Alas, if the gentleman's agreement is stretched any more, the FCC will open everything up, and then the Canadians will be hoise with their own petard. I'm a cw man, but don't see how the SSB hoard (which grows ever smaller) can be kept out. Not trying to start a fight. If I lived in Canada, well, I'd buy a satellite dish to improve the TV (we get your TV in Detroit) 73 jerry w8gnd