HI Rag, We don't count contacts between Europe and W1/VE1 as news at any time of the year. Try it from the West coast! We expect the first Eu from California in the next few days. BCNU Darrell, N6DX@aol.com -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/topband.html Submissions: topband@contesting.com Administrative requests: topband-REQUEST@contesting.com Sponsored by Akorn Access, Inc & KM9P