> Below is a comment about the poll from a company representative who had
> privately expressed an interest in developing equipment that would meet some
> of the wish list requirements.
>
> "well, I guess that ends any question about whether an electronic hive
> monitor should be designed."

Not sure what that means.  What kind of indication would such a company
representative be looking for to proceed?  I know that some are working on it
right now.

2 or 3% responses on such a survey are pretty typical, especially when such an
open-ended question is asked.  What I get from it is that there is a lot of
money out there, and real interest.  Hobbyists seem happy to spend big bucks,
and there are a lot of them.  Commercials need to watch their outflows, and will
wait until they see if the system works and pays, then it will be like Swinger
forklifts; everyone will want one.

As for whether it should be designed, I think that Jerry told us that it already
is designed, and in spades.  The only questions are: 1.)is it ready for market,
and 2.) can a competitor can design one better and cheaper, 3.) how many
features to leave in, 4.) and how best to get it to market.

There is also always room for improvement in terms of ruggedness, convenience,
communications, cost, and reporting software...

allen