GbH wrote:

I have already faxed the DC contact number, but I suspect that fax
number is a black hole for most good ideas...
If I were related to some US Senator that had control over some of
NASA's budget -- yes, my idea may be paid attention to.

Clearly that is the optimum path to persue!

Sorry about that folks, my newsreader reported
alt.sci.seti,sci.astro.seti

didn't exist! but did it any way.
-- 
"He  who says it cannot be done is advised not to interrupt her doing
it."

If at first you don't succeed,
maybe skydiving's not for you!