Hello all, I wondered if any else experienced same band conditions as I. 40 meters was so noisy it was deafening. Later became useless due to RTTY stations. 20 meters was better but still noisy. Whew! It was a struggle to add QSO's but had fun anyway! Ron, wb1hga "last night I dreamed I ate a 10 pound marshmellow. When I woke up the pillow was gone"