Have tried to Tx/Rx skip lately but all I'm hearing is what sounds like 3-5 people talking at the same time giving me about an S9 on the meter and I can't clarify anyone. Every now and then I will get bits and pieces of a person and have heard NY and KS but have no chance of a contact. I even hooked up the old 949 to see if it was the radio with the same results but only about a S7. Tried both in the mobile with a 102 SS and got about the same results. Am I alone or is this just a spell in conditions right now?