****************************************************** PR # 43030 We propose to observe two z > 2 QSO with ASCA. Both QSO are radio quiet and ROSAT PSPC observations have shown that they are bright enough for detailed spectroscopic studies. Up to now only radio loud highly redshifted QSO were studied with ASCA. The proposed objects can serve as examples of individual spectra of AGN contributing to the CXRB. Their extremely high luminosities can be used to verify the idea that radio quiet QSO are simply upgraded versions of Seyfert 1 galaxies. If this pictur ******************************************************