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DEPLOYMENT GET HOT, COLD, SUNBURNED, FROSTBITTEN, HUNGRY, AND THIRSTY.  IT
IS THE PLANNERS JOB TO ENSURE THAT ITEMS TO RELIEVE THESE CONDITIONS WILL
BE PROVIDED TO THE OPERATORS IF, WHEN, AND WHERE NEEDED.  ITEM 13 MATCH
OPERATOR ABILITIES AND SKILLS TO THE JOB REQUIREMENTS.  INDIVIDUAL HAMS
VARY WIDELY IN TERMS OF HEALTH, PROFICIENCY, EXPERIENCE, RELIABILITY, AND
PERFORMANCE UNDER PRESSURE.  THESE DIFFERENCES MUST BE CONSIDERED WHEN
ALLOCATING HAMS TO PARTICULAR ASSIGNMENT

SWEEP VEHICLE HAS PASSED A CHECKPOINT, ITS RADIO OPERATOR CAN BE RELEASED
AND DEPLOYED TO ANOTHER LOCATION.  THE LUNCH STOP AND THE FINISH LINE MAY
NOT NEED TO BE MANNED UNTIL SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE START OF THE EVENT.
THERE IS NO NEED TO HAVE 25 HAMS SHOW UP AT 7 AM IF ONLY EIGHT WILL BE
NEEDED BEFORE LUNCHTIME.  OTHER MOBILIZATIONS MIGHT REQUIRE FULL AND
CONSTANT COVERAGE FOR THE ENTIRE DURATION OF THE ACTIVITY.  SOME MAY
REQUIRE INTERMITTENT OR PERIODIC COVERAGE IN CERTAIN AREAS, WHILE OTHERS
MAY NEED DYNAMIC COVERAGE BASED ON UNPREDICTABLE PATTERNS.  ONCE THE MAIN
ACTIVITY IS COMPLETED, COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT MIGHT STILL BE NEEDED TO
FACILITATE CLEANUP OPERATIONS.  THIS MAY LAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE
EVENT OFFICIALLY ENDS.  IF THIS WILL BE THE CASE AT THE EVENT YOURE
WORKING, MAKE SURE YOUR HAM VOLUNTEERS KNOW WELL AHEAD OF TIME THAT THE
NEED FOR COMMUNICATION WILL EXTEND FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS AFTER THE EVENT
HAS ENDED.  PART III STAFFING AND EQUIPPING ITEM 9 DETERMINE WHAT RADIO
EQUIPMENT IS NEEDED.  THE NATURE OF THE INFORMATION BEING PASSED WILL
DICTATE WHAT EQUIPMENT IS NECESSARY.  YOU WILL NEED TO DETERMINE IF THE

CHECKPOINTS, WAYPOINTS, AND AID STATIONS, WHILE THE REPORTABLE EVENT MIGHT
TAKE PLACE MILES AWAY.  IT IS IMPORTANT TO DETERMINE HOW THE EVENT
INFORMATION WILL TRAVEL TO THE NEAREST HAM.  ANY INFORMATION TRAVELING
THROUGH NON HAM NODES MUST BE JUST AS ACCURATE AND RELIABLE AS THAT BEING
HANDLED BY HAM RADIO.  REMEMBER THAT MESSAGES MAY NEED TO MOVE OUTSIDE THE
HAM NETWORK.  EMERGENCY SERVICES MAY NEED TO BE SUMMONED, PARTICIPANTS MAY
NEED TO CALL HOME, AND COORDINATION WITH OTHER SERVICES MAY BE NEEDED.
PLANNERS MUST CONSIDER THIS, AND INCORPORATE THESE NON HAM LINKS INTO THEIR
OVERALL PLAN.  ITEM 7 CONSIDER LOCATION IDENTIFICATION AND MESSAGE
ADDRESSING.  SITUATIONS OCCUR AT LOCATIONS MESSAGES ARE DELIVERED TO
ADDRESSES.  WE ASSIGN TACTICAL CALL SIGNS AND OTHER IDENTIFIERS TO HAM
STATIONS.  A SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING THE LOCATION OF AN EVENT MUST ALSO BE
PREPARED.  MEANINGFUL TACTICAL CALL SIGNS, SUCH AS MILEPOST 21, AID STATION
4, OR RACE HEADQUARTERS, MUST BE DETERMINED BEFORE THE EVENT AND CONVEYED
TO PARTICIPATING HAMS, WHO MUST ALSO BE INFORMED OF ANY IDENTIFIER CHANGES
DURING THE EVENT.  ITEM 8 DETERMINE SCHEDULING, EVENT PROGRESSION, AND
DURATION OF SERVICE.  SOME OPERATIONS A BIKE RACE, FOR EXAMPLE WILL FOLLOW
A KNOWN ROUTE AT A RELATIVELY PREDICTABLE PACE RADIO OPERATORS CAN BE
RELOCATED ALONG THE ROUTE AS PARTICIPANTS MOVE ALONG THE COURSE.  ONCE THE
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