<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">This year's Baystate Marathon and Half-Marathon race is scheduled for </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Sunday October 20, 2024.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Amateur Radio operators have been asked once again to support the Baystate </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Marathon and Half Marathon. This year the event is on Sunday, October 20th. </span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Our operational time period is from approximately 0700 until event </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">completion (estimated 1400). Our assistance has been requested by Lowell </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Office of Emergency Management and Lowell Fire Department. The </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">communications team will be employing Amateur Radio to provide this </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">communications asset.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Amateur Radio will be used for:</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"> * Accountability Net: the purpose of this net is to coordinate with a race </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">public information booth the status of runners who are unable to complete </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">the race for any issue to any one is seeking this information.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Race info may be found at </span><a href="https://www.baystatemarathon.com/"><span dir="ltr">http://baystatemarathon.com</span></a><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Course map is found at</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="https://www.baystatemarathon.com/course-map-description">https://www.baystatemarathon.com/course-map-description</a><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Please contact me if you can assist or would like more information.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Please share with others that may be interested. This is a pretty laid back </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">event and suitable for first time public event participation.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Terry-KA8SCP</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Terry M. Stader - KA8SCP</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">MEMA Region <span dir="ltr">1 RACES Officer</span></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span dir="ltr">ARRL ARES Eastern MA</span> District Emergency Coordinator for Region 1 RACES</span></div></body></html>