Every year REACT does a community project at the dam on Canyon Lake that cannot come off unless REACT is there. The Army Corp of Engineers will not open the gates to the walk way across the dam unless our team is there. In order to make sure the event is covered this year I am looking for a total of three people to work it. You would need to be in place at the dam at 0800 and would probably be done by noon or before. This is a community walk that usually involves about 200 walkers. We only need to put one person at each end of the dam and one person in the middle. You could almost work this one using semaphore. If you’re not sure what semaphore is ask Skip/WB4DAD. An old squid like Skip would know, but that doesn’t mean he’s all that old, heck I learned in the Boy Scouts and that wasn’t yesterday either! More practically you can use simplex on low power or I’m sure Wade/W5ERX would be more than happy to let you use his repeater on 444.45 + and a PL of 114.8. Wade normally is the guru on this event for REACT every year however duties in Travis County keeps him away this year. We already have Mike/WQ5C from GVARC scheduled so actually I only need two more people. I like to work it but we have a very important engagement that same day in Bandera to support the AQHBA (American Quarterhorse Breeder’s Assoc). Since I have a packet station and worked this event last year I probably need to be there. Last year there wasn’t a conflict with the Crop Walk.
I must apologize but I don’t set the dates for these events. There is nothing we can do about that but both events are quite important. If you can please help us out I look forward to a call or an email. Please contact me anytime at 210-619-6217 or at k5gst01@gmail.com GaryT 73’s de K5GST REACT Ops Manager
