[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] Marine Corps Marathon volunteer registration is open

[Ian]

http://www.ncacdc.com/  describes who is needed and a link to the direct
registration page within the MCM web site.

We are asking for 136 operators. We put hams at the aid stations, mile
markers, half mile markers on the second half of the course, at food stops,
at water points and the check in location. We have hams that shadow the
division commanders, hams at the Arlington and DC fire/ems command vehicles,
and net control ( off the course and accessible during the race).

New hams with HTs only can fit in to some of the positions or be assigned to
a team with a fully equipped volunteer. Aid station hams MUST have far more
complex portable higher power gear to handle 9600 baud packet and 128kbaud
DD data ( and know how to set up). Hams who have experience running traffic
or emergency nets are sought for the NCS positions.

Goal is to have everyone registered by mid August so we can assign
volunteers to the different teams by 1 Sept.  Main teams are the Race A and
B, the shadows, the aid stations.

Please consider this and sign up. It is a rewarding event and we hams are
the eyes and ears on the course for the medics. A critical role - in past
years 3G cell phones have been jammed due to the crowds, so we hams provide
the robust connections.

K7BC at arrl.net is the one to contact about volunteer questions.

Sorry if this went out on this reflector already. I missed it if it did.

thanks and 73, tom n4zpt
aid station team lead