Almost made it…

This morning, I met up with a few fellow FOTR volunteers at the entrance to Blackwood Canyon. The goal was to meet the dump truck full of twelve yards of rock for the upcoming FOTR maintenance effort on November 5th.

Well, we met up with the truck, but we failed to get the truck to the dump spot. The drive was tight.

The very last grade was a LONG north aspect that actually had the big rig slipping towards the edge and drop off. He correctly backed down and we decided the correct line of action was to turn around.

This was as far as the rig made it.

On a side note, even if you have a mobile ham radio mounted in your rig, always bring your handheld as a back-up. This antenna set-up does not work without the whip installed.

This is how I store the antenna when not in use, as it fits better in the garage.

But at some point, over the last few days, I lost the whip. About to call the Ham Radio Outlet to order a replacement. Maybe Amazon can next day deliver? If not, I’ll have my handheld.

Shannon is trying to work out the details to get rock delivered to keep the FOTR work party on the 5th on track. Stay tuned.

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