<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Hello fellow Amateur Radio operators,</span><div dir="ltr"><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333px;">The Baystate Marathon is now just over 70 days away.... <span dir="ltr">Sunday October 19, 2025</span>. This Lowell-centric event has been a great public service event for ham radio volunteers new and old. Rookie or long time veteran hams are needed. We are looking for approximately 25 volunteers to fully staff the event locations. Some locations are solo and others are a team effort. Our operational time period is from approximately 0700 until event completion (estimated 1400). Our assistance has been requested by Lowell Office of Emergency Management and Lowell Fire Department. The communications team will be employing Amateur Radio to provide this communications asset.</p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333px;">Once again we will be asking for volunteers to staff positions throughout the course to our Runner Accountability Net. No expected changes for years past, but if we can get over the "minimum" requirement, we will be putting as many as we can on the course. The map and course description can be found at <a href="https://www.baystatemarathon.com/course-map-description">https://www.baystatemarathon.com/course-map-description</a>. Race info may be found at <a href="http://baystatemarathon.com/">http://baystatemarathon.com</a></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333px;">Amateur Radio will be used for:</p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333px;"> * Accountability Net: the purpose of this net is to coordinate with a race public information booth the status of runners who are unable to complete the race for any issue to any one is seeking this information.</p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333px;">Please contact me if you can assist or would like more information.</p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333px;">Please share with others that may be interested. This is a pretty laid back event and suitable for first time public event participation.</p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333px;">Please click on the this web link (or copy it into your web browser if clicking doesn't work) to go to the signup sheet: <a href="https://volunteersignup.org/MW9BF">https://volunteersignup.org/MW9BF</a> Specific locations are identified but you can also let us know if you are open to any position. To sign up, just follow the instructions on the page. It only takes a few seconds to do.</p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333px;">Thank you for considering this volunteering effort!</p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333px;">Sorry if you get duplicates of this message. Multiple groups are being sent this message. </p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333px;"><span style="font-size: 13.333333px;">Again, signup sheet: </span><a href="https://volunteersignup.org/MW9BF" style="font-size: 13.333333px;">https://volunteersignup.org/MW9BF</a></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333px;"><br></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333px;">Terry M. Stader - KA8SCP</p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333px;">MEMA Region 1 RACES Officer</p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13.333333px;">ARRL ARES Eastern MA District Emergency Coordinator for Region 1 RACES</p></div></div></div></body></html>