I wish to thank Don and Tom, and the several others who offered advice on my proposed shortened antenna for 160m. I plan to put this information into practice. I will look forward to hearing you all on 160! 73, Tom W0HH -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/topband.html Submissions: topband@contesting.com Administrative requests: topband-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-topband@contesting.com