[MLB-WIRELESS] MRC 2010 (20th Anniversary) 6 months to go - 27th November

[Peter Buncle]

For those interested,

 

 

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From: Tony [mailto:tony at cat.net.au] 
Sent: Friday, 28 May 2010 11:51 PM
To: tony at cat.net.au
Subject: MRC 2010 (20th Anniversary) 6 months to go - 27th November

 

Hello Fellow CBers,

 

The annual MRC (Mountain Radio Challenge) is now only 6 months away, and
planning is well underway because we all know how time flies.

We have several keen groups already committed, as listed on the website
at www.mrc.cat.net.au

 

As this is our 20th Anniversary we are hoping to make it our best year
ever, and we're working hard on extending our path north from ACT.

We have interested stations near Orange, Bathurst, Gulgong/Mudgee, &
Barrington Tops, but are still interested in more groups in NSW, to
further expand the event.

Victoria and Tasmania have key groups already committed, with a new
alternative link from Vic to Tasmania via eQSO this year.

There are also interested groups in Brisbane and SE Qld; it would be
great to link up 5 states / territories

 

The MRC provides a great opportunity to participate in, and encourage
the activity of, CB Radio.  Many people have said they find it a great
opportunity for other related interests such as camping, 4wding and
bushwalking

We have found interest from many people who haven't used a CB for many
years, and see this as a great chance to get back on the air and
remember the "old times".

The event provides a known time, with great chance of many contacts, for
people who don't get to talk on CB very often.  We also welcome people
who cannot commit to the event but wish to make a call to the MRC
stations throughout the day.  We encourage casual participation in the
hope they may be in a position for greater commitment in following
years, or just to keep the interest of CB radio going.

 

The objective, as you may know, is to relay a message and answer from
the first to last station, and back again.

We appreciate the early commitment and involvement of previous
participants, who realise that the relay chain is only as strong as its
weakest link, and that the successful activities of each group are key
to the success of the event.

 

There have been other events in the past similar to the MRC, which are
no longer continued, and there are similar events for amateur operators,
but the MRC is one of a very few regular CB-centric events.  It's great
to see that the MRC is growing in strength as the years progress, and to
see many people who have spoken on CB during previous years, or previous
MRC events, catch up with each other.

 

The MRC website is the hub of all information, and is updated as new
stations are added.  I encourage people to use the Yahoo group
<http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/mtradiochallenge/>   or the facebook
page <http://www.facebook.com/MountainRadioChallenge>  to communicate
with each other, and share ideas and suggestions about locations,
equipment, times etc.

There are regular chats between MRC participants on Skype, MSN/Windows
Live, eQSO & PalTalk, and I encourage people to discuss the MRC on these
mediums.  Friday nights, around 8.30pm, seem to be a popular time for
these activities.  Feel free to discuss other contact methods between
yourself and other MRC groups, especially stations near you in the chain
of the MRC message.  I'd be keen to hear of MRC people arranging chats
on 27MHz/UHF either local or skip.

 

Please let me know if you're interested in participating in the MRC this
year, so I can plan the route, and advise others of group locations via
the website.

 

Please feel free to forward this email to other people or groups, that
you think may be interested.

 

NB;If you're no longer interested in the MRC, or have a more appropriate
email address, please advise.

 

Tony 355
MRC 2010 27th November

www.mrc.cat.net.au

 


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