🧭 Info for course setters#

Allocation of control numbers for the events#

SI units Available | Set | Range | Quantity | Type | Notes | |-|:-:|-|-|-| | Set A | 101 - 145 | 45 | BSF7 | OACT Twilight | | Set B | 101 - 188, 200, 200 | 90 | BSF7 | OACT Classic | | Set C | 201 - 236 | 36 | BSF8 | OACT Sprint | | Set D | 31-45 *3 | 45 | BSF8 | OACT Coaching | | Set E | Clear, Check, Start, Finish * 5| 20 | BSF8 | OACT |

Total 135 BSF7 81 BSF8 5 Sets Clear/Check/Start/Finish Control numbers can be reprogrammed easily, but the bigger issue is relabelling the units.

Battery Check It takes a few hours to check all the units. Schedule for end August allow time for any required battery replacements to be made

**SI unit Synchronisation ** Clock drift can be up to 3 seconds per day in extreme circumstances (outdoors and with temperature fluctuation).

It only takes about ten minutes to resynchronise a set using an SI master unit (which should be correctly timed using a computer first), Paul can teach how to do it. Plan to resynchronise at least before each of the weekends and possibly before the ASOC events too.

Time drift is critical for start and finish units, especially if more than one of these units is in use. Start/finish to be synched each day.

Radio Units Programming of radio control units can only be done with a computer,and shouldn’t be done between events. A a certain range of control numbers will be pre-programmed as radios (e.g. 135-145) and used consistently across all the events.

Allocation os SI units to events

Event

N of controls

Allocated numbers

Set

Comments

OCEANIA Middle

?

??

Set 1

OCEANIA Relay

?

??

Set 2

ASOC Sprint

?

??

Set 1

ASOC Long

?

??

Set 2

ASOC Relay

?

??

Set 1

OCEANIA Long

?

??

Set 2

OCEANIA Sprint

?

??

Set 1

Control stands, flags and SI unit logistics#

All course-setting gear

OACT has:

  • 293 control flags

  • 143 control stands with large baseplates (BSF7 and BS11BS) (to check how do we attachBSF8 units to these?)

    • Plus BSF8 plated – 20

    • Minus 9 stands in repair

  • 5 setters’ vests + 2 belts to carry SI units

Logistic plan for control flags, stands and SI units:

  • all SI units are set by ?? before first event/s (Middle / Relay)

Date

Time

From

Operation

Wed, Sep 23

evening

Shed

?? stands + flags \(\longrightarrow\) Grant/Shannon for MIDDLE

Wed, Sep 23

evening

Shed

?? stands + flags \(\longrightarrow\) Eoin/Cath for Relay

Wed, Sep 23

evening

Shed

SI units Set 1 + vests \(\longrightarrow\) Grant/Shannon

Wed, Sep 23

evening

Shed

SI units Set 2 + vests \(\longrightarrow\) Eoin/Cath

Wed, Sep 23

evening

Shed

?? Self standing blocks for sprint controls \(\longrightarrow\) Ewan/Grant

Sun, Sep 27

evening

SG garage

?? stands + flags \(\longrightarrow\) Ewan/Grant for ASOC SPRINT

Sun, Sep 27

evening

SG garage

SI units Set 1 + vests \(\longrightarrow\) Ewan/Grant for ASOC SPRINT

Mon, Sep 28

morning

CE garage

?? stands + flags \(\longrightarrow\) Oscar/Phil for ASOC Long

Mon, Sep 28

morning

CE garage

SI units Set 2 + vests \(\longrightarrow\) Oscar/Phil for ASOC Long

Tue, Sep 29

afternoon

ASOC Sprint

?? stands + flags \(\longrightarrow\) Tara/Tate for ASOC Relay

Tue, Sep 29

afternoon

ASOC Sprint

SI units Set 1 + vests \(\longrightarrow\) Tara/Tate for ASOC Relay

Tue, Sep 29

afternoon

ASOC Sprint

?? Self standing blocks for sprint controls \(\longrightarrow\) Duncan/MattS for Oceania Relay

Wed, Sep 30

afernoon

ASOC Long

?? stands + flags \(\longrightarrow\) MattC/Jo for Long

Wed, Sep 30

afernoon

ASOC Long

SI units Set 2 + vests \(\longrightarrow\) MattC/Jo for Long

Thu, Oct 1

afternoon

ASOC Relay

?? stands + flags \(\longrightarrow\) Duncan/MattS for Sprint

Thu, Oct 1

afternoon

ASOC Relay

SI units Set 1 + vests \(\longrightarrow\) Duncan/MattS for Sprint

Mesh-O Radio controls#

  • Planning needs to include number of Mesh-O equipped standas and radio units. Liaise with Mesh-O re protocol for obtaining, placing and charging radio units.