CERT Rodeo 2024 WinLink roundup and Check-In net results

STXARES
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I am sure that Jeff Walter will provide a more detailed Rodeo Roundup, but here is some preliminary information received:
Check-in Net ran from 0602 until 0810 when the main Simplex Net began. There were 19 voice checkins, although I did record 26 callsigns altogether during the event.

WinLink Checkins:

K5PRS NCS
KI5IQE Bandera TX
KD5YOU From the HAM radio DEMO at the Fushear Farmer’s Market
KI5RTE
W5TRL Lee County ARES member
KI5OYC
N5WKM Groves, TX
KF5MED TELNET thru McDonald’s Friendswood Wifi and a secure VPN connection. Using RadioMail app for this Winlink message on my iPad.
W5WI West Texas Section Manager
WW5TOM From ON SITE at Station 2
N5LNK 16-157F
WD4ET
KJ5CHW San Antonio
KA2ZGW
K5NCO Round Rock, TX
KJ5BMG D14SE
KE5FGA STX SEC/Parking Lot Attendant/Hat Model

Thanks to everyone that participated! WA5LEE - AUXC UTV

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Glad to help out Lee :+1:

KI5IQE
Joe Craft
DEC District 6
Bandera, TX

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*FWIW, we were short a couple (or more) bodies. I had requests for reliefs
for which we had nobody including a medical health issue. Thanks to Lee,
wa5lee, for standing in where he could.*

*We had one or more no-shows. If somebody knew about that, they didn't
inform net control. Communications...*

*We attempted to do station checkins but response was sporadic. Listing
call signs next to shadows, etc. would have been helpful. *

*Most stations were excellent at reporting team arrivals/departures but
there were a couple that were...sporadic. I was reluctant to train over
the net with so many people listening in.*

*The comms trailer? An empty or mostly empty classroom with AC power and
an external antenna on a push-up pole would have been preferable. I
counted on the promised batteries/generator to supply power or I would have
brought a space heater.*

*But it was fun...I enjoyed the challenge.*

*Be Well,*
*Paul*

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We had 30 sign ups.

23 participated on the pre-event Zoom call.

We had 26 Radio participants show up. Plus the PIO and his display in the vendor area.

Jeff KE5FGA
Parking Lot A

FWIW, we were short a couple (or more) bodies. I had requests for reliefs for which we had nobody including a medical health issue. Thanks to Lee, wa5lee, for standing in where he could.

We had one or more no-shows. If somebody knew about that, they didn’t inform net control. Communications…

We attempted to do station checkins but response was sporadic. Listing call signs next to shadows, etc. would have been helpful.

Most stations were excellent at reporting team arrivals/departures but there were a couple that were…sporadic. I was reluctant to train over the net with so many people listening in.

The comms trailer? An empty or mostly empty classroom with AC power and an external antenna on a push-up pole would have been preferable. I counted on the promised batteries/generator to supply power or I would have brought a space heater.

But it was fun…I enjoyed the challenge.

Be Well,
Paul

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I sent you two confirmed Winlink messages as ARES member.

KG5BBF

Chris Luppens