Communications on the road in Canada

Communications on the road in Canada

On our travel days in Canada we will typically travel in groups of 3 coaches. To communicate between the coaches or with the entire group we will probably use one of three methods:

• CB Radio – in some remote areas this may the only way to talk to the other coaches that are traveling with you,  on any given day.
  Does this mean CB radios are required for the rally? No, it’s convenient and desirable but it is not required.  
• SMS messages – As we drive through spotty cell phone coverage SMS messages will get through in places where calls drop frequently.  The text communications should be between the passengers in the coaches (co-pilots).
  Don’t text and drive. Not only is it a bad idea, the RCMP hands out tickets with really hefty fines.
• Cell Phone – The best practice is to have the co-pilot talk on the phone with hands free operation. If you are driving don’t hold a cell phone to up to your head, even at a stoplight.
  If you are caught by local police or the RCMP the fines are large enough to ruin your day.

To make this possible you are going to need the rally roster.  It’s attached to this e-mail in a pdf file.

Setting up contact groups in iPhones for texting can be a real pain. However, I have a program that helps with this and we can try to address this issue once the rally starts.