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What is MARCO?

MARCO is a group that promotes good will and fellowship among amateur radio operators, worldwide, who are professionals in the healing arts, or who have an interest in the various medical, dental and allied fields which constitute the healing arts.

This is our members only site.  For our public site see www.marco-ltd.org

We Meet on the Air to Share

The MARCO organization is open to all licensed amateur radio operators who are healthcare professionals, work in a related field, or are interested in health related topics.  MARCO conducts a weekly Grand Rounds on the Air (20m) net to discuss health related or ham radio topics and stream the audio online at www.marcoaudio.net.  Zoom simulcasts are often used to allow members without HF equipment to participate.

YouTube videos are made from these Zoom sessions, produced for the public, located at 

https://www.youtube.com/@HealthCareHams

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  • Grand Round Slides for June 8 2025

    08 Jun 2025 7:31 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The slides for the June 8th edition of the Grand Rounds are available to view during the on the air 20m net roundtable.  Links are embedded for you to explore, even the images on the slides are linked to their source material.

    They can be accessed at

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m8z8HElhtMRwZzFoaWL0hPEVBjkuiNAM/view?usp=sharing

  • Quarter Two 2025 Edition of the Aether

    06 May 2025 5:33 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The Quarter Two 2025 Edition of the Aether is now available.  Please use the following link to view

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nzakN2Zl_bij3-fn9sgp8Tu7A6kx-2PC/view?usp=sharing


  • Catastrophic Sport Injuries Grand Rounds on the Air video and audio is now available

    19 Jan 2025 2:09 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The Grand Rounds on the Air covered catastrophic sports injuries on January 19 2025, and is available for you to view. The focus is prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

    YouTube video:  https://youtu.be/GJ3LqGpn_3s

    N5RTF's marcoaudio.net Web stream audio recording (full net):  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XcuGrJkHCY-h2kHUGCVabv7hhHHlOjbI/view?usp=sharing

    Presenters Drs. Alanna (K4AAC) and Bob Conder (K4RLC) provided information on this subject based on years of their experience:

    Alanna is a member of the North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services Injury and Violence Prevention Catastrophic Sport Injury Task Force. Her focus here is on K-12 sports.

    Bob added information from his work with the National Hockey League, as well as consulting with other pro sports, eg, MLB and NFL.

  • Q1 2025 (January) Aether

    02 Jan 2025 7:46 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The January edition of the Aether (edition 148) is now available for your viewing, click here. 

    This New Years edition features MARCO enhancements and accomplishments during 2024.  A focus is on our new Wild Apricot membership tools, empowering you in many ways. Links to Q4 2024 YouTube Channel videos are present in tandem with pdf research notes with active links, and audio stream recordings.

    We hope you enjoy the view/read/listen.  Contact Jay AA4FL at his QRZ email address for any edits that are required.

  • ARRL Foundation 2024 Recipient of the MARCO Scholarship

    30 Sep 2024 10:27 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The ARRL Foundation Officers and Board have announced the 2024 recipient of the MARCO Scholarship in the amount of $1000.00.  McKenzie Menefee, KI5MHA of Blanchard, OK was selected from an outstanding group of applicants.

    The full article about McKenzie can be viewed in our October 2024 version of our Aether publication, click to view.   See Mckenzie’s career plans and goals on page seventeen.  Congratulations McKenzie!

    The 2025 ARRL Foundation Scholarship application period is expected to open in October.  There are over $700,000 in various scholarships available, see https://www.arrl.org/scholarship-program




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