Hi again,it was my own fault,I was away from Hamradio for near 6 months and the mic gain was near zero,I rechecked everything and it seems perfect again,I had a good evening of Dx to the USA and Canada last night even 2 hrs after our darkness,thanks again all,now I have to take down my Steppir DB18 and try and find out why it stopped working on 30/40m bands thanks again all