Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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The discovery of the one spot where you can drive to the bottom of the canyon leads me into another epic activation by the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. Driving down allows me the opportunity to bring extra gear including more battery and more antennas. The angle of the canyon here also seems conveniently aligned in the directions of Europe and Australia. Can we take advantage of all these opportunities?

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00:00 - Welcome
00:12 - Theme
00:32 - Driving Montage
04:11 - The Site
09:49 - Setup
19:00 - Radioactive!
44:16 - Wrap-up
49:09 - Outro

Set Up:
Yaesu FT-891
50 watts SSB
Chameleon 17-ft Whip on Wolf River Coils Tripod
4.5ah Bioenno LiFePO4
15ah Bioenno LiFePO4
N3FJP logging software on 12-volt Gateway Laptop

Music:
'Omega' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

"Rusty Nails" - by Got Happy
epidemicsound.com/track/OUORcm6mpd