[Fourlanders] Available Manpower & MHC Reservations PLEASE READ

[Jim Worsham]

Given that Paul will not be attending and setting up the kitchen (we will
miss you Paul!) and we are doing just limited multi then I think we just
need the spaces on the very top (19, 19A, 19B).  Three spaces for three days
(Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights).  I hope those guys in space 20 know
about the generators because they will definately be hearing them.  The
thing about our visitors parking in other campers spaces sounds like BS to
me.  I met/saw all our visitors in June and I never saw anyone park in
anyone elses space.  I don't mind visitors having to check in before they
come up the hill but having to leave their cars at the bottom and walk up is
BS.  We might as well quit inviting folks to come up.  By the way, what is a
visitor?  If someone comes up and operates for a couple of hours is he a
visitor?  I think he is an operator.  The bottom line here is that they
don't want people going up and down that road for some reason.  As we
discussed in Huntsville we should refrain from traveling the road at night
(including the golf cart) but during the day I just don't understand what
the problem is.

73
Jim W4KXY

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robin Midgett" <robin.midgett@vanderbilt.edu>
To: <fourlanders@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 2:15 PM
Subject: [Fourlanders] Available Manpower & MHC Reservations PLEASE READ


> 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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