ARACE Radio club F 4 KIR SAINTMALO FRANCE
ARACE Radio club F 4 KIR SAINT-MALO FRANCE
The link between radio amateurs and sailors is a very long story A lot of maritime radio officers are also radio amateurs A lot of ham radio marine networks are available around the world
ON THE OCCASION OF ONE OF THE BIGGEST INTERNATIONAL MARITIME EVENT: THE TALL SHIPS RACE 2012 WE WOULD LIKE TO CELEBRATE AND REINFORCE THIS PARTICULAR FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN RADIO AMATEURS AND SAILORS
SAGRES, category A, registered PORTUGAL
ETOILE POLAIRE, category B, registered FRANCE
ESPRIT, category C, registered GERMANY
URANIA, category D, registered NETHERLANDS
83 SHIPS PARTICIPATED TO THE TALL SHIPS RACE 2011
According to the race regulations, 50% of each crew shall be composed of young sailors between 15 and 25 years old e. g. , more than 1, 000 young sailors The aim of our project is to promote amateur radio for youth
TALL SHIPS RACE 2012 Amateur Radio associated events � � � � � Activation of a special. Call Sign Special QSL and Award SKED with sailboats of the race Special Youth Day Radio museum Démo’s (C W, Digital, SSTV, RDF, etc. . ) Conferences on ham radio and associated topics Ham Radio and Maritime hardware exhibition Ham radio party, sailors songs
WHO ? ARACE, Radio Club (F 4 KIR) Other associations The Municipality of Saint Malo Sponsors & partners
WHERE ? The amateur radio events will be Cité d’Aleth » organised at the « Cité at F 4 KIR club station
LOCALISATION F 4 KIR Club Station Saint Malo – France
CQ 14 ITU 27 IN 88 XP
F 4 KIR site location
WHEN ? During the 2012 summer hollidays
Draft Planning Museum Mon 2 -07 Tue 3 -07 Wed 4 -07 Thur 5 -07 Frid 6 -07 Sat 7 -07 Sun 8 -07 10 h 30 à 18 h 30 10 h 30 à 18 h 30 11 h 00 à 16 h 00 10 h 30 à 18 h 30 10 h 30 à 18 h 30 11 h 00 à 13 h 00 Inauguration CW workshop 11 h 00 à 16 h 00 Exhibition RFD Démo’s Conférences 10 h 30 à 18 h 30 - 14 h 00 - 16 h 00 - 18 h 00 14 h 00 17 h 00 10 h 30 à 18 h 30 - 14 h 00 - 16 h 00 - 18 h 00 Sailors songs 19 h 30 21 h 00 Ham party Youth - 14 h 00 - 16 h 00 - 18 h 00 19 h 30
OUR OBJECTIVES Preferably 6 decametric stations with about 20 operators for a 24 hours full coverage Expected N° of QSO’s ~ 15, 000 Expected N° of visitors at F 4 KIR ~ 5, 000 Foreseen N° of visitors to the Tall Ships Race in Saint Malo: ~ 800, 000
OUR EXPERIENCE 2010 Route du Rhum TM 0 RDR
2010 TM 0 RDR RESULTS N° N° 12 of operators: 25 volunteers: of Déca Stations: 5 9 of antennas: 9, 239 of contacts: > 3, 000 of visitors: 10 of sponsors:
STILL … We have some conference slots available Partnership and sponsorship are most welcome You ! … are most welcome
Saint Malo, from 2 to 8 July 2012 will be the place where the Ham spirit will meet the Sailors spirit
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