I've rented a cabin in Blue Ridge, GA. A/C, satellite TV, phone, beds,
showers, etc... elevation 2000 ft with plenty of antenna sites.
Gary - WB4SQ
--- John Laney <k4bai at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> Jeff:
>
> I've been to the Mountain Top Inn several times. You may want to
> drive
> through there and look. My recollection is that the cabins are right
> on
> top of each other. A gasoline generator would probably disturb the
> sleep of everybody else there. Maybe we could get enough battery
> powered rigs? I don't seem to recall much room for antennas at any
> one
> cabin. Maybe it would be possible to get a cabin or two on one end
> with
> some woods nearby, but my recollection is that the cabins are
> generally
> below the ridgeline and not particularly suited for antennas.
>
> Actually the cabins at the FDR State Park are probably more down in a
>
> hole than the ones at Mountain Top, but they are more separated. We
> had
> plenty of room for separate dipoles for at least 80, 40, and 20 when
> we
> did GQP from there in 1968. But, we didn't try to run a gasoline
> generator in the park. There were some cabins on top of the ridge,
> but
> they were in disrepair and were not for rent at the time. I have
> some
> recollection that these might have been renovated since then. They
> would be better located as to terrain, but I don't remember any trees
>
> near them that could be used to hang antennas on.
>
> I feel still commited to the CARC. If I were free to do a SECC FD, I
>
> might be willing to pay for several extra days for a cabin and might
> take a short vacation prior to or after FD.
>
> There are also A frame cabins available on the road between Pine
> Mountain and Interstate 185 (Pine Mountain Chalets), but, again, they
>
> are pretty close together and a generator would probably be frowned
> on.
> There are also at least two other cabin rental places near
> Calloway,
> but I don't remember their names at the moment.
>
> 73,
>
> John.
>
>
>
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