BALTIMORE MARATHON - Saturday October 10, 2009, HELP NEEDED

BALTIMORE MARATHON - Saturday October 10, 2009, HELP NEEDED

Amateur Radio Operators are needed for the 9th Annual BALTIMORE RUNNING FESTIVAL.

EVENT: Baltimore Marathon, Half Marathon, Team Relay, and 5K Race in Baltimore City.
WHEN: Saturday October 10, 2009, from 6:30 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.
WHERE: Start/Finish at the M&T Bank Stadium.

Amateur Radio Operators are needed to provide communications as follows:
NET CONTROL - Offsite
Net Control Backup - Offsite
STADIUM: 3 Shadows, and 2 liaisons for Police/Medical and Info Tent (requires handhelds and extra batteries).
WATER STOPS/MEDICAL: Fixed point water stops across the City (requires handhelds and mobiles).

The Under Armour 9th Annual Baltimore Marathon Running Festival will take place on Saturday, October 10. The Marathon (26.2 miles), Half-Marathon, Team Relay, and 5K courses start and finish at the M&T Bank Stadium (home of the Baltimore Ravens). For more info on the races and maps of the course go to http://www.TheBaltimoreMarathon.com and click on Race Info in the left column menu.

Amateur Radio Operators will provide radio communications to ensure the safety of runners and spectators in the event. Operators will staff water and medical stations throughout the day. We need you to commit a few hours or the entire day (between 7:00 a. m. and 3:00 p. m.). The early water stops will close early so volunteer soon for an early-closing stop. We will try to put you at a station close to your side of town. With enough volunteers we can provide shifts for the stops that remain open for most of the day.

Amateur Radio Operators will shadow the Event Organizer and the Race Director at the stadium, ride in a vehicle ahead of the lead runner, and establish a communications net between critical points along the course, medical and water support stations, and the start/ finish. Union Memorial Hospital will staff First Aid stations along the course and Medstar will provide Ambulance service. Water and replacement drink stations will be located about every mile.

Please pass this along to your ham friends and also mention this request in your QSO’s on air.

Thanks for your time and help.

Please contact Ian Millett, N3CVA by

E-mail: n3cva@hotmail.com
Phone: 410-303-1412 (leave your name, callsign and phone number).
Radio: Baltimore Traffic Net (BTN) on the BARC Repeater 146.670-/R at 6:30 p.m. most evenings.
Radio: BRATS Repeater 147.03+/R after 7 p.m. most evenings.

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