Mission: Provide radio communications for the Reston Bicycle Club on Sunday August 26, 2011. Reference: Maps and Cue Sheets Published by RBC (Attached to e-mail) Procedures: NOTE: THIS IS A RAIN OR SHINE EVENT. THERE IS A 100% CHANCE THAT THE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE AND 40% CHANCE OF RAIN WITH WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDER SHOWERS. NCS WILL RUN 100% OF THE TIME ON ALL BANDS IN ANY WEATHER INCLUDING A THUNDERSTORM. Communications will take place on a directed voice net. All communication will be on the primary frequency unless directed by net control to secondary frequencies for the handling of traffic. The net control will be located at the home of John Westerman (WB5ODJ). Net control will use the call sign of K4LRG. The net primary frequency will be simplex 147.480 MHz with a sub audible tone of 100 Hz. Please make sure that you use a sub audible tone of 100 Hz on 147.480 MHz or no one will hear you. A cross band repeater in Reston provided by AI1V will utilize 445.925 MHz using sub audible tone of 100 Hz for the uplink in Reston to the simplex 147.480 net frequency. Note: the sub audible tone is used to reduce interference that is experienced in the Reston Town Center. Secondary Frequency - The WA4TXE/R Repeater in Leesburg, VA. that operates on 146.700 MHz with negative 600 kHz offset and with NO PL. Thank you Dave Boltson - WA4TXE of Charles Town, WV. Tertiary Frequency - The Dulles Amateur Radio Group's W4DLS/R Repeater at 145.310 MHz with negative 600 kHz offset and with a PL of 77 Hz. This repeater is located in eastern Loudoun County at the intersection of US Route 28 and the Dulles Toll Road. We all thank the Dulles Amateur Radio Group. If needed, we also have available the 442.1 (no PL) repeater available to us. If necessary to use, you will be directed by Net Control to deviate to that frequency/repeater. Utilization of the ARPS system will provide SAG vehicle location information at Net control, Hamilton and Reston Town center. The APRS systems will use 144.390 MHz for its operations and will be set up on the Friday before the event. The primary phone number for the event to get to net control via the PTN is: (571) 207-9922. This phone number will go into a PBX and the caller will be given an announcement and put in to a queue for call handling. There will be 2 phones with multiple line instances at net control. This phone number has been printed on all the arm bands and documentation give to each rider. Use this number if all your other communications to net control have failed. NOTE: IN AN EMERGENCY WHERE SOMEONE IS CRITICALLY INJURED OR THEIR LIFE OR THE LIFE OF OTHERS IS THREATENED PLEASE CALL 911 FIRST THEN CONVEY THIS INFORMATION TO NET CONTROL. IF SOMEONE CALLS NET CONTROL WITH A LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCY 911 WILL BE CALLED IMMEDIATELY AND WE WILL COORDINATE EMERGENCY SERVICE THE BEST WE CAN FROM NET CONTROL TO THE SCENE IN QUESTION. ALL OPERATORS: Be sure that you can be self sufficient for food and water. I hope that you will be able to receive water at the rest stops and snacks but it is better to be prepared to take care of your needs independently. SAG riders especially need to take food and water with them. SAG riders will be able to take care of rest stop needs when they arrive back at the rest stop after covering their route. Schedule: Site installations at rest stops should start with early enough so that they are operational by 6:30 am Sunday August 21, 2011 except for the Lovettsville rest stop which should start set up around 8:00 am Sunday. Station captains will decide on exact time for setting up their stations at the rest stops. However all sites except Lovettsville should be installed and operational by 6:30 am net check in and test time. Riders will be leaving the town center at 6:30 am. Between 6:30 am and 7:00am we will be testing with the various stations providing signal reports and other information. Full net operations will commence at 7:00 am in support of the ride. All stations should note during the test period what stations they can receive and provide a report to net control when asked. NOTE TO SAG RIDERS: See specific information below on when/where to meet your driver. Net control will establish the net at 7:00 am and will begin station check in and testing. All sites, SAG riders and stations should remain operational until told to secure by net control. I estimate this to be before 5pm. In 2011 it was closer to 4pm. LOGS: Each station leader indicated below will keep two logs: One for the operations and one for contacts of anyone interested in what we are doing and how we can reach out to them after the event. LARG Participation: Unplaced volunteer: Ashburn rest stop: Denny Boehler KF4TJI ** Responsible for LARG BANNER Carol Boehler KF4TJJ Reston Town Center rest stop: Rick Miller AI1V Jay Greeley - KI4UTB ** Responsible for LARG BANNER Has table to use 5am start Lovettsville rest stop: Dave Bolston WA4TXE Luther Guise K5NOB ** responsible for LARG BANNER Hamilton rest stop: Jay Ives - KI4TXP ** responsible for LARG BANNER Mark Gillam K4MDG Needs Generator (For Barb) Network Control: John Westerman WB5ODJ Bryan Stephens KG4UPR Ken Sullivan (AM ONLY) KJ4GYL Bill Buchholz - K8SYH APRS SETUP: Dave Putman (KE4S) and Ken Sullivan (KJ4GYL) Tactical Mobile Operations (BIKE-1) Steve Greene KS1G (On bicycle for 100 miles) Mark Schutt KI4CTR (On bicycle for 100 miles) RBC CENTURY SAG OPERATIONS: RADIO OPERATOR #1 Please report to the Reston Town Center Pavilion @ 6:00AM on Sunday 8/26/12 RBC SAG Driver Contact: Paul Ammann, 571-212-8492, pammann@gmu.edu - Reston Town Center to Ashburn Loop LARG: NO RIDER! WE WILL BE COMMUNICATING VIA CELL PHONE TO THIS VEHICLE. LARG: MAY HAVE APRS STAND ALONE UNIT IN THIS VEHICLE. RADIO OPERATOR #2 Please report to the Ashburn Rest Stop (across from the Carolina Brothers) @ 6:30AM on Sunday 8/26/12 RBC SAG Driver Contact: Scott LaFever, 571-437-2915, scott.lafever@gmail.com - Ashburn to Hamilton Loop LARG: NO RIDER! WE WILL BE COMMUNICATING VIA CELL PHONE TO THIS VEHICLE. RADIO OPERATOR #3 Please report to the Hamilton Rest Stop @ 7:00AM on Sunday 8/26/12 RBC SAG Driver Contact: Steve Slovikosky, 703-597-3646, smslovik@comcast.net (steven.slovikosky@wdc.usda.gov) (SAG COORDINATOR) - Hamilton – Lovettsville – Waterford – Hamilton Loop LARG: Chris Patton RADIO OPERATOR #4 Please report to the Hamilton Rest Stop @ 7:00AM on Sunday 8/26/12 RBC SAG Driver Contact: John Schiavo, 703-508-7446, jschiavo1@gmail.com - Hamilton – Purcellville – Philomont – Round Hill Loop LARG: Mark Webber W4MRW