"Can ALE be resurrected and re-packaged in a manner that it can flourish beyond an emcomm option ?"
Maybe - if they can ever get past the "transmit without listening first" auto-lid feature. Personally, I have never had to go to a website to find a QSO, I just look on the waterfall at the appropriate frequency and do quite well. 73 DE Charles Brabham, N5PVL Prefer to use radio for your amateur radio communications? - Stop by at HamRadioNet.Org ! http://www.hamradionet.org