Dear 2 cents,

>That being the case, I don't see how the case your >making against him adds up too well (with the >exception that he
> may have used your tone entry that was coded as to source in the tone log). Since the logs were
>coded, how would he
> know it was your tone ? Of course, now that you
>have stated your position...everybody knows.

It's pretty obvious when someone like me adds to the tone board and states my tone was heard in Aptos. Same with Petra, I imagine.

>+BTW, I had always assumed that the purpose of
>the ear tone log was to create a record of ear
> tones so that a database could be built up to
>facilitate study and comprehension of this
> phenomena...especially as it relates to trying to
> accurately predict future quakes.

Yes.

> BTW, I hope Petra that if you get a tone signal
>indicative of a large quake (i.e. Mag > 6.0 or so)
> that you will violate your plan of stealth
>entries with LW so that others may exploit the
> information for hazard mitigation. Of course, I
> think everybody here will give you full credit
> for your efforts...It would be a shame if there
> is something to this phenomena that is
>worthwhile but the information gets out much later
> than it could have otherwise.

Knowing Petra, I'm sure she would make a prediciton for a large EQ public. She is all about saving lives.

Cathryn