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Pikes Peak Cycling Hill Climb -- KD0SFY

Once again Pikes Peak ARES used Winlink in the Packet P2P mode at 9600 bd to support the Pikes Peak Cycling Hill Climb. Winlink was used to transfer 20 files from the 14,115 ft summit down to the awards/staging area at 9,400 ft. It is only a 12.5 mile drive (5.6 miles Line Of Sight), but has over 155 turns and takes about 30-40 minutes to drive the results down, plus there would be cyclists on the road. Same course as driven during the world famous Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, just on bicycles (and the occasional unicycle).

Winlink used in Pikes Peak Cycling Hill Climb

On 10 Aug 2019, members of Pikes Peak ARES used Winlink in the 9600 bd Packet Peer to Peer mode to support the Pikes Peak Cycling Hill Climb. As in years past, the challenge was to get the results from the 14,115 ft summit down to the awards/staging area at 9,400 ft. It is only a 12.5 mile drive (5.6 miles Line Of Sight), but has over 155 turns and takes about 30-40 minutes to drive the results down, plus there would be cyclists on the road.

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Temporary repairs have been made to the antenna, which will hopefully keep things in operation until more permanent repairs are made.

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