LOTOJA is a 206 mile cycling race from Logan To Jackson (LoToJa). Amateur Radio operators help by providing:
- Event Communications
- Neutral wheel and mechanic support
- First Aid support
- Help participants, their support crews, and families have a safe and enjoyable event
LOTOJA is Saturday September 12th, 2026
VOLUNTEER’S WAVER AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY
This form needs to be filled for every volunteer participating in LOTOJA. That is you, your ride along (Spouse or whoever) including minors.
Form not ready for 2026 yet
Important Dates 2026
(updated July 17th 2026)
August 20th – Thursday 7:00 PM for all
Orientation and training meeting. Required of all support personnel.
7:00 PM for all LOTOJA Ham volunteers.
LOCATION: Cache County Sheriffs Office 3rd floor training rooms
also available via Zoom
August 25th 9:00 Tuesday
Radio check following BARC net. If you are in the cache valley area you will need to have all of your frequencies in your radio programmed by this night so you can test it out. There will be hams acting as the repeaters that are out of this valley and will be able to tell if you have the right frequency and TONE set for your radio. If you live out of cache valley, use another radio (can be a handheld) to do this on your own.
August 22nd
APRS on the air with tactical callsigns on for all LOTOJA vehicles. Check to see if you show up at our LOTOJA Map here. All Mobile radio ops should have APRS. If you need an APRS radio, contact Tyler N7UWX
Check for your beacon on:
Thursday September 1oth
BARC potluck and LOTOJA packet/shirts/mechanic kit/first aid kit handout. 6:00 PM – Location 375 E 450 N, Millville, Utah
Bring a potluck item to share and your own table setting. Club will provide meat dish.
Friday, September 11th, 2024
Wheel distribution for Racer support vehicles only
Vehicles Yellow1 – Yellow 8 – Friday 6:30 – 7:00 PM
Vehicles Yellow9 – Yellow 16 – Friday 7:00 – 7:30 PM
Blue Vehicles – no wheels to pick up. Pick up mechanic and first aid kits if you have not already between 6:30 – 7:30 or arrange for another vehicle to pick them up for you.
Saturday, September 12th – LOTOJA
Be in positions at least one hour before your assigned pack leave time from Logan, or 1 hour before cars/cyclists are expected to arrive at your Feed Zone, corner, or other location.
LOTOJA Amateur Radio Operators Bible – Not updated for 2026 yet
This document contains important information about the event and provides links to all relevant documents, assignments, and resources. Everyone in your vehicle should read this document.
For New Volunteers
Radio Operators who help with LOTOJA in mobile neutral support positions require the following equipment.
- Dual Band mobile radio (2 meter/70 cm) with external vehicle antenna capable of 25watts or more power.
- handheld 2 meter radio (or mobile or available VFO on a dual receive mobile used for above) for car-2-car communications.
- APRS tracker (2 meter with >5 watts output)
- ANSI reflective vest
- Yellow flashing light
Please Note: The LOTOJA Hams team does have some equipment to lend. Let us know if you need some equipment and we will do our best to equip you with the needed equipment. Because of the mountainous terrain along the race route, a handheld will not cut it for communications to repeaters in many locations. A handheld does work well for Car-2-Car communications.
LOTOJA Amateur Radio Organizing Team
- Kevin Reeve N7RXE – Co-Organizer
- Tyler Griffiths N7UWX – Co-Organizer
- Ted McArthur AC7II – RF Communications Network Chair
- Scott Saunders KE7IRO – RF Communications Network
- Brandon Tibbits KD7IIW – RF Communications Network
- Chris Andrist KC7WSU – RF Communications Network
- Richard Elwood KE7GYD – Wheels
- Mark Bingham KB7HFQ Mechanic Kits Lead 2025
- Keven Nield – Bear Lake NET Lead
- Jared Smith N7SMI – Radio Ops Bible & Database & Cache NET Team Lead
- Jason Ashcroft KF7OIR Cache NET
- Mark Jensen – First Aid Kits
- Tammy Stevens N7YTO – Potluck Social
- Kahlil Godfrey WA7SHW, Sheri Godfrey KC7MCP, & Nicole Godfrey – Starting Line & Lunches
- Chris Clement K7CTC – Volunteer Assignment System
- Brent Chambers – Race Director & owner of Epic Events – LOTOJA