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--- mcmichael_meetup_2024 [2024/05/27 10:52] – m7get
+++ mcmichael_meetup_2024 [2024/07/13 09:07] (current) – [Plan: 14 July @ Reading Rugby Club, Sonning Lane, Reading, RG4 6ST] m7get
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 ===== Introduction =====
-Introduction
 The McMichael Radio & Electronics Rally and Car Boot Sale is a staple of the Radio Amateur calendar.
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 ===== Plan:  14 July @ Reading Rugby Club, Sonning Lane, Reading, RG4 6ST =====
-. Suggested            bring a 2/70 HT; wear some sort of callsign identifier
+. Suggested            bring a 2/70 HT; wear some sort of callsign & OARC identifier
-. Arrive at rally      gates open at 0900 hrs
+. Arrive at rally      gates open at 0900 hrs but arrive when you can
-. Check in             use the rally talk-in frequency and mention OARC for some publicity
+. Check in             use the rally talk-in frequency 145.550 MHz and mention OARC for some publicity
-. Explore the rally    browse what's on offer and look out for your friends from OARC
+. QSY                  to 433.425 MHz for comms between OARCers attending & monitor
-. Lunch                1230 hrs - rendezous with other OARC members at the Catering area for lunch & an in-person ragchew
+. Explore the rally    browse what's on offer and look out for your friends from OARC
-. After lunch          continue exploring rally
+. Lunch                1230 hrs - rendezous with other OARC members for lunch & an in-person ragchew
-                          - Optional: 1430 hrs - go for a pint in the Wee Waif in Charvil (4 minute drive from the Rally site)
+                          Contingency spot for lunch if needed - The Wee Waif (readmission to Rally site with tickets is confirmed doable)
+. After lunch          continue exploring rally
                           depart according to your travel requirements
 . After rally          don't forget to log the Meetup participation in the Worked All OARC 2024 logging form
+  x. Weather contingency  The Wee Waif in Charvil
 ===== Pre-meetup comms =====
-Internally:      under the #community-connect forum on Discord, we have the 'South East England Meet ups' thread.  Feel free to use this to coordinate around the meetup - ride-shares, gear swaps, whatever.
+//Internally://      Feel free to use [[https://discord.com/channels/715554730323083274/1152999342244888647 | #community-connect South East England meetups]] thread on Discord to coordinate around the meetup - ride-shares, gear swaps, whatever.  Use the opportunity.
-Externally:      over the next few weeks, mention McMichael and OARC, and talk about the Meetup, in your wider radio dialogue - local club nets & meetings, QSOs, social media posts.  Creating some buzz about the Rally and the Community will help both out, and might just bring in a few new OARC members.
+//Externally://      mention McMichael and OARC, and talk about the Meetup, in your wider radio dialogue in the runup to the event - local club nets & meetings, QSOs, social media posts.  Creating some buzz about the Rally and the Community will help both out, and might just bring in a few new OARC members (and encourage existing ones to join us at McMichael - the more the merrier).
-===== Rally website ===== [[https://mcmichaelrally.org.uk/|McMichael Rally 2024]]
 ===== Location =====
-Holme Park Farm Ln, Sonning, Reading RG4 6ST - Talk-in channel V44 / S22 / 145.550 MHz
+[[https://mcmichaelrally.org.uk/|McMichael Rally 2024]] Holme Park Farm Ln, Sonning, Reading RG4 6ST - Talk-in channel V44 / S22 / 145.550 MHz - make an arrival check in, then QSY to U274 / 433.425 MHz for OARC comms
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