Hi Gerry et al. For comparison I also used 100w and a doublet, a half wave inverted V with the top at about 10m up a tree but both ends very close to the ground. My total was 166. Poor old ICOM 706 front end doesnt't like all that RF or maybe I'd have got a few more. Tnx for the QSOs and nice to participate in my very first CW AFS! Geoff G4FKA