Below is the list of radio channels from last years MOTD.
There maybe clubs that are not attending or new clubs in need of a channel to use.
If you are no longer using the channel listed below please let us know
so that we can update this list for others to use.
Please remember that Channel 7 Sub 21 is the primary channel for MOTD.


Alphabetical

• Chicago MINI Club - Ch14 Sub 7
• CinciMINIs - Ch15 Sub 15
• DC Metro MINIs - Ch22 Sub 22
• Geocachers Ch4 sub 21 (Meet & Greet only)
• Gulf South Motoring - Ch8 Sub 0
• Hampton Roads Club MINI - Ch16 Sub 10
• Kansas City MINI Enthusiasts - Ch18 Sub 21
• Metroplex MINI - Ch7 Sub 11
• Michigan MINI - Ch6 Sub 21
• Mid-South MINIacs - Ch17 Sub 21
• MINICCI - Ch5 Sub 21
• MOTD Channel - 7 Sub 21 - always use while driving!
• Mini NEO and MKO Ch21 sub 7
• PittStop MINI - Ch21 Sub 21 (Monte Carlo Night)
• Quattro De Mayo - Ch9 Sub 14 (Audi's & VW's)
• SunShine MINIs - Ch10 Sub 4
• Tar Heel MINIs - Ch20 Sub 20
• Upstateminis - Ch17 Sub 1

Events

• TBA

By Channel

• 4 sub 21 - Geocachers (Meet & Greet only)
• 5 Sub 21 - MINICCI
• 6 Sub 21 - Michigan MINI
• 7 Sub 1- (for Friday Devils Triangle Drive and Sat AutoX)
• 7 Sub 11 - Metroplex MINI
• 7 Sub 21 - MOTD Channel - always use while driving!
• 8 Sub 0 - Gulf South Motoring
• 9 Sub 14 - Quattro De Mayo (Audi's & VW's)
• 10 Sub 4 - SunShine MINIs
• 14 Sub 7 - Chicago MINI Club
• 15 Sub 15 - CinciMINIs
• 16 Sub 10 - Hampton Roads Club MINI
• 17 Sub 1 - Upstateminis (South Carolina)
• 17 Sub 21 - Mid-South MINIacs
• 18 Sub 21- Kansas City MINI Enthusiasts
• 20 Sub 20 - Tar Heel MINIs
• 21 sub 7 - Mini NEO and MKO
• 21 Sub 21 - PittStop MINI - (Monte Carlo Night)
• 22 Sub 22 - DC Metro MINIs

 

PittStop MINI will keep 21-21 General Club talk/Dragon Bingo/Draggin Dragons

As well as The Highlands Rib Run on Friday

 

10-4 good buddy for the Sushine MINIs

 

HRMINI will keep the 16-10.

Three weeks & it's DRAGON TIME, BABY!!! WooHoo!!!

 

Just another reminder... being on the same channel will probably cause some cut-outs and interference when in the same area as another group on the same channel (even with a different subchannel).

That means that the Friday Devils Trangle Drive / Sat AutoX group... and Metroplex MINI, will probably have some interference/interruption with each other and also with the "main" 7/21 channel.

It also means that Upstateminis (South Carolina) and Mid-South MINIacs will experience some interference with each other too, since they are both using channel 17.

Subchannels are just "privacy codes", they do not give you a dedicated frequency! Only separate channels will do that.

 

I'd also like to add that because of congestion on the limited number of frequencies that we have, the radios should not be used for chatter if at all possible. Quick messages for information or clarification are ideal! This also has the added benefit of saving battery power

 

I have not picked up a radio yet any suggestions?

 

You want one that has subcodes, other than that, they all SUCK!

Do Not under any circumstances buy a radio based on the quoted distance!

 

Quattro de Mayo (Audis and VWs) will be on 9sub14.

 

I agree 100% ...
I bought an expensive set of Motorolas that stated a 26 mile distance.
Much to my surprise after I opened the box the literature on the inside
stated a 26 mile distance if one person is on a clear-cut mountain top
and the other is down below in the valley.
These radios operate on a line of site principal which means that on the
Dragon you will probably get about 1-2 miles at best if the moon is properly
lined up.

Moral of this story is to get yourself a good set with sub-frequencies for
about $25-35.

 

ALL FM radios are LOS (line-of-sight). Since Marconi, and the physics haven't changed. More power only means more LOS distance, they do not curve around mountains. FM can bounce/curve of the ionesphere, but our handhelds will not give much distance.

Still better than cell phones: you can warn others aproaching hazards, and you rarely get a busy signal! Be courteous, and wait a half-second after you push the PTT button so the radio can wind up!

 

+1. You're not gonna get more than 5 watt out of these radios, and the frequencies are located in the UHF range. UHF is unfortunately affected by just about everything you can think of. So yeah, you may even have a problem making it to the person at the front of the pack during a drive! That said, they are quite handy, and considering that cell phone reception is almost non-existent in the area, it's almost a necessity!

 

I'd like to reserve CH 12, sub 9 for the Freebies group.

Thanks in Advance.

 

There shouldn't be too much of a problem with the Mid-South MINIacs. Sadly, our contingency is significantly smaller than in the previous years.

 

Just wanted to let you know that Hampton Roads Club MINI will be attending again this year. Thanks for saving 16/10 for us!