Don't forget the start of the New Year is SKN (Straight Key Night). Get out those old s-38's and sidewinders or even a bug counts. (just use the Dah side for both dots and dashes. Dah dit Dah... http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2009/skn.html Darwin (Dar) Piatt - W9HZC Midwest HomeBrewer's and QRP Group http://www.hbqrp.org <http://www.hbqrp.org/>