With regard to the kind invitations for qsos I simply have to tidy up the system where my Rx is upstairs and the Tx is in the cellar two floors down and two flights of stairs in between. The "over"
To Wil, Rik, Rich, Alan and all, many thanks. Geri's note on birch leaves leads me to relay my experience with my aerial. I have been waiting all Summer for the tree surgeon to lop my Liquidambars, w