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IS A SEASONED HAM.  THE SON WAS ECSTATIC THAT HE RECEIVED HIS LICENSE JUST
IN TIME TO PARTICIPATE LAST YEAR.  EARLY WARNING HAMS WILL RADIO THE
RUNNING TEAM NUMBER TO THE STAGE LOCATION OF EVERY RUNNER AS THEY PASS
THEIR POSITION FIGURE 2.  AT THE STAGE LOCATION A HAM RECEIVES THIS
INFORMATION AND ANOTHER VOLUNTEER USUALLY A HAM WRITES THE NUMBER OF THE
RUNNER AND THE TIME THEY PASSED THE 1 MILE EARLY WARNING MARK ON A WHITE
BOARD.  A HELPFUL SERVICE SEEING EXPRESSIONS OF EXCITEMENT ON THE FACES OF
FAMILY AND SUPPORT CREW AS THEY HEAR THE UPDATE OF THEIR RUNNER BEING
ANNOUNCED ON THE STAGE PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM OR SEEING THEM HOVER AROUND
THE WHITEBOARD FOR THE LATEST UPDATE CAN BE VERY REWARDING.  THIS SERVICE
PROVIDES SUPPORT PERSONNEL AN ACCURATE WINDOW IN WHICH TO READY THEMSELVES
TO GREET THEIR RUNNER WHO IS JUST COMPLETING THE STAGE.  IT ALSO ASSISTS
THEM TO WARM UP AND OTHERWISE PREPARE THEIR NEXT RUNNER FOR HER/HIS
CONTRIBUTION TO THE TEAM EVENT IN A TIMELY MANNER.  THREE STAGES OF THIS
YEARS EVENT WERE COORDINATED AND STAFFED BY ARES.  AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY
SERVICE MEMBERS FROM THE LOS ANGELES AREA SCOTT HANLEY, WA9STI, COORDINATED
‰  FROM PAGE 73  ‰
178 2 5 794 GA WC4M 117 2 20 784 AL Mountain ARC NX0G 105 2 15 776 CO
Titusville ARC K4KSC 52 2 31 754 SFL Association des Radioamateurs
Independants VE2REG 350 2 10 750 QC K2MS 100 2 14 750 NH The Wrecking Crew
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