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#2 - June 8th
Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club
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Update #2 - June 8th
If you are planning on attending the Championships and haven’t sent in your registration yet, please do so ASAP! Also please send an email to the event registrar, dennis at rain dot org, letting him know that the registration is on the way. Current information is available on our web site here.
All competitors will meet at Gorman to take the bus to the competition venues Friday and Saturday. People will need to provide their own lunches after the competitions.
If you are planning on attending any days of the training camp, please let us know so we can keep you informed of the schedule.
Maps
Maps given to competitors at the starting point will be preprinted with the 750 meter and 400 meter exclusion zones around the start and finish. We received the preview maps, and they were mailed on Thursday, June 3.
| Vasquez Rocks | - | Scale - 1:10,000, Contours - 15 feet, Size - 8 1/2" x 11" |
| Mt. Pinos | - | Scale - 1:15,000, Contours - 5 meters, Size - 8 1/2" x 14" |
Transmitters
| 2M Frequency | - | 146.565 MHz, 1.4 watts, F2A Modulation (FM) |
| 2M Beacon | - | 145.725 MHz |
| 2M Antennas | - | Horizontal turnstile |
| 80M Frequency | - | 3.579 MHz, 4 watts, A1A Modulation (AM) |
| 80M Beacon | - | 3.542 MHz |
| 80M Antennas | - | 6m tall base-loaded vertical w/radial |
A1A -telegraphy (on - off keying) without modulation by an audio frequency. F2A - on-off keying telegraphy of an audio frequency for frequency modulation.
Schedule
| Wednesday - June 16 | ||
| 11:00 AM | - | Check-in will begin at the EconoLodge. |
| 7:00 PM | - | Orientation/social get-together at the EconoLodge. Dave D'Epagnier will be giving a slideshow presentation of the 2002 World Championships in Slovokia. |
| Thursday | ||
| 9:00 AM | - | 2M and 80M short practice course. We will have some distances marked off to one of the transmitters for purposes of equipment calibration. |
| 12:30 PM | - | Santa Barbara Style Tri-tip BBQ. This will cost $5.00 per person and will include Tri-tips, salad, beans, garlic bread, and drinks (lemonade, soft drinks, and water.) |
| 7:00 PM | - | This is the official opening of the competition where formal introductions will be made, competitors will draw their starting times, course comments get made, and competitors get a chance to make new friends and renew old acquaintances. |
| Friday, June 18 | ||
| 6:45 AM | - | Bus leaves from Gorman for Vasquez Rocks |
| 8:00 AM | - | Bus arrives at Vasquez Rocks |
| 8:30 AM | - | First starting time |
| 12:00 Noon | - | Course Closes |
| 1:00 PM | - | Competition over, Bus leaves Vasquez Rocks |
| 2:15 PM | - | Bus projected to arrive in Gorman |
We are starting earlier than usual to avoid most of the midday heat. It is expected to be hot with temperatures approaching 100 degrees F in the afternoon, and we will have water at each control. I was out there on Sunday, June 6 and the weather was comfortable in the morning, and was up in the 90’s at noon.
| Saturday, June 19 | ||
| 7:00 AM | - | Bus leaves from Gorman |
| 8:00 AM | - | Bus arrives at MT Pinos |
| 8:45 AM | - | First starting time |
| 12:45 PM | - | Course Closes |
| 1:15 PM | - | Competition over, Bus leaves for Gorman |
| 2:30 PM | - | Bus projected to arrive in Gorman |
| 6:30 PM | - | Awards Banquet at the Sizzler’s Restaurant in Gorman |
MT Pinos is a wonderful area for orienteering with lots of pine trees and no poison oak. The altitude ranges from about 7500 to 8500 feet. The temperature will probably be cool in the morning and warming up to the 70’s during the day.
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