The 2008 Weyerhaeuser AuSable River
Canoe Marathon July 26 - 27
The Amateur Radio Association of Hanson
Hills
The Amateur Radio Association of Hanson Hills in conjunction with Iosco ARES/RACES will be providing AuSable River Canoe Marathon
Race communications for the 16th consecutive year. Radio operators stationed at each of
the 14 bridge and dam locations and the finish line, relay position and timing information
on each canoe team to race headquarters in Grayling. All communications this year will be
transmitted through the K5EKP Repeater located in Mio, MI. This 2 Meter Repeater is on
a frequency of 147.14 Mhz. Our thanks go to Bill Gilbert for providing such a superb
Amateur Radio Resource.
Two Amateur Radio Operators are located at each timing location. The first operator is
with the official timers. This operator uses a hand held two meter radio to communicate
to their partner stationed in a mobile unit at the adjacent highway location. Timing
and position information for each canoe is relayed from the timing point to the mobile unit
and then to race headquarters in Grayling. At race headquarters the received data is entered
into a computer where elapsed and split times are calculated and immediately updated to
this website for each of the 15 timing locations. Times are also compared to previous course
records and provided to the media for commercial broadcast.
The ARAHH provides public service communications for such events as the Canoe Marathon,
The Hartwick Pines Challenge, a 7.2 mile running race and the Hanson Hills Challenge running races.
In addition, Amateur Radio operators provide communication for the additional races during the week
prior to the Marathon and the Sprint Races which determine the Marathon Participants starting position.
Marathon Race Headquarters is located in the Grayling Mini Mall and remains open throughout
the night of July 26 until the race is completed on the afternoon of the 27th. Visitors
are welcome, or you may call 989-348-4425 for updates or check this Internet site as the
race progresses.
Additional information on the ARAHH follows.
AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION OF HANSON HILLS
C/O G.R.A. - P.O. Box 361, Grayling, MI 49738
AN ARRL AFFILIATED CLUB SINCE 1992
REPEATER - WD8LUM 145.13, DX PACKET CLUSTER 145.09
INTERNET ADDRESS: http://www.arahh.org
A CLUB OF 21 MEMBERS PROVIDING PUBLIC SERVICE AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION.
President: Dave Niederer N8YSQ
Vice President: Dave Borkowski K8BOR
Secretary: Larry Smith KB8GT
Treasurer: Marty VanDeVen K8MV
Activities Director: Jon Schultz N8YSS
Quartermaster: OPEN
Training Coordinator Dave Niederer N8YSQ
Newsletter Editor: OPEN
Emergency Coordinator: OPEN
The Amateur Radio Association of
Hanson Hills
2008 Roster of Members
Hyperlinks on members last names take you directly to their home page. Members may be
e-mailed direct from the e-mail address link shown.
UPDATED - 2/5/08
NO LAST NAME FIRST NAME CITY STATE CALL E-MAIL ADDRESS
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1 Borkowski Dave Grayling MI K8BOR dborkowski@airwayautomation.com
2 *Brand III George E. Lewiston MI WA8SC0 wa8sco@arrl.net
3 *Carson Howard (First President) KE8CB hacar@nc.rr.com
4 Dobski Bob Mio MI KB8WJF
5 Gibbs Clara Grayling MI N8ZKE cla@gtlakes.com
6 Ingalls Joyce Gaylord MI N8YBR albertmike@aol.com
7 Ingalls Mike Gaylord MI N8YBQ albertmike@aol.com
8 Jackson Steven R. Grayling MI N8OCW sjackson@i2k.com
9 *Joyce Ron Grayling MI AK8M rjoyce@i2k.net
10 Lee Richard Grayling MI N8HEM mailto:lee@gtlakes.com
11 Moore Melvin Grayling MI NM8L dar@gtlakes.com
12 Niederer Dave Grayling MI N8YSQ signalsandsounds@i2k.com
13 Raybould Fred Grayling MI KB8VFQ ftraybould@i2k.net
14 Raybould Teresa Grayling MI KC8DMF ftraybould@i2k.net
15 Schultz Chad Grayling MI KC8DME chadschultz@yahoo.com
16 Schultz Jon Grayling MI N8YSS jschultz@i2k.net
17 Schultz Rick Grayling MI KC8MBP
18 Smith Larry Grayling MI KB8GT kb8gt@direcpc.com
19 Summitt Robert Grayling MI WB8YOY summitt@pilot.msu.edu
20 *VanDeVen Marty Grayling MI K8MV k8mv@i2k.net
21 *Wright Kenneth Grayling MI W8CA kdw@i2k.net
* Charter members
Dave Borkowski - K8BOR (ex KB8HCI) at work in Race Headquarters
Contact AuSable River Canoe Marathon at 517-348-4425.