Looking for volunteer ham radio operators to support the Tandem Bicycle event called the Midwest Tandem Rally 2025 which is being held in Westfield Indiana over the Labor Day weekend. Each day (Saturday & Sunday) there will be approximately 200 to 250 Tandem Bicycles (400 to 500 people) riding one of at least 3 different available distances (typical distances 28 to 65 miles each day).
The Tandem Rally is hosted this year by HOOTs (Hoosiers Out On Tandems) which is the Tandem Bicycle club that's within the larger Central Indiana Bicycling Association (CIBA) club.
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I still need to fill the following positions on Sunday as shown below.
Need 1 more ham radio operator on Sunday to be a roving SAG driver and he/she needs a vehicle that can carry a Tandem bicycle (like a pickup truck or large SUV with seats that can be removed or that fold down flush to the floor).
Need 1 more stationary ham on Sunday (located at the net control station at the Wyndham Hotel at Grand Park).
We will be using a 2 meter repeater and you will need to supply your own 2 meter gear.
Roving SAG vehicles will be compensated for their mileage at the event at $0.50 per mile (but not to and from their home to the event).
If interested please contact Don (wd8dsb) at wd8dsb@aol.com
Saturday
Aug 30th, Volunteer Assignment
Net Control Ham Radio Operators
Wyndham Hotel (Westfield Grand Park) : 8:45am – 4pm
(AK9R Bob Burns and W9QKR Cathy Harris)
Stationary SAG Ham Radio Operators
Rest Stop (Cicero Community Park) : 9:15am – 1:30pm
(KD9THJ Tom Harris)
Lunch Stop (Noblesville Forest Park, Shelter 5) : 10:00am – 2:30pm
(N9BA Brent Walls)
Roving SAG Drivers and Ham Radio Operators
Roving Sag #1 : 8:45am – 4pm (Don Kirk, WD8DSB)
Roving Sag #2 : 8:45am – 4pm (Jay Kraus, W9TC)
Roving Sag #3 : 8:45am – 4pm (Ed Lukens, AA9ED)
Sunday
Aug 31st, Volunteer Assignment
Net Control Ham Radio Operators
Wyndham Hotel (Westfield Grand Park) : 8:45am – 4pm
(N9BA Brent Walls and XXXXXX)
Stationary SAG Ham Radio Operators
Rest Stop (Sheridan Biddle Park, Pavilion ) : 9:15am to 1:30pm
(N9DEK Dwight Kellams)
Lunch Stop (Westfield Woodwind Golf Club) : 10:00am – 2:30pm
(AK9R Bob Burns)
Roving SAG Drivers and Ham Radio Operators
Roving Sag #1 : 8:45am – 4pm (Don Kirk, WD8DSB)
Roving Sag #2 : 8:45am – 4pm (Jay Kraus, W9TC)
Roving Sag #3 : 8:45am – 4pm (XXXXXX)