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<font style="font-size: 16pt" size="4">The Air Force Marathon will
be
held on Saturday, September 17. We are forming a team of ham
radio
volunteers to support the event by operating several networks
for
logistics, medical information, monitoring and tracking of
runners,
shadowing of race officials, and support of finish line
operations.</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><font
style="font-size: 16pt" size="4">We
are in desperate need of having more volunteers sign up to help
with
this event. PLEASE join us. And invite your ham friends to join,
too.</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><font
style="font-size: 16pt" size="4">As
of right now, 29 people have signed up to support ham radio
operations in support of the marathon. The absolute minimum
number to
cover this event is 49, but more is better.</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><font
style="font-size: 16pt" size="4">Registration
closes on August 31, but PLEASE sign up as soon as possible so
that
we can assess if and when we go into panic mode.</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><font
style="font-size: 16pt" size="4">To
sign up, go to the Air Force Marathon website </font><font
style="font-size: 16pt" size="4">(usafmarathon.com)</font><font
style="font-size: 16pt" size="4">
and navigate to the volunteer portal </font><font
style="font-size: 16pt" size="4">(GET
INVOLVED, Volunteer, VOLUNTEER NOW, </font><font
style="font-size: 16pt" size="4">click
the green bar</font><font style="font-size: 16pt" size="4">).</font><font
style="font-size: 16pt" size="4">
Once on that site, </font><font style="font-size: 16pt"
size="4">scroll
down to Race Day abd click the box for Amateur Radio Operator.</font><font
style="font-size: 16pt" size="4">
button and then choose Amateur Radio Operator. </font><font
style="font-size: 16pt" size="4">Scroll
down and </font><font style="font-size: 16pt" size="4">fill out
all
of the required fields, be sure to click on “Sign Up to
Volunteer”
at the bottom of the page.</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><font
style="font-size: 16pt" size="4">Finally,
I have set up a mailing list specific to this event. If you wish
to
be included send a request to </font>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><a
href="mailto:AFM.HAMS@gmail.com"><font style="font-size: 16pt"
size="4">AFM.HAMS@gmail.com</font></a></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><font
style="font-size: 16pt" size="4">Feel
free to send questions to me at this email address.</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><font
style="font-size: 16pt" size="4">Much
of this information is posted on the district 3 ARES website
OHD3ARES.org</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><font
style="font-size: 16pt" size="4">Thank
you!</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><font
style="font-size: 16pt" size="4">Bob
Baker N8ADO</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><font
style="font-size: 16pt" size="4">Volunteer
Lead for Amateur Radio Support of the Air Force Marathon</font></p>
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