ARLA/CLUSTER: Mais de 300 radioamadores deram suporte à Maratona de Boston a 21 de Abril

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Over 300 Radio Hams support Boston Marathon

The ARRL report more than 300 Amateur Radio volunteers provided
communication support on April 21 for the 118th running of the *Boston
Marathon* - a 26.2-mile race from Hopkinton to Boston, Massachusetts

In a show of solidarity following last year’s tragic bombings close to the
finish line, a near record numbers of runners - upward of 36,000 - turned
out for the Patriot’s Day event along with a huge outpouring of spectators.
The Boston Marathon is a major public service event for the region’s
Amateur Radio volunteers.

“We received a fantastic showing of volunteer support across the start,
course, and finish line from the Amateur Radio community in the wake of the
2013 bombings,� said *Steve Schwarm, W3EVE*, Boston Marathon Course
Coordinator. The level of ham radio support for the 2014 event demonstrated
that “Boston Strong� remains a rallying cry in the wake of last year's
tragedy, he said.

Amateur Radio communication support became critical in the aftermath of the
2013 Boston Marathon bombings, when conventional telecommunications
systems, such as cellular telephone, quickly became overloaded and
confusion reigned.

Read the full ARRL story at
http://www.arrl.org/news/more-than-300-amateur-radio-volunteers-support-2014-boston-marathon
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