STAGING BEGINS AT 3:00 PM

All amateurs need to check in at the volunteer table, it is located in the park by the cleaners. Please be in place by 15:30. Parking is available in the new parking terrace.There will be a short meeting!

PA stations go directly to there PA location. You don't have to be in place till 17:00.

Please go to http://www.handcartdays.org/events/parade/ to get, and print your Parade Day documents!

  General:

Ham operators are at the parade to communicate!  They should have adequate equipment to communicate. In some cases Handy talkies will not be enough. Gain antennas, spare batteries, ear buds, etc.

If rain is in the forecast bring protection for yourself, the radio and the paperwork. (Maps, line- up lists, instructions can be printed from the web). All Hams should bring an orange Vest, a name tag, with your call sign, and a clipboard.

We will confirm your position prior to the parade. In most cases, shadows and assembly will check in at the park across the street from the Maverk.  .

I try to use the same people at the same positions each year. If you want to change, please ask its fun to try something new.

Job Descriptions:

1. Shadow:

A. Shadow has a very important job; He or She will be assigned to a Parade official. There job will be to communicate the information, to and from this person. In most cases you are on your feet for the complete parade. If you are lucky enough to get the Parade chair, or a staging official, you will be asked to make some very important decisions. You will be asked to pass the exact info that you are told.Ware cumfy Shoes.

2. Assembly

This person is responsible to make sure that all entries in their area are in place and ready to go by 17:00. Each entry will be assigned a number and it will be written on the street! When it is their turn, the start Ham (Mel Parks) will call you on the radio and you are to work with the parade volunteers’ to get them moving... Each assembly Ham will have two- four Church volunteers to complete this task.

3. Public address stations, 10 ea

This Person’s responsibility to receive parade traffic from net control and pass it to the announcer during the parade. In some cases you will need a magnetic mount antenna; you can attach it to the scuffling. You can transmit twice as far. Please take sticky notes, great way to communate with the announcer.

This year Hams will take possession of the sound equipment if the announcer is not there.by 17:00..

4. Net Controls

This persons responsibly is to oversee the commutations of the parade, there are three or four types of net controles.. Shadow, PA, Assembly, and Parade.They has resources to get with the police, fire, and toe trucks