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SARC Bike Ride

By Tom, N9GUN

We have scheduled our next SARC group bike ride on Saturday, June 21st at 10:00a at BUSSE WOODS TRAIL.

The ride will start out in the parking area just east of I-290 off of Higgins Road, on the southside of Higgins . The group will complete a lap (about 8 miles or so) around Busse and some may choose to extend the ride for a second lap. This is a group ride and not a race, so anyone who wants to come out and participate can ride with us. We will adjust speed and distance accordingly.

Here is the map below of the trail and our starting point. We’ll meet in the designated parking lot about 10:00a.

Route map
Starting point

Bring your VHF/UHF radio, a water bottle, and some sunscreen (hopefully we see the sun!)

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SARC Bike Ride

by Tom, N9GUN

We have scheduled our first SARC group bike ride for the year on Saturday, May 17th at 10:00a.

The ride will start out and end at Schaumburg’s CRC. We will ride to the nearby Poplar Creek Trail and do a lap or two (depending on the group’s desire). This is a group ride and not a race, so anyone who wants to come out and participate can ride with us. We will adjust speed and distance accordingly.

Here is the map below of the trail and our starting point.

Bring your VHF/UHF radio, a water bottle, and some sunscreen (hopefully we see the sun!)

Please contact me if you have any questions!

73 de Tom, N9GUN

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• Optional HT Equipment (external mic, earpiece, antenna better than stock)
• Info (organizer info, frequency plan, map, copy of your FCC license)
• Prep (load frequencies into memory, review instructions, plan departure/arrival time/parking)
• Clothing (layered outerwear, hat, sunglasses, water-proof gloves, yellow safety vest*)
• Other (water, sunscreen, snacks, cellphone, pen/paper)

DATE NAME (web link) TYPE RADIO ORGANIZER (email link) LOCATION

Mar 23     Bank of America Shamrock  Shuffle

May 4     MS Walk 1mi, 3mi walk

Schaumburg Amateur Radio Club Itasca, IL Monitor route
May 4        MS Walk 1mi, 3mi walk

Fox River Radio League (FRRL) St Charles, IL Monitor route
5 May 10 Starved Rock CountryMarathon                                                                                     26.2mi, 13.1mi, 5K run Various Ottawa, IL GMRS too as backup

May 18  Darien Dash                                                                                                                                    5K &10K run, 1mi run/walk DuPage Amateur Radio Club Darien, IL Supports community needs

May 18      Lilac Festival Parade 1.5mi parade
departure, route monitoring

May 26 Elmhurst Memorial DayParade Parade                                                                 Elmhurst, IL Check-in units, sequence
departure, route monitoring
Jun 1 Bank of America Chicago                                                                                                           13.1 13.1mi run Ham Radio Chicago West side of Chicago, IL Starts/finishes in Garfield Park
Jun 7 MACC Fund Trek                                                                                                                             100 24mi, 35mi, 62mi, 100mi

bike North Shore Amateur Radio Club Waterloo, WI Supports childhood cancer
research. More details here.

Jun 29 Swedish Days Ride 12, 28, 51, 73, 103, 133mi

bike Randy Broadwell Sandwich, IL                                                                                                         Sag, rover, command… supporting
Easter Seals and Project Mobility

11 Jul 4 Hoffman Estates 4th of July

Parade Parade Schaumburg Amateur Radio Club Hoffman Estates, IL Check-in units, sequence
departure, route monitoring

Jul 4 Wheaton 4th of July Parade Parade                                                                                            , IL Check-in units, sequence
departure, route monitoring

Jul 28 Schaumburg Triathlon 400m swim, 12.8m bike,

5K run Schaumburg Amateur Radio Club Schaumburg, IL Route monitoring, etc.

Oct 10 Chicago Marathon 26.2K run Ham Radio Chicago Chicago, IL Supports over 200 charities

Nov 2 Ohh LaLa Chocolate Half
Marathonwalk Ham Radio Chicago Geneva, IL Benefits St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital.

Nov 27 Grove Express 5K run

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