[Fourlanders] Available Manpower & MHC Reservations PLEASE READ

[Robin Midgett]

Greetings Fourlanders,
After the meeting at Huntsville, it has been decided that we very likely do 
not need the campground for Thursday night. This is due to a lack of 
committed manpower at this point in time. Since we have insufficient 
manpower to put on a multi-op effort, we will fall back to the next 
category of limited multi-op. The plan is to have 6m & 2m on separate 
towers (6m on tower trailer, 2m on 25G with drive-on tilt-up base) and 
share a tower for 432 & 222 (drive-on tilt-up base). Given the reduced 
preparations necessary for this arrangement, Thursday night camping is not 
necessary. Connected with that is the fact we reserved camping spaces for 
Thursday night in June for the same limited category & the cost to the 
participants was higher than any of us liked.
Bob will take possession of my 7x16 trailer at Shelby, which will again 
house the 2m & up stations on the mountain.

Camping Spaces Info for Reference Only: (facing up the hill toward the top 
before entering the top area)
top spaces are: 18, 18A (on right), 19 (on left), 19 A & 19B (down hill to 
trail; where 222 & kitchen have been in the past)
the space just below water tank on right is 18A
across from water tank on left is 20

currently we have 18, 18a, 19, 19a, 19b for September; we do not have #20, 
which is where we intended to put the kitchen area. Last month I asked 
Louise to reserve this space for us, at that time she said she did; today 
she told me we never did have it reserved and that it is currently reserved 
by someone who rents it every year. This is a boo-boo on MHC's part, 
nothing to be done about it now.

Also, Driscal and Louise will not be our hosts this September. Our host 
will be:
Kelly & Margie Highsmith (Kelly is the saw mill owner we met in June)

More info on the complaints: Today Driscal said the complaints were about 
our guests parking automobiles in other campers spaces, not knowing we 
didn't have those spaces for use. So Driscal requests the following:
have guests park near restrooms; be sure to check in & register with Kelly 
& Margie, guests shouldn't bring cars to top, & not park in other camping 
spaces


I have taken no action as of yet to change the reservation. However, I will 
drop the reservation for Thursday night before I leave work on Tuesday 
8/20/02 PROVIDED I do not hear from enough people that we will have the 
manpower to put on a multi-op effort for the September contest.
This means that the participants will depart for the mountain early Friday 
morning, and there will be no waiting around. Details on the departure time 
from north Georgia should be discussed among those who are going, namely 
Bob, Jim, Neal, Dick and Brian.

Thanks,
Robin Midgett KB4IDC
VHF+ Glutton

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