PT> I'll plant a negative on that one as well. Anyone willing to
 PT> enlighten us? And just to return us to the right topic... what do you
 PT> think are the  chances of acutally communicating with UFO's via radio
 PT> signals, like in  'Contact'? I think it is an interesting
 PT> possibility.. what are other peoples (more experienced :) opinions
 PT> on this?
 I would imagine, not too good. Assuming these objects are ETs, I see the 
following problems:
       1)  It seem that are not interested in communicating.  It is far 
easier for them to do than for us, and as far as I know this event has not 
happened yet.
       2)  They are extremely difficult to find.  Sighting last for short 
periods of time, typical well too short to moving in the required equipment. 
Perhaps government installation such as that held by NORAD or NSA 
(specialists in tracking objects and communication) would stand a better 
chance.
       3)  We do not even know in principle how to do this.  Should we use 
english?  How do we code it to transport it using EM waves? another 
decryption require of the U.F.O part.  I do not give much of a chance for 
small civilian organisation.
However all is not lost.  Some proposed automated surveillance system 
designed to look out for these objects (located in remote area with a large 
field of vision) could be design to send out EM signal if a sighting occurs 
(perhaps after confirming its not an airlines, say from gamma radiation or 
some characterist which put these objects in a class of their own). 
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