I didn't manage to activate this El Paso, TX adjacent park this time, but the innovative antenna KO6BTY and I prototyped back in December did a pretty good job in kinda lousy band conditions! Then, I had to flee the dust storm and head for Albuquerque to catch a plane the next morning. Project TouCans watches the dust storm roll in with its big brother Park: US-3012 Franklin Mountains State Park near El Paso, TX. As is usual for my trips to New Mexico, my radio ops over the weekend were all car transit. Radio Details: Rig: TouCans and a Stick on the only band it uses right now: 20 meters The radio worked well considering the antenna was taped to a rest area trash can. Propagation in general was bad, but I learned a few ways to make things better with respect to the trash can. The rig does better when the insulated antenna wire is not touching the trash can lid. Go figure. It makes sense, but still. Go figure. Here's a closer view of how the antenna was mounted, although you...