Thanks to a tip from WA8WV, I worked VP9GE in FM72 @ 2356z on 50.120 Couldn't hear the pileup but there appeared to be no shortage of callers. :-) Simple setup = Icom706MKII2G to a M2 loop 73, Gary -K8KFJ- West Virginia [EM98cj] 6m VUCC #1048