They say ham radio is also about experimenting. So, I experimented. With a discone antenna. *Very* broad-banded. A useful plus... Very omni-directional. Meh... Very cross-polarized. Not so plus... Definitely go back to h-pol for future events. Thanks to all those who responded to my wimpy signal. It was fun. PaulN0SUW/P Sent from CS SecureMail