[d-star] All-Digital Public Service Event - Red/White/Boom 1/2 Marathon July 4 Minneapolis

[Douglas H Reed]

The key will be to get some people wandering the course with HTs, or
at least checking the area around the mile markers to see which
repeaters work. I would expect downtown to see the area fairly well.
Depending exactly where the Anoka repeater is, it may be shadowed by
the New Brighton hill.

Keep in mind also that my IC-91AD HT has a rated battery life of 4
hours. That is one reason I don't use it much. I haven't even
programmed it for the local repeaters. It will be a lot easier getting
volunteers with analog FM radios.

OTOH, it can't hurt to ask, especially if you concentrate on the Anoka
club. But first step would probably be to identify a repeater. If one
of the D-STAR repeaters covers the course like a glove, then it might
work for the event. If it has dead spots, you would be farther ahead
going analog.

73, Doug Reed, N0NAS.

On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 7:11 AM, Erik Westgard <ewestgard at att.net> wrote:
> We (Amateur Radio) are again providing volunteer medical communications for
> the Red White and Boom Half Marathon the morning of July 4.  6:30AM-10AM are
> the hours.
>
> I would like to try and run this event all-digital if possible.  FCC Part 97
> says we are supposed to advance the state of the radio art- digital radios
> are it.
>
> The question is- how many end user radios/operators  can we come up with?
> We have several good repeaters- Alan's 145.11 in downtown Minneapolis would
> likely be primary, with backups on the Greg's system and or Anoka.
>
> We will have a central net control in the Hennepin County Comm Van located
> at the finish line, which is parked on NE Main just N of Nicollet Island.
>
> Erik Westgard NY9D
> 612-308-5321
>
> http://www.mtcmarathon.org/HalfMarathon/index.cfm
>
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