Larry, Based on your description I suspect your 2 element beam is not working properly! Does it show decent f/b ratio? 73! Frank W3LPL donovanf@sgate.com -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative requests: towertalk-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-towertalk@contesting.com Search: http://www.contesting.com/km9p/search