Don't get too discouraged, Marty. Maybe folks just weren't interested in voice chat and/or don't have the hardware at home (my case). We've got some good response from the folks at USGS - well, at least some response. What we need now is to see if they're really interested in help from us. Let's keep replying to their mail asking what there is we can do to help and what other options besides closing this one gauge are out there.

Bruce

BTW - does anybody have any idea why the Hoh tribe is backing out of their promise to help with the funding? Please, let's not get into more Indian bashing. But that sounded like one of the big reasons the USGS is coming up short.