VK9LX was S5, peaking S7, in VE7 1824/up 2 from 26 Nov 1100Z to 1130Z when I turned the rig off. They said they had bad QRN and were being very patient getting the calls correct. Nice operation! VE7FPT -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/topband.html Submissions: topband@contesting.com Administrative requests: topband-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-topband@contesting.com