[XWARN] Abi-Khan Horse Challenge Needs More Volunteers (Sat Aug 17, Sun Aug 23)

[Bob Baker N8ADO]

Abi-Khan Horse Challenge *Do we have to cancel?*

We need two or three more volunteers for Saturday and two more for 
Sunday.  I would really hate to tell the organizers that 2019 was the 
year that ham radio couldn't help, but that's where we stand at present. 
If you could help half of the time on Saturday, let me know--perhaps we 
could use one person for the early "shift" and another for the late. 
Note that Sunday is a relatively short day.

Note that these events are for more than just serving the public 
interest. They constitute the practice drills where we hone our skills 
and test our equipment for potential disaster response.

Saturday, Aug 17 and Sunday, Aug 18

In and around Caesar Creek State Park. Need volunteers to help track 
horses. We keep charts of expected transit times and can identify when a 
rider has gotten off track and get help before things get bad. This is a 
fun event, especially if you like horses. A 2 meter ht is usually 
sufficient, if it has an extended antenna.

On Saturday, there are three different riding distances and six 
checkpoints (six volunteers). The first horses leave the camp at 7:00, 
so the operator at Start/Finish will need to be there around 6:30. The 
next check point around 7:00, then 7:10, then 7:20, then 7:30, then 
8:00. The two checkpoints farthest out will be done before noon, the 
other four are used by the other two distances and are expected to clear 
around 4:00, then 4:15, then 4:30, then 5:00. The operator at the Finish 
may pass along the checkpoint data to the officials once there are no 
other radio ops left on course or stick around until the last horse is 
in (at his discretion).

Sunday has just two distances and four checkpoints to cover. The start 
sequence is the same as Saturday, but everything will wrap up by 11:00 
or so.

Contact n8ado at arrl.net to volunteer or for more information. --Bob Baker




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