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# 20241230 - Evening POTA on the Arizona Trail
- URL: https://kb9v.com/20241230-evening-pota-on-the-arizona-trail/
- Published: 2024-12-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-16T21:56:02.000Z
- Author: KB9V
- Tags: HAM Radio, FT8, POTA Activation, 20M, AZ, uSDX+, QRP, #Import 2026-09-16 21:04

Made it to the Arizona Trail near C.C. Cragin Lake in the Coconino National Forest. This is a pretty high plateu at around 7300+ feet elevation. (my iPhone GPS said I was at 73,330' - what a bug!!!) Targeting 20M, I did get one contact on 15M @ 1.5w.

C.C. Cragin Lake was very low on water.

See more about the Arizona Trail [HERE](https://aztrail.org/?ref=kb9v.com)

See more photos on Flickr of the C.C Cragin area [HERE](https://www.flickr.com/photos/42034606@N05/albums/72157657043443792/with/33101213414?ref=kb9v.com)

![2024-12-30cocosign](https://kb9v.com/content/images/2024-047-2024-12-30cocosign.jpeg "2024-12-30cocosign")  
![2024-12-30%20road](https://kb9v.com/content/images/2024-048-2024-12-30-road.jpeg "2024-12-30%20road")  
![2024-12-30%20lake](https://kb9v.com/content/images/2024-049-2024-12-30-lake.jpeg "2024-12-30%20lake")  
![2024-12-30%20sign2](https://kb9v.com/content/images/2024-050-2024-12-30-sign2.jpeg "2024-12-30%20sign2")  
![2024-12-30%20setup1](https://kb9v.com/content/images/2024-051-2024-12-30-setup1.jpeg "2024-12-30%20setup1")

Here is the setup:

- PARK: US-4428
- GRID: DM44JN
- ELEVATION: Approx. 7,300 feet
- RIG: uSDX+ HF with ATU100 tuner
- ANTENNA: 20m EFHW 9:1
- BATTERY: 12v Car Battery

Map and Summary:

![2024-12-30%2020m%20map](https://kb9v.com/content/images/2024-052-2024-12-30-20m-map.jpeg "2024-12-30%2020m%20map")  
![2024-12-30%2020m%20detail](https://kb9v.com/content/images/2024-053-2024-12-30-20m-detail.jpeg "2024-12-30%2020m%20detail")

![2024-12-30 sign2](https://kb9v.com/content/images/2024-050-2024-12-30-sign2.jpeg)