Dick, As one individual, I commend you for your persistence. Your experience and mine run fairly well along the same lines. Over time, the response to letter writing in the GLD has increased meaningfully. I hope we will all be able to share success stories in the future that will make your and my early attempts pale in comparison. Tnx, OM, 73, Jim Weaver, K8JE Director, Great Lakes Division ARRL; http://www.arrl.org/ Chairman, ARRL ad hoc Legislative Action Committee 5065 Bethany Rd., Mason, OH 45040 Tel.: 513-459-0142; E-mail: k8je@arrl.org ARRL: The reason Amateur Radio Is! MEMBERS: The reason ARRL Is! -----Original Message----- From: dick@pobox.com [mailto:dick@pobox.com] Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 2:40 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13936] Central Division House Resolution 230 Report 26 MAR 2006 - 1330 CST Fellow Board Family Members... Please do not regard what follows as bragging on my part. Rather, I want to demonstrate what a little persistence can produce. My last (2006-03) division newsletter produced an initial response of 36 confirmations of constituent letters asking support of House Resolution 230 sent to U.S. Representatives. My first, somewhat pointed, follow-up message generated 3 complaints and an additional 130 confirmations. Last Friday, I sent follow-up message #2 which produced 50 more confirmation in about 36 hours. The total now stands at 215 confirmations. This letter-writing process does work if you spend a little time on it. 73 - Dick, W9GIG