Saturday, 16 August 2014

First day is done

We're 682 km closer to our destination right now.  Not much to write about today except that it rained, heavily, for most of it.   Most expensive gas put in the tank today was $1.51 a litre, and that was at French River on Hwy 69 North.

On the way here I monitored several 2m repeaters, Belleville, Trenton, Uxbridge, Lindsay, Orillia, Parry Sound, Alban, and Sudbury.  Not a thing was heard on any of them, and nobody answered my calls on them. One can't help wonder why we have so many 2m repeaters when nobody seems to use them??

The weather looks better tomorrow so hopefully I will have a more interesting day. 

Tomorrow will be a 670 km day, ending at Rainbow Falls Provincial Park, which is just past Schreiber on Hwy 17 West.
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  1. Anonymous18 August 2014 at 12:57

    "One can't help wonder why we have so many 2m repeaters when nobody seems to use them??"

    Why, tradition of course! Emergency prepardness and all that and besides, we gotta keep our claims staked out lest someone come along with a real use and want to start using it.

    All said with a bit of cynisim but I don't think it's too far off the mark.

    Here in Ottawa I only hear very little repeater activity and that on only a couple of repeaters. I am sure that there are some making use of the many repeaters in the area so I must just not be listening at the right times.

    Hope your trip goes well, see you at Chillicon!


    cheers, Graham ve3gtc

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