You don't have the requirements right. We split to under 12 if we have more than 12 bikes, sometimes less, we broke into 4 and 4 once, just because we had a less skilled group on what was to be a spirited ride.
There is no requirement for 100% rider participation. Only the ride officials, Captains, wingmen, and tail gunners are likely to be HAM operators. Last ride I was on, I was the only HAM, we used FRS. With PTT and helmet speakers, the operation is no more complex than hitting the horn or flashing the lights. It is right there by the thumb of the Clutch hand. CB is worse than useless. It is dangerous because key ups with intentional feedback startle you. no one turns on the CB in central Califoria, it appears to be populated by crack addicts. FRS/MURS is iffy, we were at Point Reyes and the working farms around us were chattering away on Blue Dot, Green Dot, and even some of the GMRS channels. We get what sounds like warehouses and gravel yards, and even garbage dumps chatter when we ride around. But no repeaters if the ride gets split. Happened this weekend, I lead the rear group 5 miles out of the way because the lead group followed where the Lead captian wanted to go, not where the directions said to go. Having him call "Left at Road X" would have got my attention, because the instructions said RIGHT. See why we want them? HAM is relatively uncrowded, with usually well behaved citizens on the waves. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
