I must be REALLY lazy then. If I have to go 100 miles, I'm taking my
Toyota! :-)
Wes W1LIC
From: "Dan Barker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Elecraft Reflector" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Re: Adventurous QRPers needed
Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 17:39:03 -0400
Well, I must be lazy then. If I have to go 100 miles, I'm taking my
bicycle;
I'm not going to run. And I'm not going to rush it either. I'll take at
least 5 hours to do it, usually a bit more.
Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Fred Jensen
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 5:29 PM
To: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Re: Adventurous QRPers needed
For the record, local hams have been supporting the Western States
Endurance Run (the very first 100 miler) with communications for many
years. Starts in Squaw Valley CA (~6,000) feet, climbs over the summit
at 9,000', and finishes at the stadium at Placer High School in Auburn
at 1,200'. ~18,000 feet total climb, 22,000 feet total descent, along
the historic Western States Trail that once linked Salt Lake City and
Sacramento. Lowest point is the crossing over the American River at No
Hands Bridge at about 650'. Hams staff 20 some checkpoints and aid
stations in some of the most rugged terrain in the US, using a
collection of linked and stand-alone UHF and VHF repeater systems,
cross-band repeaters, and simplex channels, including radio-equipped
mounted patrols that "sweep" the trail to make sure everyone is
accounted for. It usually fields about 100-120 hams and an equal number
of unlicensed family members to cover all the needs. Scott Jurek has
been the top male finisher in the last 6 or so events, crossing the
finish line in around 16 or so hours elapsed time. www.ws100.com
A month or so later, the same hams staff many of the same checkpoints
and the NCS to support the 100 mile Tevis Cup Endurance Ride. I've been
doing both events for many years. Laziness is not one of the qualities
I've ever seen in any of the communications troops.
73,
Fred K6DGW
Auburn CA CM98lw
John Harper wrote:
>> It has come to my attention that Ultra Marathons have difficulty
>> getting support from ham radio. Most of this reason is laziness.
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