OK, so not really a RTTY question, because I've not worked a lot of VKs on 'phone either, but why so few VKs? I seem to be able to work ZLs just fine (always a thrill for me), so my signal gets squirted -- by a dipole -- in that general direction OK ... -- Peter Laws | N5UWY | plaws plaws net | Travel by Train! No Trillion-dollar blank check for crooks!