Spot openings do seem to happen on 160M. It is the craziest of all bands! I once worked UG6GAW when he was the ONLY SIGNAL on the band. Not a single European. Weird. 73, Tom N4KG - --- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/topband.html Submissions: topband@contesting.com Administrative requests: topband-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-topband@contesting.com