checking into the net with a score. WB5NXH op.wb5vzl single op / all band / low power (100 w ) 1781 683 2.42M i had a great time. k6xo said something about hc8a doing better than the big guns. sounded like hc8a IS a big gun. :) geoiii wb5vzl (george would put his internet address here if he could remeber it)