I think you have no filters in the rig on AM. The broad selectivity brings in lots of noise. My S-Meter reads about S-8 to 9 all the time on AM or SSB. Chuck, W5PR -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/FAQ/topband Submissions: topband@contesting.com Administrative requests: topband-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-topband@contesting.com