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Midnight Walk
Event Report
- Another very
successful event despite the late start, or was it an
early start?
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- The first walkers to
complete the course, did so after approximately 90
minutes, unfortunately, it took the sweeper and the
slower participants just under 3 hours to finish
the 12km walk.
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- A couple of medical
emergencies occurred during the event, which were swiftly
dealt with by St John Ambulance our user service.
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- APRS was employed for this
event to keep track of the support vehicle and sweeper.
Unfortunately, the support vehicle APRS unit, was
inconsistent, however, the sweepers beacon worked well.
The availability of the Colchester digipeater MB7UH was very
welcome.
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- Owing to the general
topography of the course, the voice net required a number of
cross-band repeaters to be installed. These were
co-located at checkpoints.
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- The event organisers
have reported that in excess of £144,000 was pledged in
sponsorship money on the night.
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- Thank you to everyone
that helped at the Midnight Walk.
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