TOUR DE CHESAPEAKE 1998
The morning was beautiful, a perfect spring day.
We left Hayes around 6:30am and set off for Matthews county. Amy
and I were to set up shop at The Poddery, rest stop #3 along the bike route.
The people at The Poddery were as nice as they could be, and we enjoyed
working with them.
The first order of business was to get the antenna
up for simplex work with the other hams involved in the event. I
used a Ringo Ranger II (ARX2B) mounted on a 35 foot mast atop a 5 foot
tripod in the back of my truck. The red dot marks the
aproximate top of the antenna. It is a little hard to see, it was
a little hard to see from the ground on site!
Here is a detail shot of the base of the antenna
structure, and it shows off our callsigns as well :) The location
could not have been more senic. I am sure that most of the folks who participated
enjoyed the stops along the route as much as the ride itself.
The riders came in in droves! There
were times when there had to be 100 people at our rest stop at one
time.
You don't have to be big, or ride a big bike
to have fun!
A typical scene at the refreshment table,
it was like this all day long.
Live music accompnied the lunch of BBQ and
Chicken at Williams Wharf.
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