Well, mdavis203, I'm glad you and bigtim found it helpful. It's a little weird to write that much opinion on such a hotly debated topic like spread spectrum radios and not have anybody at all challenge my analysis.
I can't decide if my analysis was too spot-on to argue with, or simply so long winded that anybody who might wish to challenge it gave up and never finished reading it all!
I've been shopping and reading and studying the subject, and my synopsis above just summarizes what I've found.