ARACC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS TEAMS SERVE THE 2008 CLIMB TO KAISER
June 28, 2008 -- More than 400 riders signed up for the annual Climb To Kaiser bicycle event.
ARACC teams set up a base station at a Clovis school as riders set out on a challenging course through Wildcat Pass, Shaver Lake, Huntington Lake and Kaiser Pass. The run circled back along Auberry Road, Big Creek, Millerton Store and back to Base, ending late in the day.
Kim and LeRoy operate the Base station
Fresno Cycling Club officials supervise the event
Kathleen and Kenny hold down the Wildcat Rest Stop -- John and Pat are at Shaver Lake
Shane does duty at Huntington Lake while Richard and Charlene work the Sierra Elementary Rest Stop
Charlene checks on the water and energy drink supplies
Bud keeps communications open with the Bald Mountain Rest Stop
Here's Gene at the top of the course -- 9,900 foot Kaiser Pass
Another superb job -- GO ARACC!
ARACC PROVIDES COMMUNICATIONS for the 2008 Washboard One Hundred
The 100 mile course began at Woodward Park in Fresno and ran up through Raymond and back. The ARACC Team manned the course at a number of Rest Stops, reporting on the health and safety of riders and other participants.
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Dennis/KI6NVG (left), John and Pat (right) are set up at two of the rest stops
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Charlene/KI6NJD & Richard/K6RCV (left) and Daryl/KI6JCY (right) hold down assigned rest stops along the course.
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Manning the Raymond check point are Dean/K6MXZ, Joe/KI6IQY and Ed/KG6UDT
Base station is on the air at Woodward Park
Base Operators are Kim/KF6ZSW, Randy/WA6PJB and Gerry/KI6JDG
Our Antenna and generator kept contacts full quieting all day long
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Those who participated included Kim/KF6ZSW, Randy/WA6PJB, Gerry/KI6JDG, Richard/K6RCV, Daryl/KI6JCY, John/KG6AWB, Pat/KG6BXZ, Dennis/KI6NVG, Dean/K6MXZ, Joe/KI6IQY, Ed/KG6UDT and Gene/W7POR.
Congratulations to an excellent communications team!
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