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Spring 2010                                                                             Since 1997 

 The Castroville Bike Tour - 2010


Donna Jaklich, Chairperson for the Castroville Sports, Recreation, and Park Board is the coordinator for the Castroville Bike Tour, 2010.  This 2010 Bike Tour is a fund raiser to provide funds for the renovation "old" baseball fields.  The fields are located north of the Castroville Elementary School.

Castroville PD will lead all groups to the stop light by Landmark Inn and Hwy 90. 

The Long Riders
The 40 and 60 milers will go west on Hwy 90 to Hwy 173.  The first Hospitality station will be at the Dunly Cafe.  Both the 40 and 60 milers will turn north on Hwy 173 and then right on FM 2676.

The second hospitality stop will be at the New Fountain church.  The 40 milers will continue on to FM 471, where they turn right.  The third hospitality stop will be at the Rio Medina Store.  The 40 milers will continue on FM 471 to Hwy 90.  At Hwy 90 they will turn right and the left on Athens back to the Park.

Back to the 60 milers...The will turn left off of FM 2676 (across from the Haby Settlement House) and head to the lake.  However, they will turn right at the top of the hill and go to Paradise Canyon, where their next hospitality station is located. 

They will be allowed to go to the Rio Medina Store before they turn on that CR if they need to.  After the Paradise Canyon stop, they will head back to FM 471 and back to Castroville. 

This ride is a few miles short of 60....so Donna is thinking about adding one more mile by having them cross Hwy 90 and heading down the lane to the lower LaCost Road turning right and crossing the river at Young's Crossing...and the heading to the Park....

The Short Riders
The 20 milers are just going up 471 and back....that way they have two opportunities to stop at the Rio Medina Store.

Volunteers Needed

To provide appropriate safety and coverage for this event, we will need a minimum of 10 volunteers, refer to the list below.  Those wishing to ride SAG will need an SUV, truck, or van capable of carrying one or more bicycles.  Hospitality Stop volunteers will need some form of transportation with a mobile transceiver and antenna system capable of maintaining communications with net control through the repeater.  Net Control will ideally be stationed at Regional Park; a vehicle mounted transceiver with antenna system is best suited for this assignment.

Gathering Point will be Regional Park in Castroville, click here for a map to the park.  Some members/volunteers will be at Margie's Restaurant at 06:30.  We will be on site at 07:20.

SAG Wagons
20 Mile Route - 1
40 Mile Route - 2
60 Mile Route - 2

Hospitality Stops
Dunly Cafe - 1
New Fountain Church - 1
Rio Medina - 1
Paradise Canyon - 1

Net Control - 1

If you are interested in assisting with this event and serving in one of these positions, then please contact Ray Martinez, Jr., N5VRE by email at     n 5 v r e  @ p a p a - g r a n d e . u s     or at (210) 827-4359.

  "Field-Nic" 2010 


Check back soon for photos and a write up.


 

  

 

   Field Day McArc Style

Field Day 2010 is June 26 through 27.  The McArc team will gather at the Medina County Rest Stop for Field Day this year.

The Medina County Rest Stop is located on US Hwy 90, west of D'Hanis.  The pavilion that we have used for Field-nics- unless its otherwise occupied.

McArc's Field Day team will be on site at 1200 and operational at 1300 (12 PM and 1 PM).  A lunch meal is planned for after 1500 (3 PM).  The plan is to operate between 1300 and 2100 or so (1 PM and 9PM).  The plans may be modified by the weather, mosquitoes, excessive heat, etc.

For more information or additional details contact Tom Taylor or Walter Hock.


 


Medina Valley High School Radio Days

Check back soon for photos and a write up.

  

 KD5DX - 2M Repeater in Castroville! 


Before it was KD5DX, before it moved to Dunlay, the McArc 2 meter repeater was on the ridge overlooking Castroville.  After several years without a repeater in Castroville, the hardworking McArc repeater committee began the process of installing a repeater back on the ridge.  The Castroville repeater is back on the air as 147.200 MHz.  Currently, KD5DX-Castroville is a stand alone, 2M repeater and there is not a link to the 145.290 or the 443.350.  Who knows what the future holds and what our talented repeater committee may dream up.

Check it out!  Working Castroville just got easier for our San Antonio neighbors.

Contact Walter Hock/KK5LO or Curtis Lechner/N5VLV for more details.

 

 Meeting Location

Medina County Amateur Radio Corporation meets at 09:00, each 2nd Saturday of the month at the Hondo Senior Community Center, 1014 18th Street, Hondo, TX.  The next meeting is January 11, 2009, at 09:00.

Stay tuned for further details.  Contact Walter Hock, at ~ k k 5 l o @ a r r l . n e t ~ (note- tilde & spaces added to confuse spam robots) or 830-741-2474 for more information.

Click here for a MapQuest map to the Hondo Community Center - Map of 1014 18th St
Hondo, TX 78861-1815, US
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