All good-BUT-word and calculations/forcast are the solar flares will get worse as we get on into the summer month's. The ARRL which is us Hams (Amature Radio) Org. and advocate has predicted (unless it's changed lately), that the stormes can and will be the worst we have had in our lifetimes. The cycle is every ten years and we are approaching the top of this cycle. Sorry guys. didn't mean to go on, just a little info. With that, do be very careful when you are doing your range checks this year.