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| mcmichael_meetup_2024 [2024/05/27 11:14] – 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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| 1. Suggested bring a 2/70 HT; wear some sort of callsign & OARC identifier | 1. Suggested bring a 2/70 HT; wear some sort of callsign & OARC identifier |
| 2. Arrive at rally gates open at 0900 hrs but arrive when you can | 2. Arrive at rally gates open at 0900 hrs but arrive when you can |
| 3. Check in use the rally talk-in frequency and mention OARC for some publicity | 3. Check in use the rally talk-in frequency 145.550 MHz and mention OARC for some publicity |
| 4. Explore the rally browse what's on offer and look out for your friends from OARC | 4. QSY to 433.425 MHz for comms between OARCers attending & monitor |
| 5. Lunch 1230 hrs - rendezous with other OARC members at the Catering area for lunch & an in-person ragchew | 5. Explore the rally browse what's on offer and look out for your friends from OARC |
| 6. After lunch continue exploring rally | 6. 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) |
| | 7. After lunch continue exploring rally |
| depart according to your travel requirements | depart according to your travel requirements |
| 7. After rally don't forget to log the Meetup participation in the Worked All OARC 2024 logging form | 8. 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 |
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| ===== Pre-meetup comms ===== | ===== Pre-meetup comms ===== |
| //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. | //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. |
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| //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 (and encourage existing ones to join us at McMichael - the more the merrier). | //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). |
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| ===== Location ===== | ===== Location ===== |
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| [[https://mcmichaelrally.org.uk/|McMichael Rally 2024]] 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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| [[https://maps.app.goo.gl/o3EnYwJL9kwyf3Md7|Link to Google Maps]] | [[https://maps.app.goo.gl/o3EnYwJL9kwyf3Md7|Link to Google Maps]] |
