Thursday, September 18, 2014

This Sunday's Rochester Marathon needs Amateur Radio operators

WE NEED ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEERS FOR THIS SUNDAY'S ROCHESTER MARATHON!  Please consider signing up, first come first served (and include your t-shirt size) http://bit.ly/raramarathon2014

from:
Jim, W2COP
Rochester Amateur Radio Assn.
Public Service Coordinator

SPECIFICS:
Timeline:
7:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Plan:
A minimum of twenty (20) ham operators are needed for this full day event consisting of a half and full marathon run. This event starts and ends at Frontier Field in downtown Rochester. Radio operator volunteers will be stationed at water stops along the course.  Provide safety communications for participants by summoning EMT’s, as necessary, via Net Control.  Specific tasks include; safety communications on footpaths, staff communications, relay team safety, and transport communications.  Since some portions of the course are often below grade, an antenna with some gain is highly recommended.

Radios:
Portables on 2-meters using local repeater
Additional gain antenna for low elevation canal path
Talk-in:
146.61/ 444.45  PL 110.9
Secondary
145.29  PL 110.9

IF YOU CAN’T HELP THIS SUNDAY, PLEASE CONSIDER THESE UPCOMING EVENTS TO SHARPEN YOUR DISASTER RESPONSE SKILLS:

http://rochesterham.org/public_service.htm

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