Old Pueblo 50 Endurance Run - 2009

On Saturday, March 7, starting at 6:00AM, CARA provided communications support for the 2009 Old Pueblo 50 Endurance Run, a 50 mile loop course on forest service roads and trails through the southeastern part of the Santa Rita Mountains (part of the Arizona Trail).  Click here for the Old Pueblo 50 home page.  Click here for a list of the operators and location assignments.  Click here for Charles K4AFN's Portable Dual Band Antenna technical projects article describing the antennas he used (1.2MB PDF file).  Thanks to Dave Bly, K7DTB, for all the photos!

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Start and Finish Line at Kentucky Camp, Santa Rita Mts, Santa Cruz County
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First runners coming thru Aid Station 3/33 Granite Mountain at sunrise
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Runner heading up Arizona Trail (North)
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Runner passing at sunrise, we are at 5600 ft. elevation
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Aid Station mile 3 and 33, Dave Bly's (K7DTB/M) mobile rig on right
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Equestrian event also taking place at same time on same trails
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K7DTB/M, speaker on hood and mike hanging out the window
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Charles Campbell (K4AFN) supervising tying down the canopy before the winds hit
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K4AFN/P communicating with NCS (The MCU at Kentucky Camp)
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Runner coming into Aid Station 33 after completing the northern loop
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MCU (NCS) at Kentucky Camp being operated by Roger Peters W7RGP, Frank Ivey KE7U, Nancy Chidester KE7PCX and Dale Chidester NJ7C
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MCU (NCS) at Kentucky Camp being operated by Roger Peters W7RGP, Frank Ivey KE7U, Nancy Chidester KE7PCX and Dale Chidester NJ7C
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The official clock at Start/Finish Line

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