LAND OPS MOUNTAIN OP

LAND OPS MOUNTAIN OP

July 22, 2023

Holcomb Valley

Base Camp Approximate Location

34.305628,-116.912159

Level 2 Op - All members encouraged

PRE-REGISTRATION ENCOURAGED
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NEW PARTICIPANTS AND LONG TIME MEMBERS ALIKE WILL ALL GET SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT OUT OF THIS OP.

THURSDAY JUL 20, 2023

• Early arrivals hold base camp area. This will be a deploy and play op so Thursday arrival is not necessary.

FRIDAY JUL 21, 2023

• Afternoon arrivals by setup team (Land Ops One Arrives by 2 PM)
• Early arriving participants and guests setup their camps.
• Route assessments
• Campfires and comradery abound into the evening-NOTE THAT FIRE RESTRICTIONS ARE IN PLACE. NO WOOD OR CHARCOAL FIRES OR BBQS.
• Members and participants skilled in night navigation arrive throughout the evening

SATURDAY JUL 22, 2023 
10:00 AM Op Orientation
More Details will follow.

Overnight camping and camaraderie 

COMMUNICATIONS

Vehicle Communications
Vehicle to vehicle comms will be 2 meter for hams and/or FRS for non-hams. Freqs to be announced
2 meter primary frequency = 145.555 MHz
FRS = channel 1 (no privacy code)

Secondary communication on Big Bear repeater K6BB 147.330 +, 131.8 pl

Net Control Communications

• VHF/UHF - Vehicles will communicate with net control on 2 meter and/or UHF depending upon crossband repeater setups.
• HF – nets will be based on available operators
• APRS – turn it on if you have it for shared awareness