The Groton Road Race Committee has again requested the assistance of the Amateur Radio community for the Race on May 3. The Amateur Radio community have been providing situational awareness, health and safety communication for this event for over three decades. The course circles Groton Hill, starting and ending at the Groton Hill Music Center as in 2025. This will be the fourth year the Race has followed this course.
The planned event schedule this year is similar to last year; the two main races start shortly after 10am. The communications support that we provide is expected to start around 9:00AM and we should be done shortly after 1:00PM.
The Groton Road Race continues to be a major event for Amateur Radio in North Central Massachusetts. For those of you who have joined them in previous years know that the runners sincerely appreciate the Ham presence; many say so as they run past. This event is so large that Police Departments and other public safety organizations from several communities come to assist the Groton PD. Part of the volunteers role is to provide backup communications from the Groton Police to these out-of-town officers who come to help with this event.
Contributing to the public good is one of the reasons Amateur Radio exists. Public service events are a key opportunity for us to show our colors, volunteer our skills and equipment, and demonstrate why it is in the public’s interest to continue to allocate precious RF spectrum to our the Amateur Radio Service. The Groton Road Race is a low-stress event and a great way to gain more experience with the public service aspect of amateur radio. If you would like to join the event, please contact Ralph, KD1SM.