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No special access is required for most of the course. Most access will be from the main roads with close parking lots. The Rappahannock Quarry Station will have drivable access just like Iron Ring for the Rappahannock Canoe Race. It will be a short hike from where you park to the river.
Please wear your Emergency Communications RVARC Event Staff vest if you have one or contact me to borrow one of the loaners. All event staff and participants are being told to look for the RVARC vest. You will be in the woods or along the water. Being visible is a must.
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Check-ins vary for this event. Please see the assignment sheet. Please be onsite and ready to check in before your shift starts. Net Control and VOC, you have early starts. The volunteer for Motts run may want to show up earlier of than your start time of 0800. The beginners race starts at 0900 and parking at Motts run is limited.
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Our primary mission is eyes on the course to provide safety. In the event of a emergency, contact Net Control as soon as possible. Cell service is almost non-existent at Motts Run and several other locations on the course. Calling 911 is not an option in most locations. Safety is our number one job.
Our secondary job is to relay information to/from event staff.
This event is essentially a land navigation scavenger hunt. This year has a 4 beginners race confined within Mott's Run or 15 hour race which will have a paddle, bike, and trekking that spans the a long length of the Rappahannock and end withing Mott's Run. here will be "Check Points" each team will have to locate. Any of the people stationed on the actual course, don't position yourself right next too actual checkpoint the racers are trying to find. Also, no hints or allowing any of the racers (or potential racers in advance of the event) to see any of the maps I share with you. We do not have to be there to the end of the 15 hour race.
If you want to see the full information on the race it can be found at https://www.broadrunoffroad.org/spring-bloom-adventure-race
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Parking is available at the main entrance to Motts Run and is available at all other locations. Rappahannock Quarry we are working on access and will coordinated with the fire department rescue boaters that will be at Iron Ring. Obey all normal parking laws.
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Please have your RVARC vest on if you have one. Please let me know if you don't have one and I'll make arrangement to get you a loaner in advance.
This will be a mixed event for equipment. Some locations will be able to use an HT, other with need a mobile and mast. The following locations I know will need a mobile and mast: Motts Run (net control), Hunting Run Boat Launch (Race Start) and Rappahannock Quarry. Others in Motts Run must be able to move around. So you will need a cross band to hit the repeater or you can use the simplex frequency to net control in Motts Run will work fine from an HT.
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We will use K4TS 2M 147.015MHz (+) PL 79.7 as our Primary Repeater and K4TS UHF ANALOG 443.850MHZ (+) PL79.7 as our Backup Repeater. 146.490 MHz PL79.7 Simplex can be used to Net Control inside Motts Run if you cannot hit the repeater with an HT.
Please program all 3 frequencies into your radio prior to the event. This is going to require some coordination and good directed net discipline.
Net control will have everyone's cell phone number.
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Any questions asked by the public or the media, are to be directed to the Spring Bloom Adventure Run staff members. Fell free to answer question about amateur radio. We are all spread out, so spreading the word about amateur radio will be everyone's job.
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Below is the map provided by the race officials. Please do not share this map at this time. This is an Adventure Race and Scavenger Hunt. This is a race and racers are not to scout the course or get and advantage prior to the pre-brief on race day.
Spring Bloom Adventure Race Google Earth Map (Right click and "Save Link As" to download.)
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