair, KC9BBW, after race.	Dick, W2YE, after race.	Chaz, KK4TNO, after race.
The script used to open and close the net.	OPEN THE RACE SUPPORT NET. CQ.  CQ.  CQ.  THIS IS A STERLING PARK AMATEUR RADIO CLUB NET. THIS IS (call sign), NET CONTROL FOR THIS SESSION OF THE NET.  MY NAME IS (name) AND I’M LOCATED AT THE HERNDON FESTIVAL 10K/5K RACE FINISH LINE AT THE HERNDON COMMUNITY CENTER. THIS IS A DIRECTED NET, SO PLEASE GO THROUGH NET CONTROL TO CONTACT ANOTHER STATION. THE PURPOSE OF THIS NET IS TO SUPPORT THE HERNDON FESTIVAL 5/10k RACES. STATIONS CHECKING IN, PLEASE GIVE YOUR CALLSIGN, NAME, AND LOCATION. NOW, WE’LL TAKE CHECKINS FROM THE RACES UPPORT STATIONS.  WE WILL PROCEED IN ORDER OF MILESTONE MARKERS WITH 10k FOLLOWED BY 5k STATIONS. WE WILL START WITH 10k MILESTONE 1. ARE YOU READY TO CHECKIN? <PROCEED THROUGH ALL CHECKINS>.	THIS IS (CALL SIGN) CLOSING THE NET AT THE END OF THE RACE, WHEN ALL STATIONS HAVE CHECKED OUT. WE’LL CLOSE THIS NET SESSION. THE STERLING PARK AMATEUR RADIO CLUB WISHES TO THANK ALL STATIONS THAT CHECKED IN. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE CLUB MEETING THIS COMING WEDNESDAY.