Event Date: Saturday May 19, 2012
Davis Bike Club Ride Information
DC Communications & SAG Coordinator Dave Nishikawa KC6YFG dhnishik@dcn.orgMay 20, 0830 hrs. - Roster Update, Rest Stop Closing Times Updated
May 17, 1000 hrs. - Roster Update, Aids Ride info, Radio Plan update
May 15, 1600 hrs. - Roster Update, Friday setup time, Parking update
May 10, 0840 hrs. - Roster Update, Vet's parking update
April 27, 2200 hrs. - Roster Update
April 26, 2200 hrs. - Roster Update
April 26, 0845 hrs. - Roster Update, Vet's Parking Lot to be Closed Day of
April 24, 1445 hrs. - Roster Update, RS8 and RS9 closing time changes
April 1, 2300 hrs. - Roster Update
March 26, 0900 hrs. - Roster Update
March 24, 1630 hrs. - Roster Update
March 20, 2330 hrs. - Initial DC12 Info posted. Roll over of 2011 roster, pending update.
SAGS are advised that there will be quite a few riders on the Hwy 16 part of the course that will be in another organized ride. AIDS Ride
Parking status as of 14 May, DBC will reserve parking on the street in front of Vet's but a permit issued by dbc is needed. Therefore, the best course of action would be to pick up your materials at the Thursday SAG mtg, Friday setup, or make other arrangements. SAGS can park for a maximum of 5 minutes in fire lane in front of the radio room. Parking is allowed on the street and the school parking lots. Please do not park in the St. James parking lot or the County Library parking lot
As of 9 May, efforts to find alternate parking besides the street has proved unsuccessful.
The DC just received word on 24 April that the Vet's parking lot will be closed for renovation from 18 May to 23 May. Efforts are being made to find alternate parking. The fire lane west of Vet's will remain open.
Net Control set up in the Game Room at Veterans' Memorial Center will be at 1730 on Friday the 18th. All help appreciated.
Thursday May 17 at 1900 hrs.
The pre-ride meeting will be held at the Parking Lot behind City Hall, at the corner of Russell Blvd. and B Streets. Directions to City Hall can be found HERE. We will be meeting at the west end of the parking lot, closest to A Street.
Talk-in on 144.430 simplex. SAG boxes, info packets (shirts, maps, freq plan), 900 radios, and aprs trackers should be available. Any op not able to make it can make other arrangements or pick up their stuff at Net Control on event day.
Course and rest stop locations are the same as last year.
RS8 and RS9 have had their closing times moved up by a half hour.
The radio plan will be similar to last year's, with 2m and 900 MHz being used. In addition, when the airborne repeater/digipeater is flying, we may be testing the ability to link 440/900 to 2m through a remote base.
Net Control will be geared towards having enough ops to handle simultaneously 2-4 channels, minimizing the time needed for field units to get a response.
APRS will be used again this year. A separate packet frequency with special event digipeaters located on the course and in the plane will be used. We do not use the national 144.390 frequency due to coverage and congestion issues. Net Control will be equipped to track APRS equipped units.
This is the roster and shifts as the positions are being filled.
Due to the high number of returning ops, an (*) will denote those that have confirmed for this year.
Status Key:
* Confirmed ? Need Confirmation