MS-150 2021 bike ride comms support - LaGrange Rest Stops ("Austin" route)

STXARES
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I’ve head from a couple of Austin Hams that they’ve signed up for the TX MS 150 bike ride, but have not heard anything yet.

If you are interested in volunteering for comms, please sign up at BOTH links below:

The second link adds you to the general volunteer list. This is where your shirt size will be captured, and which will be used for the pre-event COVID check.

Details about the event:

  • The ride is planned for May 1st. Unlike past rides that were Saturday & Sunday, this year they are planning a one-day event on Saturday.
  • Strict COVID safety guidelines will be in place — at or above CDC guidelines.
  • They’re shooting to have 100 Austin teams.
  • The start for Austin riders will be out of LaGrange: 6:45 - 8:30am start times.
  • The rider bus from Austin will leave at 6:00am and get into LaGrange ~7:15, for 7:45 - 8:30am starts. The busses will run at half capacity and be well-ventilated.
  • Riders from Austin and Houston will all finish at Texas A&M’s Kyle Field.- Including the start at LaGrange, we’re looking to staff six (6) stops on the LaGrange → College Station route, with two operators per stop.
  • VHF/UHF will be used for communication along the route.

The main ride website is at https://secure.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR?fr_id=31814&pg=entry

73,

Glenn
W5MTR

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Glenn, I’ll be supervising the SAG van operations for the LaGrange route. So far I’ve got 8 SAGs lined up, plus the turtle and myself. I am pulling from both Austin and San Antonio for these drivers and navigators. I think all of them have been in this role before.

I think 7 or 8 of those ten vehicles are operated by licensed hams. I’ve been encouraging everybody to go sign up on the ham website also. I want to give kudos to the folks organizing that website, because it has everything you would ever dream of asking about the event, from a communications and logistics standpoint.

Lee Besing, N5NTG
210-771-7075
San Antonio TX