November 2015 - WICEN-Members - mailman.crarc.org.au

Rally Des Femmes back on - 12 December 2015
by Matt 25 Nov '15

25 Nov '15

Good evening all, we have been advised that the Rally Des Femmes is back on with a rescheduled date of Saturday 12 December. As best as we can tell all the details remain the same as the event initially scheduled for 14 November (so for us, roughly 1030 through to around 1700 on Saturday 12 December). Although this is a little less notice than we would ideally like and we realise that the usual end of year parties will no doubt impact on a number of us, can we ask for people to advise their availability to assist with this event to the wicen(a)crarc.ampr.org <mailto:wicen@crarc.ampr.org> email address please. Regards Matt VK1MA / Phil VK1PL WICEN ACT

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FW: ACTERA: Brookvale Ride review 2015
by Matt 14 Nov '15

14 Nov '15

Morning all, please find attached an overview of this year’s Brookvale Horse Endurance ride provided by the organisers. We have been advised that next year’s event is expected to return to the 80km format which will need more checkpoints than we manned this year. Thanks again to all those who put their hand up and supported this year’s event. I hope to see you all again at next year’s ride. Matt VK1MA WICEN ACT

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COTB update
by Matt 06 Nov '15

06 Nov '15

Good morning all participants in the COTB event - and apologies for those receiving the emails who are not involved in the event. The organisers advise that "At this stage, we don't expect the wet weather to affect the event. We may need to change aspects of the course but the event will still go ahead. Please be careful on the roads. The last 8 km of road leading to the event is dirt and is very wet. Please drive for the conditions. " I do not believe that the checkpoints we will be manning will change, but be prepared to be flexible if we do need to. Having a folding chair and some sort of sun shelter (well I am hopeful) or rain shelter (I can also hope this won't happen) so that you can move around if needed could be quite useful. I am heading down there later this afternoon so will advise any changes if necessary. There is poor to no mobile phone coverage down there, but I will be able to get internet access via the organisers if I need to get any information out (will be via this group email address). As the organisers have mentioned, please drive to the conditions and keep safe, see you guys down at Caloola. Matt VK1MA

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Call of the Beasts 2015 - roster and supporting documentation
by Matt 03 Nov '15

03 Nov '15

Good evening all, please find attached the roster and supporting documentation associated with the Call of the Beasts event this coming weekend. The volunteer brief appears to have one of last year's maps in it - this year's course (and where we will be deployed) is best represented in the two maps on pages 16&17 - the map on page 18 is I think a different part of the event. Travellers net: The intent will be to run a travellers net probably through the Ginini or Bulls Head 2m repeater or 147.550 to at least provide closer in coverage, so please ensure that you call in on leaving home and on arrival at the event. Timings: please note the organisers have requested that the first shift of operators manning the checkpoints arrive at the HQ (or ECC in their language) prior to 0730 on the Saturday morning for a final briefing and to collect the radio equipment prior to being led into the course by other event staff. Please do not attempt to drive directly into your CP location unless specifically directed to do so by the HQ/ECC - please check in with HQ for directions/instructions when you arrive at the farm. Radios: We will be providing commercial UHF radios for this event which will be operating on one of our commercial UHF repeaters (probably setup at CP3). I would like to have a backup on 2m (probably 146.550 simplex) in the event that there are any issues with the UHF system - or in the event of any in confidence issues needing to be raised. Weather: The forecast this year is looking like it might be a little wet, so please ensure that you have wet weather gear (an potentially shelter if you have this readily available) as well as a full change of dry clothes in the event that you get wet during the event. The ability to brew up a hot drink may be a good idea! Food: The organisers advise that a BBQ breakfast and dinner will be available as will a cut lunch, but please have sufficient snacks/fallback options in the event that this fails to materialise. If you have any issues queries, please let me know and I will do my best to answer/rectify them. Regards Matt VK1MA

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Call of the Beasts 2015 - roster and supporting documentation
by Matt 03 Nov '15

03 Nov '15

Good evening all, please find attached the roster and supporting documentation associated with the Call of the Beasts event this coming weekend. The volunteer brief appears to have one of last year's maps in it - this year's course (and where we will be deployed) is best represented in the two maps on pages 16&17 - the map on page 18 is I think a different part of the event. Travellers net: The intent will be to run a travellers net probably through the Ginini or Bulls Head 2m repeater or 147.550 to at least provide closer in coverage, so please ensure that you call in on leaving home and on arrival at the event. Timings: please note the organisers have requested that the first shift of operators manning the checkpoints arrive at the HQ (or ECC in their language) prior to 0730 on the Saturday morning for a final briefing and to collect the radio equipment prior to being led into the course by other event staff. Please do not attempt to drive directly into your CP location unless specifically directed to do so by the HQ/ECC - please check in with HQ for directions/instructions when you arrive at the farm. Radios: We will be providing commercial UHF radios for this event which will be operating on one of our commercial UHF repeaters (probably setup at CP3). I would like to have a backup on 2m (probably 146.550 simplex) in the event that there are any issues with the UHF system - or in the event of any in confidence issues needing to be raised. Weather: The forecast this year is looking like it might be a little wet, so please ensure that you have wet weather gear (an potentially shelter if you have this readily available) as well as a full change of dry clothes in the event that you get wet during the event. The ability to brew up a hot drink may be a good idea! Food: The organisers advise that a BBQ breakfast and dinner will be available as will a cut lunch, but please have sufficient snacks/fallback options in the event that this fails to materialise. If you have any issues queries, please let me know and I will do my best to answer/rectify them. Regards Matt VK1MA

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