[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] Ham radio sign up to support the 44th Marine Corp Marathon

[Ian]

Hi

Registration for Ham Radio Support of the 44th Marine Corps Marathon (MCM)
is now open.  The MCM is the largest regular amateur radio public
service/emergency communications event in the Washington, D.C. area.  This
year's Marathon is on October 27.



Those of you who have joined us in the past know how much fun it is.  If
you haven't helped out in the past, or haven't done a large public service
event before, the MCM is the perfect introduction as there is a large
amount of assistance with documentation, instruction and other help for the
inexperienced (or even experienced) ham.  The planning, documentation and
techniques are also used for other large events such as inaugurations and
"Marches on Washington". This is an excellent event to get started with the
unique challenges of ham radio support for large events in the National
Capital region.



You must sign up to help out.  The signup process has two parts: you must
sign up through the ham signup site so we know what your capabilities are,
and through the Marine Corps Marathon volunteer site to be an official MCM
volunteer.  While you can sign up in either order (ham first, MCM second or
MCM first and ham second), the easiest way is to go to
https://www.mcmham.org and start there.  If you've volunteered with us
before, you can go to login and enter your call sign and password and all
of your previous entries are saved. You only need to change entries which
have changed in the last year.



If you are new, go to sign up and start the process.  Please be as accurate
as you can in all entries as we will assign you based on what capabilities
you tell us you have.  In either case, click on the  "Please make sure to
click this link and sign-up on the Marine Corps website, otherwise YOU WILL
NOT BE FULLY REGISTERED and won't be allowed to volunteer." link to be
taken to the Marine Corps Marathon site to complete your registration.
(Ignore any instructions about passwords).  Make sure you register as a Ham
Radio Operator and complete the questions at the bottom of the page.  You
will get an email from the MCM if you have successfully registered.



We look forward to having you join us in support of the Marathon.



Any questions may be directed to me at wd5dbc at arrl.net



73,

Howard WD5DBC

Kerry WA4BQM

for the MCM Ham Leadership Team







Howard Cunningham, MCP

Microsoft Small Business Specialist

Macro Systems, LLC

3867 Plaza Drive

Fairfax, VA 22030

www.macrollc.com

703-359-9211

howardc at macrollc.com - personal

For technical support, send an email to service at macrollc.com or call
703-359-9211 (24/7)
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