Mitch, Try the 250+250 combo for CW....if your not tuned to a station you'll think your antenna fell down... Jim WB2TPS -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/tentecfaq.htm Submissions: tentec@contesting.com Administrative requests: tentec-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-tentec@contesting.com Search: http://www.contesting.com/km9p/search.htm