So half duplex I think was luck as i tried several times and no more contacts.Had three confirmed QSO's.Iknow full duplex is the way to go.Without having to get another antenna and more coaxial I wanted to see if I can hear the SSB birds on my OCF dipole that I finally have up, Well it's partially up.I can hear them but with a bit of reduction in signal whick makes sense plus it's RG8U.What I was wondering,Can I get it so that I hear myself to set up where I am on the downlink then leave as is,or do I need constantly be adjusting the downlink?Maybe when I get the dipole higher it will help,part of one leg is near the ground but the 45ft leg is pretty good.Other thing is,I have an Icom R10 and plan on getting some good preamps for the satelllite bands,Do you thing the radio is sensitive enough to work well with them?Thanks for your help.Rich [email protected]