Reading through here I most likely have spoken to several of you. I go by Boise 521. Alan is the name. AM I am Big A also using Boise 521. I don't do skip on AM but will on SSB. AM is just to noisy and people sound like crap when skip is going on. Maybe the overdriven amps making them sound terrible. SSB sound much nicer to my older ears. I am going to be on 16 lower July 4. Wish me happy birthday if we meet up. I will know you read this. I'll be 69 that day. May use a quarter wave vertical on my F150 or if I can I am going to work up a inverted V. My 11 meter moxon is being turned into a 10 meter moxon so that is out of service right now. I got my general licence a few months back. KJ7EFC. My old CB call sign was KDF7537 when FCC used to issue those.