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LSARA will be setting up operations for ARRL Field Day at the Liberty Hill Fire Department in Liberty Hill, TX - located at 301 Loop 332. Everyone is welcome. We will monitor the 147.080 repeater for assistance if needed.
The on air operation starts at 1:00pm Saturday, June 27th, and ends 1:00pm Sunday, June 28th. We will start setting up on Saturday morning and all extra hands are welcome. Our special event callsign is W5C and we will be operating as class 3A which stands for three transmitters operating under emergency power as class A.
We are looking forward to a great turn out for families or individuals who are able and would like to spend the weekend camping out with us.
LSARA will also have our club picnic dinner Saturday evening June 27, 2008 at 5 P.M. Please contact Merri KE5MNA at
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by Wednesday (June 23rd) evening if you plan to attend so we can make sure and have enough food. First come first serve.
The menu will consist of smoked brisket, smoked sausage. And we ask everyone to bring a side dish and dessert. There will be a donation box to cover the cost of the food.
All are welcome, come join us for the fun and the educational opportunity! We hope to see you there so bring your friends, family and neighbors.
LIberty Hill Fire Department
301 Loop 332
P.O. Box 443
Liberty Hill, TX 78642
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The program for the June 9th meeting is on our club members who are in the Bahamas. They will be coming to us live via Skype. Come one, come all this should be a reall good presentation.
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Red Poppy Communication Volunteers
April 25, 2009
The 2009 Red Poppy Ride is an enjoyable spring bike ride of 14, 30, 45, or 62 miles on beautiful country roads through picturesque Williamson County and is held in conjunction with the Red Poppy Festival in Georgetown, Texas. The Ride event was held on April 25, 2009 and over 650 riders participated. The Red Poppy Ride benefits the SERTOMA Scholarship Fund for Georgetown ISD as well as the Georgetown Police Department Impact Unit (Bike Patrol Unit).
The Red Poppy Bike Ride Committee approached the amateur radio community to provide the overall communication and SAG (support and gear) support. The area amateur radio operators responded and came out in force to support this event. This year we had 33 volunteers providing their communication services to this event. Communications was provided at the rest stops, along the routes traveled by the bike riders, and net control.
The group of volunteers was a mixture of veterans of previous Red Poppy Rides and rookies, operators with many years of radio experience and recently licensed operators, and members from different radio clubs. The group of volunteers came together and formed a cohesive work unit that functioned like a well oiled machine. Many of the volunteers provided non-communication services to assist the Ride in a “can do” attitude. These volunteers displayed their positive public service capability in working the Ride. |
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SAFETY TRAINING CLASS
FEBRUARY 14, 2009
The class was held at the Shoreline Christian Center in Austin. It is organized by the Motorcycle Special Events Team (MSET) and PHI STAT Air to train emergency and lay personnel on how to select and prepare an emergency helicopter landing zone, how to approach the helicopter, and how to package the patient for a fast and safe emergency transport. All emergency personnel such as EMS, fire fighters, law enforcement, search and rescue, emergency response teams, amateur radio operators, boy/girl scouts, and other were invited to attend this free training class. You can get more information on MSET and their programs at the web site www.mset-tx.org.
Following the class, there was a presentation by a Search and Rescue dog handler. He discussed how dogs are selected, methods of training, and deployment of Search and Rescue team. The team consists of the dog, handlers, and several support personnel.
Photos are available in our photo gallery.
Sumitted by Dick Lenning KE5AGG. |
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2009 Red Poppy Bike Ride Volunteers |
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This year the Red Poppy Bike Race is going to be held on Saturday, April 25th in the Georgetown area. For more information on the Ride, the web site is www.redpoppyride.org. The Red Poppy Bike Ride Committee has approached the amateur radio community to provide communication and SAG (support and gear) support. Area amateur radio clubs have supported this event since its inception. Last year over twenty amateurs volunteered their time and equipment, providing communication at rest stops, along the routes traveled by the bike riders. |
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RunTex 20 Mile Race
January 11, 2009
Georgetown, Texas
The RunTex Race has always been part of the Austin Distance Challenge. The twenty miler is part of the training regiment for those runners that want to eventually run a marathon. The venue for this race has fluctuated over the last four years. For the first time, the 20 Mile Race was held in Georgetown. The race was the fourth race in the Distance Challenge Series and was held on Sunday starting at the Georgetown High School at 7:30 a.m. The Sertoma Club of Georgetown helped sponsor the race. The beneficiary of the race was The Boys and Girls Club of Georgetown.
A representative of the Sertoma Club contacted the Lone Star Amateur Radio Association (LSARA) on December 30, 2008 concerning providing communication support for the race. This request offered several challenges to LSARA. The short time-frame (less than two weeks to prepare) kept the pressure on. The next challenge was to contact the local amateur radio community to recruit volunteers that could work the race. Emails were sent to LSARA community and to the Sun City Amateur Radio Society (SCARS) asking for volunteers. Fortunately, enough operators responded in a timely manner to allow the manning of a communication system.
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