F.D.I.M.'01 or Bust!

 

 

  1. "Have I forgotten anything ?" Russ checks his gear.
  2. Ready to hit the road. Ken adjusts his backpack as we make last minute preparations.
  3. An actual bicycle mobile QSO in progress - Ken stops to make a log entry while chatting with Ken Evans W4DU.
  4. "One day down, four to go … " Ken learns how to walk again after eight hours on the bike
  5. Russ sets up Camp on Saturday evening.
  6. Russ and Ken board the Leamington, Ontario to Sandusky, Ohio ferry. We made it to the ferry with fifteen minutes to spare!
  7. John waits to reboard the ferry at Pelee Island
  8. During the four-hour ferry crossing of Lake Erie, Ken and Russ examine the Ohio atlas to plan tomorrow's route.
  9. "Ham's angels" - in Findlay, Oh after a big breakfast at "Kanga US" headquarters.
  10.   Maybe I should have brought the Harley… Thanks to Bill Kelsey N8ET, a new collapsible fiberglass pole and multiband vertical antenna are added to VE3JC's baggage.
  11. Getting close! Note the soggy field which tells the story of our weather conditions.