090907 - The
following information was received from Clyde Raymer
Alaskascatter@gmail.com
I am the current President of the Eagle Cap Extreme Sled Dog Race that
takes place annually during
Jan in the Wallow-Whitman
National Forest near Joseph,
Oregon. Our website is
located at
www.eaglecapextreme.com
Last year we integrated
Amateur radio into our
communication network and it
proved a success.
Before moving to Oregon I
lived in Alaska, where I
served as the Communication
Coordinator for the Iditarod
for 10+ years. I also
volunteered as an operator
for the Yukon Quest.
I would like to extend the
opportunity to Amateurs in
your area to participate in
our 2010 event. Let me
explain further...
The running of the 2010
Eagle Cap Extreme sled Dog
Race will occur 13 - 16 Jan
2010 and we again wish to
integrate Amateur Radio into
our Communication network.
The 2009 Race was our first
year with Amateur radio and
it started with interest
from 4 operators that rose
to a successful
participation by 40+
operators. In addition the
local Hams are in the
process of creating a club
and have recently acquired
funding and equipment to
establish an ARES
organization. We wish to
build on those successes and
would appreciate our "Call
for Operators" to be listed
in your event section.
Each of our operators
appreciated the opportunity
to sharpen their skills and
work an event during the
winter. We provided a
Volunteer patch, letter of
appreciation along with
completing the FSD 157 form
acknowledging their
participation.
I would
like to extend the
opportunity to Amateurs in
your area to participate in
our 2010 event.
A further communication
was received - see below:
We have a process that matches Volunteers with Host
homes. The host can be a Bed & Breakfast, Lodge or
private home.
The Volunteer requesting accommodations emails our
Hospitality Coordinator, completes a form then matches
occur. The Volunteer and Host Home speak to each other
and work out the arrangements. The cost to the Volunteer
can range from $0.00 to $40.00. It all depends on how
early the Volunteer applies, number of individuals
requiring accommodations and the accommodations
themselves.
These are ballpark statements to provide an idea. The
only way to determine actual costs is to complete the
Volunteer application, our Request for Accommodations
and see what matches your needs. Direct email to our
Hospitality Coordinator is
ssc@eaglecapextreme.com
What else can I help with..I can call you this
afternoon/evening to discuss further if you wish to
supply me a number.
Mush On... Clyde
Calling
all Operators….. Calling all Operators....
The
Eagle Cap
Extreme
Sled Dog Race
would like to invite Amateur Radio Operators to join
us for the 13–16 Jan., 2010 Sled Dog Race.
During January, Volunteers and
spectators gather in Joseph, Enterprise and Halfway Oregon
to support the running of the Eagle Cap
Extreme
Sled Dog Race. This Race brings Mushers and their
Teams from across the country to run through the
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, which contains the Eagle
Cap Wilderness, for both a 100 and 200 mile event. The Race
is a Qualifier for the legendary Races in Alaska and Canada,
the Iditarod and Yukon Quest respectively.
For safety and logistic support,
Checkpoints are established across the Trail with the 2010
proposed Checkpoints being Salt Creek Summit, Ollokot
Campground, Fish Lake, Trinity, Cornucopia and Halfway.
Headquarters for the Race are located in Joseph at two
diverse locations. These Checkpoints will be staffed with
Volunteers to provide Shelter, Food, Veterinarian care,
Logistic support, snow-machiner transportation and of course
a multi-layered Communications Network. Again this year the
Checkpoint Communication modes available will be Land-line,
Internet, Satellite Tracking devices (SPOT), Satellite Phone
and Ham Radio at Checkpoints. We are excited to invite
Amateur Radio Operators back to the event. We utilized over
40 amateurs in the 2009 race Comms in our VHF/UHF network.
This was accomplished with the support of the Central Idaho
Amateur Club personnel and repeater. Since the 2009 event,
Scott Hampton KB7DZR, has built and installed a local VHF
repeater that will have another layer of reliability to our
network.
This year, we are inviting
interested Amateur Radio Operators to exercise their Net
skills in an exciting winter community service setting. The
Communications Volunteer will be vital to passing 3rd
party traffic as well as providing support of critical
situations and SAR efforts. Law Enforcement from Wallowa and
Baker County, SAR Teams and US Forest Service personnel
regularly participate as Volunteers and in a professional
role during the Race. The Communication Volunteers are vital
to providing real time information and coordination for
general messaging, Logistics and in support of critical
situations through various and appropriate Communication
modes.
This is a family event with
activities for all ages and skill levels.
To learn more..please email me
for a detailed job description and Volunteer application
Please stop by our web site
www.eaglecapextreme.com supplied by EONI.com to
learn more.
Depending on the level of Amateur
Radio Operator participation, we may establish a Special
Events Station to operate during the Race. These are
exciting times for us and invite join us to exercise your
skills in a challenging environment to a non-profit event,
Eagle Cap
Extreme!!
73s
KL0CW
Clyde
Raymer, Jr.
president@eaglecapextreme.com
