The Grizzly Peak Century bicycle ride occurs on Sunday, May 4, 2008. Amateur Radio volunteers are needed to provide communications at aid stations, or as SAG vehicle communicators or drivers. This event runs right through ORCA’s backyard. Assignments from three hours up are available throughout the day. Please contact Rich Parker, KD6JCT ( kd6jct@yahoo.com ), or Randy Jenkins, KA6BQF ( ka6bqf@arrl.net ) for further information or to volunteer.
This drill covers a basic disaster scenario, establishment of a neighborhood command center staging area, building size-up and damage assessment, radio communication and protocols, Disaster form reporting.
September 16 Oakland Bike ride support
Call for Ham volunteers - September 16 Oakland Bike ride support
The bike ride fundraiser, Bike Against the Odds, is looking for SAG drivers and Amateur Radio communications. This year's event will be on Sunday, September 16 from 6 AM to 3 PM, starting at Lake Merritt.
Please reply to Mike KB6MP via email: mpompa@inbox.com for more information,or to volunteer.
There are 4 overlapping routes ranging from 30 to 100 miles in Oakland,Moraga, Orinda, Berkeley and Lafayette. So, ham drivers with mobile rigs are mostly needed. APRS will be used, if available. Of course,with rest stops and the main event at Lake Merritt, there are plenty of opportunities for HT equipped volunteers to help with communications.
Lunch is provided to all volunteers. Partial day shifts are possible.
Comments from last year's volunteers:
"This year was quite rewarding"
"by far the best supported ride I have participated in"
"excellent communication provided by the ham operators"
"riders in need were reached very quickly"
Call for Ham volunteers - September 16 Oakland Bike ride support
The bike ride fundraiser, Bike Against the Odds, is looking for
SAG drivers and Amateur Radio communications. This year’s event will be
on unday, September 16 from 6 AM to 3 PM, starting at Lake Merritt.
Please reply to Mike KB6MP via email: mpompa@inbox.com for more
information,
or to volunteer.
There are 4 overlapping rout
Come join California’s longest party!!!
It is time for The Relay, May 5th and 6th. A fund raiser for Organs R Us the
course runs from Calistoga in Napa Valley to Sonoma to Marin, through Sausalito, across the Golden Gate Bridge under a full moon, through San Francisco to Palo Alto and through Silicon Valley to the beach in Santa Cruz. Featuring the
natural beauty of the Bay Area, the 199-mile course boasts the largest number
of tourist destinations of any run.
Check out www.therelay.com for more event information.
We need amateur radio operators for the 10 exchange points in Napa and Sonoma
Counties. These positions are manned on Saturday the 5th.
Please contact kg6izs@aol.com to reserve your spot today.
Thats not all folks!!! On Sunday May 6th. is the American Diabetes
Association’s Tour De Cure. This event has 10, 25, 50, and 100 mile courses that we need
amateur radio operators to man the rest stops. This is a great event and the
start / finish is right in the middle of the beautiful Napa Valley.
Contact ke6o@sbcglobal.net to sign up.