I did manage to work about 50 stations, the furthest was in MO. I did hear a couple of VE3's calling but never made a qso with them - sri. Finally had to qrt, been fighting a nasty cold for the past three days, and my voice gave out. Better luck next year. Kevin NL7Z Kevin Forster - NL7Z BP51EN POB 877326 Wasilla, AK 99687 http://www.mtaonline.net/~nl7z/