[OFARC] FW: 2024 Houston Marathon - Request for Amateur Radio Volunteers - Houston Marathon (January 14, 2024) - Amateur Radio Positions

[MLandress]

Amateur Radio Operators, please volunteer for the 2024 Chevron Houston
weekend of January 13 & 14 2024. This year, 30,000 participants, 7,000+
volunteers, and 250,000 spectators are expected. 

*  2024 Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Half-Marathon on SUNDAY, January
14, 2024

*  We Are Houston 5K Run on Saturday, January 13, 2024

150 Amateur Radio Operators are needed to fully staff positions and provide
public service communications and related race related operational support. 

The 5K Run provides an opportunity to test our radio equipment for Sunday
and the event requires fewer operators. 

The full and half marathon is on Sunday.  Amateur Radio Operators provide
Public Safety and race management activities.   

AMATEUR RADIO REGISTRATION WEBSITES FOR 2024.   

Amateur Radio Operator Registration  How to sign up.

Note "Amateur Radio Operator" positions do not show on the Houston Marathon
Volunteer public site and require a special access code of Radio on the
regular volunteer page.  This "Radio" code is entered in the "password"
field on the Volunteer/ Shift application.   

Amateur Radio Operator volunteers must register at both the sites listed
below:

*        Houston Marathon's Volunteer web site to complete required legal
paperwork for the event, and to facilitate marathon interfaces for
credentials and other matters:  

 
<https://houstonmarathoncommittee.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=73523&job
_name=Amateur%20Radio%20Operator>
https://houstonmarathoncommittee.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=73523&job_
name=Amateur%20Radio%20Operator       

 

[You must Manually insert the PASSWORD:  Radio.  Click the "+" sign(s) next
to Amateur Radio Operator, Saturday, and Sunday to expand and display
registration shifts and options]  

 

Register on  <http://www.hmhams.org> www.hmhams.org Houston Marathon Hams'
web site to provide pertinent information for Amateur Radio Operator roles
by click on the LINK titled "Click to register to help with the Houston
Marathon or 5K"  on the hmhams.org webpage navigate to the "ham information"
sign-up page.

The site enables one to volunteer by providing Amateur Radio specific
information required for a "ham" Houston Marathon assignment.  You can
provide equipment details and specific assignments and other details not on
the official Marathon VolunteerHub web site.  You will receive an email from
the web site thanking you and asking you to simply reply back to the
hmhams.org website email.  

 

This step ensures that your email allows emails from and to the server.
This is important when Amateur Radio related information is being
distributed later.   The hmhams.org website includes instructions on how to
register with the Houston Marathon Volunteer web site for Amateur Radio
Operators.   

Amateur Radio Position Needed

The We Are Houston 5K will be held Saturday, January 13, 2024.   Hams
participating need to arrive at 5:00 a.m. and will be released between 10 am
to noon depending on assignment. 

Categories of Amateur Radio Support Needed

Saturday - 5K (5:00 am until >10:00 am)

*  Amateur Radio Operator - Course (Refueling/ Water Stations & Aid Station)

*  Amateur Radio Operator - Net Control Operator/ Logging

*  Amateur Radio Operator - Race Official Shadow

 

The Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon will be held
Sunday, January 14, 2024. Hams volunteers need to arrive at 4:30 a.m. and
will be released between noon to 2:00 pm depending on assignment. Race
Official Shadows may be released as late as 4 PM.

Sunday - Half and Full Marathon (4:30 am - 4:00 pm)

*  Amateur Radio Operator - Course (Refueling/ Water Stations & Medical
Support (Aid Stations)/ SAG Stops)

*  Amateur Radio Operator - Net Control Operator/ Logging

*  Amateur Radio Operator - TIMING and PACE Vehicles

*         Amateur Radio Operator - Race Official Shadow

 

Contact Lee Gaspard with questions.  

Lee Gaspard, WA5QXE  {  <mailto:wa5qxe at arrl.net> wa5qxe at arrl.net ;
713-248-8853 cell}

Rick Broussard, N5KJN   [n5kjn at swbell.net] 

Marathon Information:  <http://www.chevronhoustonmarathon.com/>
http://www.chevronhoustonmarathon.com/

Houston Marathon Hams:   <http://www.hmhams.org> www.hmhams.org 

 

 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/ofarc/attachments/20231115/2697e7b7/attachment-0001.html>