Quote Originally Posted by kb2vxa View Post
"I'm still green as a ham...."
Since when is a ham green? (;->)

After all that belly aching about no propagation it's GREAT to hear things are picking up! Here I sit a paper ham sans antennas, do you know how much that pisses me off? DO YOU???
Yes. Yes I do.

So? What are you going to do about it? Surely (don't say it) there is a club with a club station, within an hour's drive, that you can join? Hell, there's one at the airport a couple of miles from my Mother's place, you're not THAT far from her...