<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><br><br><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Earle Nay <fenay1@gmail.com><br><b>Date:</b> August 19, 2021 at 12:30:48 PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> TARA Email List <tara@webmail.wintek.com><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[TARA] Wabash River Ride - Saturday, August 28th</b><br><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:monospace;font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Attention: Area Amateur Radio Operators<span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"><br></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Next weekend is the 43rd Wabash River
Ride - Saturday, August 28, 2021<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Check it out at: <a href="https://wrcc-in.org/page/wabash-river-ride">https://wrcc-in.org/page/wabash-river-ride</a><span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <b>The WRR is organized by the Wabash River Cycle Club.<span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing">From the WRCC web site: Celebrating 43 years of cycling
along the Wabash River Corridor, the Wabash River Ride commences on August
28th, 2021 from 7 am to 5 pm. Routes of 33, 47, 67 or 101 miles wind through
Tippecanoe, Fountain and Warren counties. Along the routes are scenes rarely thought of
when considering North-Central Indiana's landscape: views along the Wabash
River and Big Pine Creek, iconic landmarks such as the Fountain County Church,
Rob Roy Covered Bridge, and historic Williamsport Bridge, and rolling hills around
the river valleys. </p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing">This is a chance to support a worthy activity and a
chance to play radio!</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing"><b>All area hams are
invited to participate</b>. We will be officially
representing the Tippecanoe Amateur Emergency Services (TCARES). We will provide safety support and
communications via amateur radio by operating SAG wagons (support vehicles) and
radio stations at SAG stops. The SAG wagons
will patrol the bicycle routes as often as possible. Operations are different this year due to the
pandemic: Only radio operators will be in SAG wagons. They will not be responsible for repairs to
bikes or riders but will have tools and first-aid kit for riders to use (as
well as water). Routes and SAG stops are
the same as the 2019 ride.</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing"><b>A minimum of 13 radio
operators</b> are needed for all shifts on the day of the ride. The assignments are:</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing">1. <b>SAG wagon
drivers</b>: We suggest you have a family
member, friend, or fellow ham accompany you as navigator. It is important that all radio operators have
been fully vaccinated.</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing"><b>2. SAG stop radio
stations:<span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing">Each stop shall have at least one radio operator to relay
information regarding rider traffic, calls for support supplies, and to report emergencies. The SAG stops are Fountain Church, Carbondale
Tavern, Cicott Park, and at Fort Ouiatenon (Home Base). </p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing">Network operations (Net Control and backup) are
at the Fort.<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing"><span> </span>Equipment required:</p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing"><span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing">15 Watt or greater, 2 m mobile radio is required in the
SAG wagons. Five watt HT radios do not
have enough power for certain portions of the routes. At the SAG Stops, a dual-band antenna on a
mast is recommended.<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing"><span> </span>Shifts:</p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing"><span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing">7:00-12:00 and 12:00-5:00. You are welcome to work the entire day if you
are available<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing"><span> </span>Contact me as soon as possible if you are interested and
available no later than Wednesday, Aug 25, 2021.</p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing"><span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing"><b>Assignments and
more details will be emailed on Thursday, Aug 26<sup>th</sup></b>. Maps, flags, tools and supplies will be
distributed on the morning of the event.
First shift radio operators should report to the Fort by 6:30 am.<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing"><b>Earle Nay – AB9EN</b>: </p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing"><a href="mailto:fenay1@gmail.com">fenay1@gmail.com</a></p><p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing"><span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNoSpacing">765-714-4875 (please leave a message if I don’t pick up) <span></span></p></div></div></div>
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