Welcome to Houston Marathon season! I am asking for Amateur Radio Operators to volunteer for the Houston Marathon event for 2020.
The Chevron Houston Marathon is roughly one month away. I am asking all potential Amateur Radio volunteers to please sign-up promptly. It is greatly appreciated if you could register within the next week of so – it helps with getting you the right clothing sizes and me keeping what little sanity I have left!!
Thank you in advance for volunteering for the Amateur Radio Service activities for the 2020 Chevron Houston Marathon or the We Are Houston 5K Race as an Amateur Radio Operator and Communications volunteer.
The 2020 Chevron Houston Marathon (SUNDAY, January 19, 2020) needs the participation of over 150 Amateur Radio Operators and other volunteers to fully staff and to provide public service communications and related support. This is the 48th consecutive year for this event. Last year over 100 communications volunteers helped assure the safety and welfare of the runners and uncounted number of spectators watching the race. This year, 33,000 participants, 7,500 volunteers, and 250,000 spectators are expected.
Very condensed (TWO STEP – TWO WEB SITES) Houston Marathon Registration instructions:
1. Register on www.hmhams.org Houston Marathon Hams’ web site by completing the Volunteer Information Panel on the right side. NO SIGN/ LOG-IN IS REQUIRED on this site.
The information you provide gives me pertinent information for Amateur Radio Operator roles. The site enables one to volunteer by providing Amateur Radio specific information required for a “ham” Houston Marathon assignment. This site allows you to provide equipment details and to request specific assignments or provide ham radio details not permitted by the official Marathon EMOS web site. You will receive an email from the web site thanking you and asking you to simply reply back to the hmhams.org website email. This step insures that your email allows emails from and to the server. This is important when Amateur Radio related information is being distributed later. The initial acknowledgement email may include instructions on how to register with the Houston Marathon Volunteer web site for Amateur Radio Operators (step two below).
- “OFFICIAL” Marathon Volunteer Registration Form using the link with the embedded ham link code. Amateur Radio signup for Chevron Houston Marathon’s Volunteer is
https://hou.emos1.com/volunteer/RegisterVolunteer.aspx?code=HAM&eid=13
If you participated last year, when you get to the Marathon’s sign-up page, type your email address first and hit enter. The web should offer to send you an email with a personal link. Accept this offer, receive the email, and invoke that new link. You will return to the registration form with all your information from last year filled in.
· Correct and update any personal information that may be out-of-date information,
· Do not click the “I am part of a group” box.
· select your HAM position category for Saturday and/ or Sunday positions (CLICK DONE CHOOSING SHIFTS BOX),
· complete the legal parts, check the “I agree to waiver and terms and conditions” statement,
· enter the text from image, and
· submit via the red REGISTER button. You should receive a confirmation email.
If this is your first year, simply fill out the form (with information and choices listed above) and submit via the red REGISTER button. You should receive a confirmation email.
Note “Amateur Radio Operator” positions do not show on the Houston Marathon Volunteer public site and require a special access code of HAM on the regular volunteer page**.** This “HAM” code is entered in the “access code if available” box on the Shift application box. If you use the link above, this is filled out already as shown below.
Please sign-up as soon as you can, even though the event seems so far in the future! I have learned by experience that the apparel order is placed just about Thanksgiving. If you sign-up promptly, you will be part of the registrants who will get apparel in size you want and hence, most likely will fit!
HOUSTON MARATHON VOLUNTEER DEADLINE WILL BE EARLY JANUARY 2020.
- Please follow all the instructions from each web site.
Amateur Radio Operator volunteers must register on the both the Houston Marathon’s Volunteer web site to complete required legal paperwork for the event, and to facilitate marathon interfaces for credentials and other matters and the Houston Marathon Hams Website www.hmhams.org web site to provide pertinent information for Amateur Radio Operator roles.
Position Needed
The We Are Houston 5K will be held Saturday, January 18, 2020. Hams participating need to arrive at 5:00 a.m. and will be released between 10 am to 2 pm depending on assignment.
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Categories of Amateur Radio Support Needed
Saturday – 5K (5:00 am until noon)
· Amateur Radio Operator – Course (Refueling/ Water Stations & Aid Stations)
· Amateur Radio Operator - Net Control Operator/ Logging
· Amateur Radio Operator – Race Official Shadow
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The Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon will be held Sunday, January 19, 2020. Hams volunteers need to arrive at 4:30 a.m. and will be released between noon to 4:00 pm depending on assignment
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Sunday – Half and Full Marathon (4:30 am – 4:00 pm)
· Amateur Radio Operator – Course (Refueling/ Water Stations & Aid Stations/ SAG Stops)
· Amateur Radio Operator - Net Control Operator/ Logging
· Amateur Radio Operator - SAG Vehicle
· Amateur Radio Operator - TIMING and PACE Vehicles
· Amateur Radio Operator – Race Official Shadow
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You will receive additional emails in the future with additional/ updated information.
Thank you again for your help in the past. I look forward to working with you again this year.
Sincerely,
Lee Gaspard, WA5QXE { wa5qxe@arrl.net ; 713-248-8853 cell}
Frank Robichaux, N5EJX {n5ejx@arrl.net}
Marathon Information: http://www.chevronhoustonmarathon.com/
Houston Marathon Hams: www.hmhams.org