Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Despite setting up on 15 meters intentionally to reduce the pile-up, activating a park with only 50 CW contacts is going to bring the hunters. I relearn my old lesson of how to guarantee a pile-up at beautiful Dos Cabezas Mountain Wilderness Area near Bowie, Arizona.

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00:00 - Preface
01:00 - Welcome
01:10 - Theme
01:31 - Introduction
02:26 - Hike and Climb
06:42 - Setup
09:25 - Radioactive!
24:36 - Chaos Ensues
35:13 - Wrap-up
40:44 - Outro

Set Up:
Yaesu FT-891
25 watts CW
US Morse Paddles
Chameleon 17-ft Whip on Wolf River Coils Tripod
4.5ah Bioenno LiFePO4
Logging on Rite in the Rain pad

Music:
"Stringin' Up" - by Kit and the Calltones
epidemicsound.com/track/l9bd9ZDV7O

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