In a message dated 7/21/2005 13:10:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, K7LXC at aol.com writes: BTW we're not dumbing down TowerTalk. Indirectly Tower Talk and any other technical reflector is being dumbed down. Or, the need is being eliminated. As the technically competent, experienced, capable amateur dies off, so will the real hobby of amateur radio. Bruce