Your deep-seated motivation to pooh-pooh just serves to
make you look a fool.

If you, as a director of the RSCB unfailingly try to put down
discussion, then perhaps it is a sign that any self-respecting
_REAL_ Radio Ham should resign from the RSCB?

There are many things which have "been done" and yet which
you do. (Apart from a Morse Code test that had "been done"
by otherwise-unqualified self-taught 14-year-olds).

HF Communication had "been done" by thousands, long before
you purchased all the Cheque-Book (CB) rigs that you boast about.

I don't think that I have ever been "interesed", whatever that may
mean.

Brian Reay wrote:
"Plod's Conscience" wrote in message
oups.com...

As these beasties come in a mounting that already
has facilities for screw fixing, perhaps there is
potential capability for optical communications?

Been done. UK record, as of a couple of years back at least, was something
like 75km. There is project in the latest RSGB handbook (if you are
interesed I'll look up the page, I noticed the article but haven't read the
detail).