Mike wrote:
Hi Mike,
I'm not worried about receiving WWVA, I am looking to log stations 1KW
or less. I'm afraid camping out 20 miles from WWVA might make catching
the little signals very difficult. I am only newbie at this so I was
hoping I might catch the ear of an expert.

Yeah, I understand. Just seeing WWVA brought back memories!

If I were you I would go further south thru the mountains also. If you
stay on the Interstates it won't be too hard on your vehicle, but the West
Virginia backroads are absolutely notorious for killing front end alignments
and shocks.

Mike

Thanks for helping out her if I could just run this by you one more
time. I am having a difficult time to make up my mind - but you were
the first to respond with some good advice. I agree I think the
southerly route would be quite a bit better for picking out some nice
low power stations. On the other hand I am more worried about the
hills taking a toll on the motor and tranny than the front end. I
would think some of those hills may be fairly large and long. Exact
route would be down 81 from Chambersburg, PA. Stopovers at Natural
Bridge, VA. Boone, NC, and Barbourville, KY before heading into
illinois. Can you comment on this route?

regards,
NEO