What attracts me is that The Band is SO unpredictable and definitelly magic.... I had some good/excellent DX openings when K index was 4 or 5, the most recent one on 30 Dec 2001. VK6HD was 599 + 15 db in Cyprus, and OH2AQ WWV info was: 30 Dec kh2d (21) I=247, A= 16, K= 4, R=210 SA:mo=)mo-hi GF:qu-ac=)un-ms. Sometimes I wonder if Harry Potter is a Topbander. Keep CQ-ing... 73 Ivo 5B4ADA