Despite power lines just to the west and no decent bev. that direction, K7K was readable here when I turned the rig on at 1015Z; in the log at 1045. What a thrill for a rookie 160 DXer. WA9IRV - Ron - --- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/topband.html Submissions: topband@contesting.com Administrative requests: topband-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-topband@contesting.com