Run For The Diamonds…
– The 110th running of the Annual Run for the Diamonds 9 mile race was held in Berwick, PA. Held since 1908 and has only been canceled in 1918 and 1919. According to the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader there was a field of 1,200 runners for this event. The winner, Colin Leak of Chadds Ford, PA, won it in 46 minutes and 33 seconds. That means he ran an average of a mile ever 5.1 minutes.
The Columbia Montour Amateur Radio Club was there again providing communications support to the Race Committee, announcers, and the runners. The Amateurs, organized by Bob Foster, K3QIA, provide times back to Net Control which is manned by Bill Hoops, K3WJH, and then passed to the Announcers. Standing by is the Berwick Ambulance at the ready in case one of the Amateur Radio Operators notifies Net Control that a runner needs assistance.
The bundled up Hams that supported this event are from Left to Right:
Bob Foster, K3QIA, Curt Bennett, KC3LRC, Dave Lockard, KC3LIR, Doug Henrie, KC3MGM, John Moyer, N3XJZ, Dennis Nichols, N3VMM, Randy Kishbaugh, N3JPV, Matt Lunger, KB3JKU, Bob Montgomery, W3ZR, Bill Hoops, K3WJH, Andy Shecktor, N3OMA, WT Jones, WN3LIF, Stan Boler, AB3BL, Milo Schell-McGaw (studying for license exam), Aly Green, Kelsey Green, Scott Green, KB3JMR.
Aly and Kelsey are KB3JMR’s daughters who helped with their Dad at his assignment.
That is 17 people and 14 licensed Operators who came out on a cold, windy, day to help out.
The CMARC had only one glitch and that was when the 147.225 repeater suffered a power failure. However, with the permission of WC3H, they switched to the 145.13 repeater in Bloomsburg and carried on.
Another Thanksgiving Day and another Run for Diamonds under the belts of CMARC. Good job to all of the participants!
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73,
WT Jones
WN3LIF
ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service
wn3lif@w3luz.org <—
Eastern PA Section Emergency Coordinator
http://www.w3luz.org
