CT Region 3 ARES

From our SEC:

Greetings!

As a previous AngelRide ham radio volunteer, I hope you will be able to assist again this year!

CT ARES will be assisting with communications for the AngelRide two-day charity bike ride on Saturday and Sunday of Memorial Day weekend (29May10 and 30May10). The ride originates at the Yale School of Music in Norfolk early on Saturday morning. They travel 85 miles east to Paul Newman’s Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Ashford and stay overnight there. On Sunday they ride 50 miles south from Ashford to the Mystic YMCA.

Over 250 hundred riders are expected for the weekend! We need ham radio operators for rest stops, some key road intersection checkpoints, and a few for SAGs. We will use the KB1AEV-linked repeater system on Saturday and several Region 4 repeaters on Sunday. In most route locations you will need a mobile radio or “go box” to get into the repeaters. There are only a few spots where a handheld will work OK.

Please let me and your DEC know if you can assist on either or both days. Also, please follow this link and formally register as an AngelRide Volunteer. Under Volunteer Task Selection, choose #11 ARES Radio Operator. Note: you do not need to make or get any cash donations unless you want to!

https://www.teamholeinthewall.org/SSLPage.aspx?pid=829&tab=2

They are also looking for volunteers for other tasks as listed on their website. So your non-ham spouses or friends are welcome to sign up, too!

73, Wayne, N1CLV
SEC – CT ARES(r)