Brainerd Area Amateur Radio Club  

Tour of Cuyuna Bike Tour aided by BAARC on Saturday, September 8, 2007

The Tour of Cuyuna Bike Tour took place on Saturday, September 8^th.  This year it was based in Aitkin, MN.  Seven BAARC members provided communications for the tour.  The club did use the BAARC Emergency Communications Trailer as it’s very own base-of-operations.  The trailer was placed at the Mahnomen Overlook, and set-up was completed shortly after 6:30 AM on Saturday.  The trailer was towed to the hill by John WØJGY.  Al WØRC, Lyle KØLFV, and Terry KIØFW assisted in the further setup of the trailer.  Al WØRC served as Net Control at the trailer, and also was responsible for overseeing the APRS tracking as well.  Lyle KØLFV served as a coordinator at the Aitkin base (bike tour headquarters).  Kathie KØTHY, Curt NØCRM and Terry KIØFW were based at the rest stops.  Shirley KØDCW and John WØJGY served as sag wagon riders and drivers.

The Bike Tour had two loops. One was 30 miles and the other was 60 miles with scenic routes heading south from Aitkin, around the southern side of Farm Island Lake, then looping close to Deerwood and around Crosby (for the long route), then back to Aitkin. 

The Club used the 145.13- Repeater, and it provided excellent coverage over the whole area of the tour. The APRS setups provided very useful tracking information for following the positions of the sag wagons.   Approximately 55 bikes were registered for the tours, including some tandem bikes.  There were no problems or incidents of any kind during the duration of the event. 

Also see: http://cuyunalakestrail.org/index.cfm?pageid=107                           

Terry May
KIØFW

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