Re: RC: RE: off trail, short cuts and cheating!

["Truman Prevatt, Ph.D." <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>]

Ham radio clubs like to get out in the woods and play with their gear.
Many rides use these people as both spotters and for safety reasons. They
set up a base station at camp and and people are place at points of the
trail with their radios.

They can take the numbers or riders that go by. If you don't pass a check
then it is clear. They can also radio in if someone is having a problem
and needs aid on the trail.  This also helps the RM better manage since
he/she knows where all the riders are at any time (when a rider passes a
point their position is radioed back to camp)

Usually they will be more than happy to help and a small donation to
their club goes a long way.

Truman

Kenzie_Kelly@spc.com wrote:

> I know that at most rides there is a definite shortage of volunteers,
> but can't there be some way to set up a surprise number check in the
> most likely places for people to cut trail?  Or, do you think that as
> soon as you set someone up in one place, cheaters will find another
> place to cut?  I was thinking about the story Rhonda told about the
> riders using a shortcut on a loop they shouldn't have.  Couldn't ride
> management put a volunteer at the head of the shortcut to make sure no
> one took that route on the wrong loop?  And, they could even do it
> politely in that situation, "reminding" riders.
>
>      Just a thought.
>
>      Kenzie & Zane
>      Birmingham, AL
>      http://kenzie_k.tripod.com/zane.html
>
> =

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Truman Prevatt
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