[SMCARA] Fw: Marine Corps Marathon Sign Up

[Ray]

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From: "ARRL Members Only Web site" <memberlist at www.arrl.org>
To: <Arbyone1 at verizon.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 10:20 AM
Subject: Marine Corps Marathon Sign Up


> Time is running out to sign up for this year's Marine Corps Marathon!
> And, we are still short of the minimum number of the "few good" Amateur
> Radio operators the Marine Corps Marathon needs.
> 
> You have plenty of time until race day--it's Sunday 28 October.  But
> you don't have a lot of time to sign up:  sign-ups need to be done by
> the beginning of September.  Fortunately, on-line sign-up takes
> three-quarters of an hour or less.
> 
> Signing up to help as an Amateur Radio volunteer requires two steps.
> First, you sign up at the Marine Corps Web site to be a volunteer for
> the Marathon.  Go to <http://www.ncacdc.com>.  Read the list of the
> major meetings and their dates.  Then click the link "Sign Up Here". 
> Fill out the Marine Corps form and submit it.
> 
> If successful, you will receive an email confirmation--which contains a
> link to the Amateur Radio form.  That link takes you to a form where, in
> this second step, you tell your Amateur Radio planning team about the
> equipment and capabilities you can provide on Race Day.  This helps the
> planning team match your capabilities with an assignment.
> 
> During the Marine Corps Marathon, Hams are the elite "eyes and ears" of
> the Marine Corps Marathon's medical operations.  And helping with the
> Marine Corps Marathon also puts Amateur Radio "Front and Center" with
> participating police, fire, and rescue agencies from Washington, D.C.
> and Northern Virginia jurisdictions.
> This is not one of those public service events where you can just drop
> in at the last minute.  You will be part of the fourth largest marathon
> in the US (ninth largest worldwide) and the major Ham-organized
> operating event in the region.  Teams must be organized and train
> together.
> 
> If If you have never done the Marathon before and are hesitant--don't
> be.  There will be training and instruction to help you understand what
> you will need to do and what equipment you need to have.  If you are
> equipped to do D-Star digital data or digital voice you can help fill a
> critical need.  If you have net control experience and you are local to
> the Washington, D.C. area, this is also a need to be filled.  Also, if
> you have to leave early, there are assignments that let you secure in a
> few hours.  The Amateur Radio planning team can match your skills,
> abilities, and equipment to the required tasks.
> 
> Thank you for volunteering--now--for the 2012 Marine Corps Marathon,
> and thank you for supporting Amateur Radio in emergency
> communications.
> 
> 73
> Jim Cross WI3N
> Section Manager, ARRL Maryland-DC Section
> Chairman, ARRL Emergency Communications Advisory Committee
> 
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> Section Manager: James E Cross III, WI3N
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