Hi all, I would love to try 17, I use my Amtron A99 with a tuner and it does much better on 17 than I can do on 20 with my 40 meter inverted vee! I think the only station who can hear me reliably on 20 is Kevin! GRIN! 73: J. John Jacques Amateur Radio Station: KD8PC "Where Cat Is, Is Civilization!"