Hello everyone,

This email is going out to people on the ACT WICEN MEMBERS email list only at this stage, a later email will go out through VK1NEWS if we need additional people..

This is the formal request for assistance for this years National Capital Rally which is being conducted Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd March 2020. It is mainly a single day event on the Sunday with a Special Stage section on Saturday Evening at Kowen.

The draft itinerary and details from the organisers have a single physical stage on the Saturday evening with it being being run twice in an interweaving manner and on the Sunday there are FIVE (5) physical stages in the Uriarra & Tidbinbilla areas with each being run twice, so a total of 12 stages over the weekend.

Saturday's stages (SS1 & SS2) are a short stage in Kowen based around the Old Homestead area for which we require a person at the start, one at the stop and one in HQ only.

Sunday stages are as follows.

SS3 / SS8 will be Hyles Block which is a small piece of Forest located between Brindabella Road and the Molonglo River accessed from Brindabella Road in the Cotter to Uriarra section of the road - almost directly opposite the Uriarra Village entrance roads. This stage is approx 10.4 KM's of competitive distance and will have a Start, SOS A & Stop. Guestimate meet time is expected to be around 0600 and a potential finish time around 1600.

SS4 / SS9 will be East West which starts out on a side road from East West Road and runs through the forest finishing off in a side road from Blue Range Road. This stage is approx 10.4 KM's of competitive distance and will have a Start, SOS A & Stop. Guestimate meet time is expected to be around 0530 and a potential finish time around 1645.

SS5 / SS10 will be Blue Range which starts out on the side road from Blue Range Road a some 450 metres from the East West Stop point and runs through the forest finishing off on Sherwood Road where competitors will decend down to Mountain Creek Road. This stage is approx 11.8 KM's of competitive distance and will have a Start, SOS A & Stop. Guestimate meet time is expected to be around 0600 and a potential finish time around 1700

SS6 / SS11 will be Cottage 5 Ways which is located in the Pearces West / Tidbinbilla part of the Brindabellas. This stage is approx 14.75 KM's of competitive distance and will have a Start, SOS A, SOS B & Stop. Guestimate meet time is expected to be around 0645 and a potential finish time around 1730.

SS7 / SS12 will be Tidbinbilla which starts out near the Tidbinbilla Tracking Station and weaves it's way back to Paddys River road near Cotter. This stage is approx 19.9 KM's of competitive distance and will have a Start, SOS A, SOS B & Stop. Guestimate meet time is expected to be around 0700 and a potential finish time around 1745.

We will need 3 persons for Saturday and then 17 Field stations for the Sunday and around 5 or 6 people in HQ across the Sunday also. HQ is again at the Abode Hotel in Woden this year with the 'service park' in the open air carpark opposite the Abode Hotel and near the Hellenic Club in Woden.

We need to firm up people's availability and restrictions so as to be able to organise a roster. Volunteers will also need to be REGISTERED AS A VOLUNTEER with the rally, plese complete the details in the 2 tables below and send them to me and I will compile a list and pass it on (no need to online register this year), please get in early so you can be listed to get a T-shirt etc.

As this is only 6 weeks away, I don't have the time at present to set up a Google Docs form and so If you can assist then please email to wicen@crarc.ampr.org the following information....

National Capital Rally 2020 WICEN Availability...... Your Name & Callsign : If you are available for the evening of Saturday 21st March 2020 Y/N If you are available for Sunday 22nd March 2020 Y/N If Y, are there any time restrictions on you ? Y/N (and if Y, please state what they are) Do you have any vehicle restrictions that would restrict you being able to traverse dirt roads in the forest ? Y/N Do you have VHF radio (2 metres) capable of 10 watts or more with a suitable antenna ? Y/N Do you have UHF radio (70 cm) capable of 10 watts or more with a suitable antenna ? Y/N Can you operate said radio's away from your vehicle Y/N Your Mobile Phone Number for contact. Please list any preferences of what you would like to do.

National Capital Rally Voluteer Information : Name Mobile Number Home Address (Incl state/postcode) Emergency Contact Name (someone not at the rally) Emergency contact phone Any known Allergies Shirt Size Availability As Per WICEN Roster Role WICEN

Please let us know even if you cannot assist as that way we can make notes that you are not available and we (hopefully) won't make further contact.

Cheers All,

Phil Longworth VK1PL Deputy State Coordinator, WICEN ACT Communications Manager, Netier National Capital Rally 2020