1. Kat’cina Mosa 100KM Mountain Run
Ham Radio Support Team – Event Report
Thor Femenias – KF7RKO
Brad Denham – KF6PSL
Saturday August 6th, 2016

2. Kat-cina Mosa 100KM - Ham Radio Event Report
Event Background:
“Kat’cina Mosa 100K”
100 Kilometer foot race
62 Miles
Wasatch Mountains ESE from Provo
Loop course:
48% dirt trails
44% dirt roads
8% paved
Elevation gain/loss: 17,404 feet
Start/Finish: Kelly’s Grove Campground (vic. Hobble Creek Golf Course, Springville, UT)
Sister event to the Squaw Peak 50 (run on virtually the same course) in early June
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Kat-cina Mosa 100KM - Ham Radio Event Report

3. Kat-cina Mosa 100KM - Ham Radio Event Report
Event Scope:
AS#5 – Windy Pass
S / S
Cross-band
Thor KF7RKO
29.6
AS#8 – Dry Fork
S / S
Cross-band
Brad KF6PSL
52.5
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Kat-cina Mosa 100KM - Ham Radio Event Report

4. Kat-cina Mosa 100KM - Ham Radio Event Report
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Kat-cina Mosa 100KM - Ham Radio Event Report

5. Start/Finish – Kelly’s Grove
23.5
AS#4 – Big Springs S
PL 100
AS#6/6A – Little Valley
S / S
Cross-band
38.8 / 39.9
Thor KF7RKO
AS#5 – Windy Pass
S / S
Cross-band
AS#7 – Bath Tub
S / S
Cross-band
29.6
AS#3 – Rock Canyon
PL 100
45.8
16.4
Miles
AS#2 – Slate Canyon
PL 100
13.1
Brad KF6PSL
AS#8 – Dry Fork
S / S
Cross-band
52.5
56.3
AS#9 – Corral
/ / S
AS#1 – Camel Pass
PL 100
8.5
Start/Finish – Kelly’s Grove
S / S
Cross-band
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Kat-cina Mosa 100KM - Ham Radio Event Report

6. Kat-cina Mosa 100KM - Ham Radio Event Report
KM100K Radio Plan…
9 Aid Stations + Start/Finish
26 Ham Radio Operators Supporting
~ 1-4 Ham Radio Operators / Station
Some aid stations were hike-in, some required high-clearance vehicles
VHF & UHF Simplex, Repeater, and Cross-Band Repeater Operations in play:
Start/Finish (Net Control): s / s (Cross-Band)
Aid Stations 1-4: PL:100 (“West Mtn.” Repeater – K7UCS/UTCOARES)
Aid Stations 5-8: s / s (X-Band)
Aid Station 9: s, s, s
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Kat-cina Mosa 100KM - Ham Radio Event Report

7. KM100K Amateur Radio Responsibilities…
Runner Health & Safety
Includes SAR efforts and medical response (which was deployed last Saturday night by AS8 personnel who located the last runner who was lost, disoriented, and found wandering between AS7 and AS8!)
Tracking & Reporting:
In and Out Times for Every Runner
DNFs
Reporting times to Net Control
Aid Station Logistical Support
Runner Transportation for DNFs
General Support of the Aid Station Captain
Aid Station Entertainment
W7MJP and his didgeridoo
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Kat-cina Mosa 100KM - Ham Radio Event Report

8. Aid Station 4…Windy Pass
Repeater
Windy Pass
Thor hiked up on Friday evening…4 ½ hours… with all radio equipment on a backpack
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Kat-cina Mosa 100KM - Ham Radio Event Report

9. Aid Station 4…Windy Pass
s / s Cross-Band Repeater
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Kat-cina Mosa 100KM - Ham Radio Event Report

10. Kat-cina Mosa 100KM - Ham Radio Event Report
Aid Station 8…Dry Fork
20 miles of bad road…
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Kat-cina Mosa 100KM - Ham Radio Event Report

11. …leading to some beautiful views of the Wasatch Range
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Kat-cina Mosa 100KM - Ham Radio Event Report

12. Kat-cina Mosa 100KM - Ham Radio Event Report
Aid Station 8:
1 Jeep Cherokee
1 Ford Bronco
1 Toyota Rav 4
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Kat-cina Mosa 100KM - Ham Radio Event Report

13. Kat-cina Mosa 100KM - Ham Radio Event Report
Radios:
Kenwood TM-V7A: 2m/440 Cross Band repeater (Bronco)
Yaesu FT-800R 2m/440 (ground mount )
Various HTs to hit the cross-band repeater
Antennas:
Arrow Antenna #OSJ 2m/440 J-Pole (mast 22’) supporting cross-band Kenwood
Home-brew dual band copper J-Pole (hitting the s and the West Mtn. Repeater) supporting the Yaesu
Power:
Kenwood TM-V7A: Powered by vehicle battery supported by ground mount AGM battery
Yaesu FT-8000R: Powered by spare ground mount AGM battery
Both kept charged via 45w solar panel & controller
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Kat-cina Mosa 100KM - Ham Radio Event Report

14. Kat-cina Mosa 100KM - Ham Radio Event Report
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Kat-cina Mosa 100KM - Ham Radio Event Report

15. Kat-cina Mosa 100KM - Ham Radio Event Report
KM100K Information…
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Kat-cina Mosa 100KM - Ham Radio Event Report

16. Kat-cina Mosa 100KM - Ham Radio Event Report
2016 KM100K Results…
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Kat-cina Mosa 100KM - Ham Radio Event Report

17. Utah Amateur Radio Event Volunteering…
Utah SAG on Facebook:
Common Positions/Assignments/Roles
Aid Station / Rest Stop:
Fixed Location
Food, Water, Shelter
SAG (Service and Gear) Vehicle:
Mobile on the course comms
Responding to incidents
Your vehicle (or someone else's)
Shadowing event leadership as their comms person
Net Control:
Controlling all operations
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Kat-cina Mosa 100KM - Ham Radio Event Report

18. Thanks! - Thor KF7RKO - Brad KF6PSL
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Kat-cina Mosa 100KM - Ham Radio Event Report