Hello All, I was off the list for awhile because of a busy schedule and though I am probably busier than before, I finally went to broad band because I've needed the ability to respond to email faster without all that wait time during dial up. So, I also changed email addresses of course and now that I can send and receive the mail much faster, I wanted to get back on the list. I haven't been on the air much lately but I tune the bands daily, sometimes many times a day, with my Sony 20 10 receiver. Bands aren't so hot either but at least they aren't dead. Still spend all my time these days on 30 meters and some on 17 and 12 meters. Worked a few new countries on 30 meters this winter but it was tough going compared to the winters before. I guess now we have a long ways to go for improved and prolonged good band conditions. 73, Phil. k0nx Aiming For The Stars http://www.redwhiteandblue.org