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A Director's Shadow is partnered with a National MS Society staff member to provide communications concerning important issues and problems that arise during the event.
Experience working a NMSS event is preferred.
This HAM is stationed at the finish location for each day.
In the event of a medical emergency, this HAM notifies the event staff so that they can prepare for the arrival of the cyclist's family (retrieve the cyclist's belongings, etc.).
Please see the Sagger-Do page for more information.
Motorcycle Monitors monitor the flow of the bicycles, assist law enforcement officers with traffic control if requested, and communicate with medical volunteers.
Motorcycle Monitors will need HAM radio capability on the motorcycle. All Motorcycle Monitors are required to wear a helmet.
Please see the Sagger-Do page for more information.
Physician's Shadows are partnered with a physician mobile on the route. Your team will be responding to any medical situation that may arrise during the ride. These situations can vary greatly from road-rash to broken bones to diabetic crisis.
You may be the first on the scene of an accident. You must have a reliable mobile radio and be able to effectively communicate your location at all times.
Please see the Sagger-Do page for more information.
Cyclists stop at rest stops for food, drink, medical support, mechanical support or just to simply take a break. Each route has at least six rest stops.
Rest Stop HAM Operators provide communications concerning supplies and medical problems at the rest stops. When you first arrive at your rest stop, introduce yourself to the rest stop Captain, the bike mechanics, and the medical person. Explain that you are there to provide communications with the event organizers. Very early during the net, the net control will ask you the status of your rest stop. You then reply that you are fully staffed, have all your supplies, and are set up and ready to go.
Take names! When a supply truck pulls into your rest stop, note the truck number (ie.: NC6) and ask the driver his name. Keeping track of the trucks that come to your rest stop will help the net run more smoothly should a particular truck or driver need to be found.
Things to take with you: a personal water
bottle (cups are not provided at the rest stops), folding chair,
and personal shade (ie: umbrella/tarp). Generally, a mobile rig
is necessary to reach the repeaters. Many HAMs carry a handi-talkie
so that they can listen to the net while they are away from their
vehicle. When called by net control, they go back to their mobile
rig to reply.
SAGs are volunteers who drive the support vehicles along the bike route to pick up riders and bikes as needed. Vans with bike racks and pick-up trucks are the preferred vehicles for transporting bikes and cyclists. SAG drivers need to be able to drive and maneuver a through tight cyclist and pedestrian areas. You will need to be able to load bicycles onto your vehicle sometimes without assistance. You may be first on the scene of an accident and must be able to effectively communicate your location at all times.
Please see the Sagger-Do page for more information.
The HAM at the Start location needs to arrive very early in the morning, but the working day is short. As soon as everyone has left the start location, the HAM is done for the day.
On Saturday morning, the Start location HAM directs the SAG and Medical HAMs where to pick up their supplies for the day.
In the event of a medical emergency, this HAM notifies the event staff so that they can prepare for the arrival cyclist's family (retrieve the cyclist's belongings, etc.).
Please see the Sagger-Do page for more information.
The Sweep HAM drives behind the last cyclist. This person notifies intersection monitors, police, and rest stop workers that the last cyclist has passed their location.
This position requires a lot of patience and a vehicle that won't overheat rolling at a slow speed all day.
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