That is why I highly qualified my comments about Green and the fine individual he is (was). In any event, as I said, the statement is something to consider when reviewing Article 11. A review of Article 11 every few years is a good thing. Joel -----Original Message----- From: John Bellows [mailto:jbellows@skypoint.com] Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 11:25 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13258] Re: Thoughts on Article 11 Whether W2NSD was just yanking Harry Dannals chain or expressing his grandiose view of his popularity is pure conjecture. I would seem there were reasons 73 no longer exists.