Good Day All, Scanning around the HF spectrum between 27- & 29-MHz to-day AND yesterday revealed that the CB'ers are booming in, AND the beacons are alive & well above 28.2-MHz... The skip is short --- NJ, NC, that sorta thing...but there IS life in the band...! And it's been that way for at least 2 days in a row now. ~73~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ