The MCM folks are looking for more amateur radio operators (AROs) to support communications for the event. I did it a few years ago and it was a blast, well almost everything was except for the drive to DC getting there at 3:00am before they shut down the roads for the event.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">If you are interested here is the website to register as a an ARO.</div><div dir="auto"><div style="font-size:inherit"><a href="https://mcmaro.com/" style="font-size:inherit">https://mcmaro.com/</a></div><div style="font-size:inherit" dir="auto"><br></div><div style="font-size:inherit" dir="auto"><div style="font-size:inherit"><div dir="auto" style="font-size:inherit;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">Who: <br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:inherit;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">Any licensed amateur radio operator interested and available</div></div><br></div><br></div><div dir="auto">When:</div><div dir="auto">October 2 Deadline to register as a volunteer</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"></div><div dir="auto">October 12 2026 <span style="font-size:inherit;float:none;display:inline!important;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">1100-1400 </span><span style="font-size:inherit">in person radio check day from that is strongly encouraged to attend to verify you have all the planned repeater and simplex frequencies programmed</span></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">October 17 2026 0900-1200 Virtual Zoom All Hands Training<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div style="font-size:inherit" dir="auto"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;float:none;display:inline!important;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">October 25 2026, Actual Event All Day from very early in the morning until all runners, walkers, and trail vehicle, pass</span><span style="font-size:inherit;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;float:none;display:inline!important;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"> your assigned mile marker station.</span></div><div style="font-size:inherit" dir="auto"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;float:none;display:inline!important;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:inherit" dir="auto"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;float:none;display:inline!important;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">Abe</span></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div>