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  Event Southern Tasmanian Endurance Riders - Clifton Vale  (STER info here)
20, 40 & 80km rides
Ride Date Saturday 17 July 2010
Timing Latest arrival - 0600 Saturday
Preferred - 1300 Friday - Meet Brighton Bakery 1200 if coming from south
Depart - earliest approx 1700 Saturday

80km ride start 0730
40km ride start 0900
20km ride start 1030
Location Clifton Vale (note track shown on map is to be confirmed - especially Leg 2)

View Clifton Vale STER in a larger map
  Job Provide safety checkpoints and tracking with radio communications to Base.
Other Activities Social Friday evening
  Personnel Needed Base - 2
5 Checkpoints - 10 (min 5)
TOTAL - 12 (min 7)
May be possible to relocate an earlier to a later checkpoint.
Available Fri & Sat    ARN, CL, JGD, KPC, NXX, TPE
Sat only      FCDW, FMRS et al
Outline Plan Checkpoints Leg 1
1 - -42.5764, 147.1380 (access from Cockatoo Gulley Rd - gate at -42.5743, 147.1456
      2.3km from Clifton Vale Rd).  4WD access only
      Cockatoo Gully Rd off Clifton Vale Rd at 6.7km from Base gate
2 - -42.5588, 147.1455 (on Cockatoo Gully Rd, 450m from Clifton Vale Rd
3 - -42.5278, 147.1247 (on Mauriceton Lane before bridge).  Turn left off Clifton Vale Rd at 3.1km from Base gate
Leg 2
4 - -42.5313, 147.0323 (see map)
5 - -42.5152, 147.0216 (see map)
  Estimated Duration & provisional deployments Base

Checkpoints		      0700 - 1600 - NXX, FCDW, TPE, CL later

1 - 0745 (first 80km) - 1000 (last 40km) - ARN
2 - 0815 (first 80km) - 1115 (last 40km) - KPC & JGD until 1000
3 - 0830 (first 80km) - 1200 (last 40km) - CL & TPE initially
4 - 1045 (first 20km) - 1345 (last 80km) - FMRS et al
5 - 1100 (first 20km) - 1430 (last 80km) - JGD & KPC later
  Network Network All simplex except, if necessary, ChkPnt 2, via X-band at ChkPnt 1
  Equipment Vehicles 2 x 2WD, 3 x 4WD
    Radio

Mobiles
      VHF Rx/Tx 146.375MHz Tone CTCSS 67.0Hz (Ch 4)
      UHF (ChkPnt 2 only) Rx/Tx 430.900MHz CTCSS 107.2Hz (RBI link)
X-Band at ChkPnt 1 - RBI link Kenwood V-71A from TPE QTH
Base (in caravan annex)
      VHF Rx/Tx146.375 CTSS 67.0Hz (Ch 4)            
      Mast (1 x 2m/70cm)
    Personal Food and accommodation
"Jelly Beans" for hand outs (optional)
  Outline Plan To take:
TPE - caravan, genset, powerboard, ext. lead, V71A from RBI link (remote switch to Ch 4 before disconnect)
FCDW - D710A, notebook PC, folding table
JGD - mast trailer, spare PRM, Diamond X50, handhelds, banners
ARN - PC monitor, headset, foot switch, numeric keypad
Those able to arrive Friday to set up base, then survey checkpoints.  Plan deployments.
Canteen at Base
  Doco WICEN Equine Endurance Tracking Manual here