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2020 Marathon Volunteers
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TC McQuade
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2020 BAA Marathon Volunteer Registration Now Open
For Returning Volunteers:
The BAA sends out an email which provides you with a direct link once registration is open. This email will also include your loyalty number, which is required for sign up.
For New Volunteers:
If you haven’t previously volunteered, or have a friend who would like to volunteer, please go directly to the Volunteer Registration page and follow the instructions for new volunteers.
Don’t delay! Volunteer registration closes on Friday, February 7 at 5:00 p.m. Help us get the word out by forwarding this email to your club and other amateur radio operators who wish to volunteer. Most volunteers first learn about the event through word of mouth. If you know new licensees who might like to join us, please make sure to let them know about it. Even just a quick mention at your club meeting can be a big help.
Already signed up. I volunteered last year for the first time and was assigned to START in Hopkinton. I was assigned to a roving medical team.
Shark_Cage
NES Member
I've never done this. What's involved? Curious and interested. (KC1JXB)
TC McQuade
NES Member
Anyone have any firsthand info on how this is run and the expectations of us? Also do you need more than a handheld or is it best to bring my full size portable setup? I'm considering doing this.
Love Machine
NES Member
I volunteered before and signed up again. You mainly need a hand held with an external antenna and more batteries. Attend the training, they explain everything.
CatSnoutSoup
NES Member
Via the W1GZ email reflector...
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Fellow Public Service operators,
The Boston Marathon Amateur Radio Communications Committee is currently
at 240 out of our goal of 350 volunteer registrations for this year's
Boston Marathon. Registration was scheduled to close on February 7th and
the BAA has granted us an extension until February 17th.
If you're interested in volunteering please register today. You can sign
up through http://register.hamradioboston.org. Please share this note
with your ham friends / organizations that may be interested.
Feel free to send me an email if you have any questions. You can also
email [email protected] to contact the entire committee.
If you are new to the idea of volunteering for the Marathon Amateur
Radio team, please don't hesitate to ask me what role(s) you might
serve. We are also planning a morning seminar early in March for all
Marathon communications volunteers.
When you get to the BAA registration site (through the link above),
you'll want to register as a "general" volunteer (regardless of your
license class, HI HI); the other option is "medical" and though we
support the medical operation and report through Medical Logistics, we
are not ourselves volunteering in a medical capacity. You then select
one or more of the "Amateur Radio" assignments..
Thanks and 73,
-Ralph KD1SM
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Fellow Public Service operators,
The Boston Marathon Amateur Radio Communications Committee is currently
at 240 out of our goal of 350 volunteer registrations for this year's
Boston Marathon. Registration was scheduled to close on February 7th and
the BAA has granted us an extension until February 17th.
If you're interested in volunteering please register today. You can sign
up through http://register.hamradioboston.org. Please share this note
with your ham friends / organizations that may be interested.
Feel free to send me an email if you have any questions. You can also
email [email protected] to contact the entire committee.
If you are new to the idea of volunteering for the Marathon Amateur
Radio team, please don't hesitate to ask me what role(s) you might
serve. We are also planning a morning seminar early in March for all
Marathon communications volunteers.
When you get to the BAA registration site (through the link above),
you'll want to register as a "general" volunteer (regardless of your
license class, HI HI); the other option is "medical" and though we
support the medical operation and report through Medical Logistics, we
are not ourselves volunteering in a medical capacity. You then select
one or more of the "Amateur Radio" assignments..
Thanks and 73,
-Ralph KD1SM
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