Corvallis, OR

Friday - I was having a hard time keeping track of which day on this road trip, so I stopped including that in the blog post title. Yesterday, we had a short travel day back to Corvallis, and we are mooch-docking at my sister's home. Actually, a bit more than that, as we are staying in their guest room, using their Internet, and cooking in their kitchen. The RV is parked and plugged in to keep the refrigerator cold and the batteries charged. 

Saturday - I tried both the JPC-12 and the ATAS-120a antennas on the deck, and both performed poorly. The radials were not, obviously, resting on the ground. As I understand it, if the radials are elevated, then they need to be adjusted to a different length every time you change frequencies. This morning, I moved the JPC-12 to the ground since I brought plenty of coax. It works great now.

Monday - Today's "excursion" was Costco in Albany, which is only about 12 miles north of Corvallis. We will be heading out in a couple of days, and we're not sure where the next Costco opportunity will be. Google Maps always tries to route us on the interstate because it is a minute or so faster even though it's further. There must be a setting for that somewhere.

It is hot but not humid. I ran the A/C in the class C for a while as I was breaking down the Costco chicken. It cooled down pretty quickly. 

The Jeep needed washed so that was my afternoon chore. It now looks better but the quick wash/dry in the sun shows. Good enough.