VERY WELL PUT WAYNE. THE QUALITY OF REPRESENTATION IN WASHINGTON IS A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DONT VOTE. THE ARRL HOWEVER DOES NOT REPRESENT EVEN A MAJORITY OF AMATEURS IN THE USA, MUCH LESS NORTH AMERICA. 73 DON AE7H -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/topband.html Submissions: topband@contesting.com Administrative requests: topband-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-topband@contesting.com