HELLO !! I missed the short 2m Es last night - I heard several stns in the FM grid area working some of the locals ... I had the ft847 open for annual cleaning as well as seperating the xmit / rcv for usage with a larger amp - should have the external T/R setup ready by tonight (GS23 amp not quite ready ) ..... How did everyone do on the 2m Es ??? 73, Ron KA0RYT