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Land Ops Desert OP
UPDATED DETAILS!
November 2, 2024
Blair Valley Camp Entrance
33.037177, -116.410487
What 3 Words: ///Equipping.evolves.overfed
Blair Valley Base Camp
33.035402,-116.402354
There are two Ops Planned for this event!
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2024
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2024
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2024 09:00 AM Op Start Op will start at 09:00 AM to allow time for recon exploration trip to Mud Caves. Please be ready for Orientation by 08:30 AM.
03:00 PM Recon Op Return
03:00-06:00 Dinner
06:00 PM Night Nav Comm Op Begins
08:00 PM Return to Camp
Overnight camping and camaraderie
COMMUNICATIONS Vehicle Communications Vehicle to vehicle comms will be 2-meter for hams and/or FRS for non-hams. Vehicle to Vehicle to be announced at Orientation. 2-meter primary frequency = 145.555 MHz FRS = channel 1 (no privacy code)
Secondary communication on Mt Laguna (SANDRA) repeater 147.150, +600khz, PL 107.2
Net Control Communications
Fuel
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Chuckwalla Explore and Play Op
LAND OPS Explore and Play OP
Date and Location
SATURDAY January 18, 2025 Chuckwalla Mountains Area of Operations
Primary Basecamp Location
33.658047,-115.536457 Approximately 2 miles south of I-10 off Summit Road
Level 2 Op - All members encouraged
PRE-REGISTRATION ENCOURAGEDREGISTER NOW
Friday January 17, 2025
· Early arrivals hold base camp area with initial recon of Op area.
· This will be an Explore and Play Op
· Afternoon arrivals by setup team
· Early arriving participants and guests setup their camps.
· Campfires and comradery abound into the evening-
NOTE THAT FIRE RESTRICTIONS MAY BE IN PLACE.
· Members and participants skilled in night navigation arrive throughout the evening
SATURDAY January 18, 2025
10:00 AM Op Orientation Explore and Play possible routes include Summit Road, Amy’s Wash, Red Canyon Trail, Red Cloud Mine and Queen Esther Mine.
SUNDAY January 19, 2025
Depart for Quartzfest, Quartzite, AZ
COMMUNICATIONS Vehicle Communications
Vehicle to vehicle comms will be 2 meter for hams and/or FRS for non-hams. Frequencies will follow Land Ops Freq Plan.
2 meter primary frequency = 145.555 MHz FRS = channel 1 (no privacy code)
· 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