What I Pack for the Chicago Marathon

For the fourth year, I will be part of the Medical Communication Team at the Chicago Marathon this weekend. Not only is the event a great time, it is a wonderful volunteer opportunity. If you enjoy public service communication events, marathons are great opportunities to test your equipment and skills.

This year is the first time that I will use a new deployment kit.

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Equipment Kit

You can read more about the kit and its various pieces here.

Communication Equipment

  • Counterpoise, 19.5-Inches (VHF)
  • Counterpoise, 6.25-Inches (UHF)
  • Diamond SRH940 Flexible Tri-Band Antenna
  • goTenna MESH Network Radio
  • Samsung Galaxy S5 G900V
  • Tactical Gadgets Earpiece
  • Yaesu FBA-39 Alkaline Batter Case
  • Yaesu FGPS-3 GPS Antenna Unit
  • Yaesu FNB-101LI 7.4V 1,100 mAh Battery (2)
  • Yaesu MH-74 Waterproof Speaker/Microphone
  • Yaesu VX-8DR Handheld Transceiver

Tools & Equipment

Rations

Crossposted at Everyday Carry.

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