Andy sez: <snip> don't sweat [1x2 call]! I got my Extra some years back but I kept my 2x3 call, because I have had it since 1981 and I think it cuts through the static well. :-) </snip> Well, I got my Amateur Extra about the same time, and just couldn't wait to get rid of November Four Golf Mike November. It didn't work on CW or Voice! Try to say N4GMN seven or eight times! Dan / WG4S (We Go For Scotch) / K2 #2456