Be patient, the contacts will come. I have made so many I can't keep up with the log book lol. And yes conditions have been weird in FL as well. I could hear ground wave skip in state, guys that I have talked to on the west coast of FL while working over there. That and the panhandle and Jacksonville from Daytona beach area. It's like others have said, it's been the eastern part of the state, from GA to NY and west out to Michigan. Then it switches to going west, Texas, LA, AZ, Washington state and of course CALI. It's been kind of sporadic, like right now I hear a few people, but no contact currently. If I go down to near the beach, then I could probably shoot some dx but there doesn't seen to enough here right now to warrant going. When the conditions pick up I usually go to the intercostal waterway that runs from Miami to New York. Great salt water ground plane! But anyway hope to speak with some of you and I know I have spoken to quite a few of you guys. Just can't remember when as work has me consumed as this time. My dx time is being limited to when I am moving from cell site to cell site, trouble shooting for sprint. But hey at least I get some dx'ing in!! Anyway good contact, 357 magnum!! Think I have spoke with the same 306 John in Ireland as well when the conditions were good back a few months ago. Been a while since I have made many UK contacts, every so often a big station will come through from UK, 275 being one of them. He is in my log book. But anyway, glad to hear that you finally got Ireland. My fav is Australia!! That's a trip from FL. That and the Middle East, haven't ever made a Middle East contact. But may be for the best on that one lol. Have a good one and god bless. 222 Mobile around FL. We are on 38lsb listening.