MM Flynn.......thanks for the sensible post......it seems you pay your money and take your choice but what I can confirm is that the last Mayday I handled at Scottish Info was on a very very very busy Easter Sunday when every man and their dog was up flying and talking on my frequency......the moment the Mayday call was made every one of those men and dogs shut it and allowed me to get the Mayday sorted very quickly with the telephone help of Scottish D&D.......so Mariner9 if in the future your not interested in listening to those in the know please feel free to tootle around without talking to anyone as seems to be your wish.