[CQ-Contest] Greene Co (OH) isn't very green

Radio K0HB kzerohb at gmail.com
Tue Oct 3 20:14:08 EDT 2017


I drive a 32-valve 6.6L turbocharged V8. I could give you a tow.

On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 10:30 Barry <w2up at comcast.net> wrote:

> I was planning to attend "Dayton" in 2018.   As Southwest pulled out of
> Dayton last year and there are very few non-stops available,  I thought
> I'd make a road trip out of it, driving my Electric Vehicle from
> Colorado.  I've had the car for 2 1/2 years and made several long
> distance trips.  Interstate driving on auto-pilot is very relaxing.
> Looking at the route, there's no problem getting to Dayton, as there are
> Tesla Superchargers all the way to the Englewood exit of I-70.
>
> Expecting to make at least 2 round trips between downtown Dayton and the
> Greene Co Fairgrounds, it would be nice to be able to top off my charge
> at least once.  Greene Co has zero EV chargers near the fairgrounds.
>
> I emailed Hamvention management and we had several emails back and forth
> about this.  I gave them info on how the Fairground can obtain and
> install chargers provided by Tesla for FREE.  Although they seemed
> enthusiastic initially, final answer was it's not going to happen.
>
> While there are some chargers in the downtown Dayton area (I have a
> Crowne Plaza rez), it's a bit of a hassle, so I'm considering not making
> the trip.  Last Dayton for me was 2015 - maybe my last.
>
> Barry W2UP
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