Mike You will want a high angle radiator such as a low dipole a few feet off the ground or say an inverted vee with a 20ft apex. An end fed wire may work for you also. Early evenings and early mornings 80 m will give the best vertical bounce (NVIS) out of the canyon.
Bruce Grubbs is an avid QRPer and has operated many times in the Grand Canyon and you may want to contact Bruce N7CEE [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) Alan KB7MBI Woodinville, WA FISTS 5702 CC: 1885 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com