Thanks, Frank and others, for your kind words. I enjoyed weaving that editorial together -- it took a while but I was happy with the result. As for the barnyard metaphor, it's right out of a legitimate scientific paper. 73, Dave HB9/K1ZZ -----Original Message----- From: Frank Fallon [mailto:n2ff@optonline.net] Sent: Wed 9/18/2002 4:30 PM To: arrl-odv Cc: Subject: [ARRL-ODV:7801] Re: Real Progress vs Cow Dung Well done, Dave. In fact, OUTSTANDING! Dave's, September "It Seems to Us..." titled 'Radio Smog' is way up there for my top ten favorites along with his Joe Taylor and Heard Island Dxpedition editorials. Well done, Dave. What a great analogy you picked to get the point across about progress and making a bad policy decision. It's something we can all, in one way or another, identify with and get the point or sniff the problem. Or whatever. When we finally get around to printing a book of Dave's columns this must be one of the first ones in the book. Now, having said all this, I am sure that we will shortly hear from a disgruntled member who dislikes the barnyard metaphor or our crusade against Part 15 and power line radiators. Should we get such a complaint, I suggest a short reply like, "Have you always been a jerk?" Frank...N2FF.....