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Hello Fellow CBers,

The annual MRC (Mountain Radio Challenge) is now only 6 months away,
and planning is well underway because we all know how time flies.

We have several keen groups already committed, as listed on the
website at www.mrc.cat.net.au

As this is our 20th Anniversary we are hoping to make it our best year
ever, and we're working hard on extending our path north from ACT. We
have interested stations near Orange, Bathurst, Gulgong/Mudgee, &
Barrington Tops, but are still interested in more groups in NSW, to
further expand the event. Victoria and Tasmania have key groups
already committed, with a new alternative link from Vic to Tasmania
via eQSO this year.
There are also interested groups in Brisbane and SE Qld; it would be
great to link up 5 states / territories

The MRC provides a great opportunity to participate in, and encourage
the activity of, CB Radio.  Many people have said they find it a great
opportunity for other related interests such as camping, 4wding and
bushwalking

We have found interest from many people who haven't used a CB for many
years, and see this as a great chance to get back on the air and
remember the “old times”.

The event provides a known time, with great chance of many contacts,
for people who don't get to talk on CB very often.  We also welcome
people who cannot commit to the event but wish to make a call to the
MRC stations throughout the day.  We encourage casual participation in
the hope they may be in a position for greater commitment in following
years, or just to keep the interest of CB radio going.

The objective, as you may know, is to relay a message and answer from
the first to last station, and back again.

We appreciate the early commitment and involvement of previous
participants, who realise that the relay chain is only as strong as
its weakest link, and that the successful activities of each group are
key to the success of the event.

There have been other events in the past similar to the MRC, which are
no longer continued, and there are similar events for amateur
operators, but the MRC is one of a very few regular CB-centric
events.  It's great to see that the MRC is growing in strength as the
years progress, and to see many people who have spoken on CB during
previous years, or previous MRC events, catch up with each other.

The MRC website is the hub of all information, and is updated as new
stations are added.  I encourage people to use the Yahoo group  or the
facebook page to communicate with each other, and share ideas and
suggestions about locations, equipment, times etc.

There are regular chats between MRC participants on Skype, MSN/Windows
Live, eQSO & PalTalk, and I encourage people to discuss the MRC on
these mediums.  Friday nights, around 8.30pm, seem to be a popular
time for these activities.  Feel free to discuss other contact methods
between yourself and other MRC groups, especially stations near you in
the chain of the MRC message.  I'd be keen to hear of MRC people
arranging chats on 27MHz/UHF either local or skip.

Please let me know if you’re interested in participating in the MRC
this year, so I can plan the route, and advise others of group
locations via the website.

Tony 355
MRC 2010 27th November
www.mrc.cat.net.au