FW: DRAFT Bike MS: Suncoast Challenge - Final Roster and Combined Info

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Hi all,

 

Once again, thank you for supporting the Bike MS: Suncoast Challenge! This ride is now in its second year in Sarasota, so we are learning the area and finding new things. I wanted to make sure all the appropriate updates were disseminated at once, as we have some volunteers from Sarasota’s ARES/RACES group who are helping us this year that aren’t in the mailing list.

 

Rest Stop Locations and Identifiers – This is a list of the rest stops, along with their coordinates, for the ride. The original list provided to me used a numbering system for the rest stops, but the final literature and route maps use letter identifiers. Please take note of your rest stop’s letter identifier. Attached are the rest stop layout maps, along with the route maps. I have also attached the map that Dana sent out, known as the “pretty” map. The turn by turns can be found on the MS website: https://events.nationalmssociety.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=cms.page&id=8499&eventID=2048#accordion-tab-2-active

 

REST STOP	LOCATION	Address/Coordinates	Address
Start/Finish	Lakewood Ranch Main Street		8100 Lakewood Ranch Main St, Lakewood Ranch 34202
A	Good Shepherd Lutheran Church	27.273603, -82.464517	5659 Honore Ave, Sarasota  34233
B	Osprey Junction Trailhead	27.196420, -82.463802	939 Bay St, Osprey 34229
C	Venice Train Depot	27.102200, -82.440653	303 E Venice Ave, Venice 34285
D	Manasota Key Beach	27.010827, -82.412228	8570 Manasota Key Rd, Englewood 34223
E	New Life Lutheran Church	27.337515, -82.407330	8010 Fruitville Road, Sarasota 34240
F	PRECO	27.418216, -82.353362	17912 Bourneside Blvd, Bradenton, 34211

 

APRS – The command post relies heavily on APRS for mobile unit location to identify closest units to SAG pickups and priority calls. Many operators are already beaconing APRS via RF, and if so, we just need your APRS ID. Please provide it to Mike (mi...@slbservicesgroup.com) so he can have it on his map.

 

For those using APRS in your vehicles, I will be broadcasting the locations of where Law Enforcement should be stationed for the event from the command post. Just use Shriek “!2025SC!” and you will be able to see them. If you click on the icon, in the comments field I placed the times they are supposed to be on location. The net control location for briefing will also be broadcasted.

 

Ideally, all mobile units will be tracking on APRS, even if we cheat APRS. There are app options for APRS. I use APRS TX for iPhone and APRSdroid for Android. These are the best options for phone tracking. The command post will be using APRSIS32 which will get both RF and IP based tracking.

 

Event SOPs – Mike sent out the SOPs which include mobile and SAG SOP and net procedures. I am attaching them again for your convenience, including a correction to the net SOP about there being two nets. Please review and let Mike or I know if you have any questions.

 

Sweep/Final Rider – A SAG unit will be assigned as the sweep vehicle, who will follow the last rider and make sure the course is clear. The sweep vehicle is the only vehicle who is designated to determine when the last rider has come through. In this instance, do not take it from law enforcement. SAG 1 will be the primary sweep vehicle this year, and we will swap him out with coverage as needed.

 

Frequency Plan – I updated the IC 205 and we have removed the VHF repeaters that I added from the Sarasota ARES/RACES group. The command post will be operating with UHF only. The command post will have loaner NXDN radios to offer to mobile and rest stop units that need it. Mobile units can pick one up at roll call at 0630. Rest stop operators who would like to use one can pick one up from the command post at the same time, or we can arrange one delivered if coverage is an issue.

 

Assignment Roster: Below is the assignment roster with report times. Please note that we hope not to be on the course as long as the times are slated, but operational times may vary. Rest stops will close once the last confirmed rider has come through. SAG units will be cleared from the event on a rolling basis given the number of riders that remain on the course. We won’t keep everyone out there until the bitter end.

 

Position	Location/Role	Name	Callsign	Times
SAG 1	SAG Mobile	Dana Rodakis	K4LK	0630
SAG 2	SAG Mobile	Gil Chapin	WB2UTI	0630
SAG 3	SAG Mobile	Gene Giblin	KK4GNU	0630
SAG 4	SAG Mobile	Bill Aten	K4JZ	0630
SAG 5	SAG Mobile	Greg Madore	K1MGR	0630
SAG 6	SAG Mobile	Steve White	W4SNW	0630
SAG 7	SAG Mobile	Mike Kearney	KG7KIQ	0630
SAG 8	SAG Mobile	Scott Smith	KO4SQK	0630
Rover 1	Route Rover	Spike McKenzie	N3EBF	0630
RS A	Good Shepard 5659 Honore Ave 34233	Rob Jacobson	KJ4TSP	0600-1530
RS B	Osprey Junction Trailhead 939 Bay St. Osprey 34229	Russ Delaney	N4RTD	0745-1500
RS C	Historic Venice Train Depot 303 E. Venice Ave Venice 34285	David Corral Theresa Corral	W9TAX KN4NAU	0845-1415
RS D	Manasota Key Beach 8570 Manasota Key Rd. 34223	Kyle Condon	KC4ALE	0930-1315
RS E	New Life Church 8010 Fruitville Rd. 34240	Jason Powell	W4QAL	1115-1645
RS F	PRECO 17912 Bourneside Rd. 34211	Darrell Davis	KT4WX	0830-1700
Bike 1	Bike Marshal	John O'Connor	KL4J	0630
Admin 1	Staff Shadow	Brandon Watson	N4BGW	0630
Admin 2	Staff Shadow	Scott Roberts	KK4ECR	0630
NCS	Net Control Station	Mike Bresse	W2YS	0600
NCS	Net Control Station	Paul Toth	NB9X	0600

 

Finally, if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out.