Hey Group,
Saturday (November 1st) is approaching fast and I would like to take a chance to Thank everyone that has stepped forward and volunteered. We have approximately 18 volunteers plus 13 motorcycle marshals coming and it looks like we will have great coverage.
I have briefed Steve Denton at the U.C. Police Department and he is quite pleased. They really look forward to our help each year and it sure looks like we are going to make a good impression again this year.
Veterans Day Parade – Universal City
by Gary Tangrady, K5GST
In addition to the Motorcycle Marshals I have so far received responses from the following people that have volunteered for helping out on the parade. First I would like to say Thank You for all the support. It is truly overwhelming.If you are not going to be able to make it or things have changed, please drop me an email. In any event it looks like we will have plenty. Read the rest of this entry »
Answer… 2 Triathlons with overlapping courses at the same time!
8 of Hill Country REACT‘s members worked the Texas Triathlon, state finals, on the north shore of Canyon Lake last Saturday morning (10/18). They used the SARO 147.14 repeater with no problems reported. Only one medical problem was called in, a slight case of “road rash” by one rider. Otherwise the medical team was rather bored, all in all.
Further east down the lake shore, about a mile from our starting point, at an area frequently used by the Army or Air Force for their recreation purposes, a 2nd Triathlon called the Randolph AFB Rambler 120 was started. Fortunately their riders only overlapped our course by a few miles, and their riders were moving in the opposite directions, but we still had to coordinate with the deputy sheriffs handling traffic control so they knew which riders where which group.
Hill Country REACT members voted on Monday, October 20th, to change their monthly meeting date to the THIRD WEDNESDAY of the month, and to keep on holding the meetings up north of San Antonio, at the Bulverde VFD on FM 1863 & Cougar Bend.
Previously, they had been meeting on the 3rd Monday of the month, but alternating with Teleconference meetings or northside San Antonio Restaurant meetings. Members felt that a in-person meeting still had value despite the fuel and time costs to drive so far. With members driving in from Seguin, Canyon Lake and San Antonio, and other member coming from New Braunfels or Boerne, it was felt that the Bulverde VFD was still the most centrally located meeting place to use.
More info found at their club web site, www.HillCountryREACT.org
Says the banner!
Fund drive started by REACT Team
Members of Hill Country REACT manned a booth at the 2008 Austin Summerfest event to raise funds to help with the anticipated repair needs for the 147.14 Canyon Lake Repeater. Water has been detected in the feedline leading up to the antenna which is 580′ up on the tower. At this time, it is unknown whether the existing feedline can be repaired and salvaged, or if it will need replaced. This repeater is owned by San Antonio Radio Organization (SARO) and REACT has been providing some funding for the past several years to help keep this important repeater on the air.
As of the conclusion of the Summerfest, REACT had raised nearly $750 from area hams, but this is only a fraction of what may be needed if the full 680′ of feedline needs replaced. All donations will be dedicated for this purpose, and you can use PayPal to make donations or mail checks to the REACT Team’s PO Box address.
Visit the REACT’s website for more details at www.hillcountryreact.org.
August is hurricane season but apparently it is also the season for cooperation between various radio communications agencies as well. On August 18, 2008, Charles Land, president of the local San Antonio based Hill Country REACT Team, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the South Texas Navy – Marine Corps MARS (Military Affiliated Radio System). Minutes later, Texas State REACTCouncil Secretary, Lee Besing, signed a similar agreement with the Texas Navy – Marine Corps MARS. The MARS signature was NOT that of Bob Hejl, W2IK, but rather that of a MARS officer higher up in the chain of command for Texas. See links at bottom of this article for PDF copies scanned with signatures of both agreements.
{Photo Left – Right; Charles Land (KC5NKK) signing as president of Hill Country REACT, Bob Hejl, (W2IK, NNN0GBY2) representing MARS, and Lee Besing (N5NTG) signing as the secretary for the Texas State REACT Council.} Read the rest of this entry »
I’ve collected 673 photos from hams taken during the 2008 Tour de Cure event which rode from San Antonio to San Marcos on Day 1, and San Marcos to Austin on Day 2. Around 56 ham volunteers worked this event on Saturday, 53 Ham Volunteers on Sunday this year, a new record. We also drove 9 SAG vans on Saturday, 8 SAG vans on Sunday, manned 9 Rest Stops on Saturday, 6 Rest Stops on Sunday, plus we had around a dozen or so Motorcycle Safety Marshals on both days.
Photos provided by Lee Besing N5NTG, Joe Plano KA1MZY, John Trigg W5KXO, Eugene Bentz KI6MPA, and Phil Boggan KD5MMM as indicated. If you have photos to share, contact me for simple FTP instructions. Credit will be given to each source.
Photo at left, Day 1 San Marcos Net Control Station. L-R rear, Roger W5WIA, Sterling KE5KZE, Mike KD5OZM, front – Pat AD5BR
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