I was the very weak signal from New Orleans. I did hear Tom and I think
someone named Kevin and Steve. I couldn't hear Gary in Mississippi. I was
unable to get very much on the vertical but was able to hear some on my
dipole that is only about 18 feet up. Not sure if I should look for a
different antenna or just what I should do. I hear Verginia, Kentucky, New
Jersey sometimes but I am not at all impressed with the audio with the
Bbutternut 6v. I hear others saying that people have good strong signals
and I can't hear anything. For some reason I thought ham reception would be
better than it is. Any ideas or thoughts would be great. I am really
getting discouraged.