I believe that I have cured the poor audio problem by moving the radio away from the power supply (knock on wood :) ). At least for the last two days the audio reports have been fine. K1zw Larry Qcwa -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/FAQ/tentec Submissions: tentec@contesting.com Administrative requests: tentec-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-tentec@contesting.com