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Hell YES!!

Or a bit too much nitrous oxide.

It's definitely fascinating tech. I can see why digital is so appealing, but I just can't get used to the sound.

Of course it makes sense to do it this way. After all it is just voice communications, not audiophile quality needed for land mobile service. I just hate the compression it causes. A lossless CODEC would help sound quality at the expense of bandwidth.

And the audio quality is excellent.

On the topic of proper GMRS etiquette, I was in a heated conversation with one of my friends and was overcome by a bad case of flatulence and had to let it rip during my train of thought. Fortunately, I had proper upbringing and was taught to extend my pinky on the hand holding the mic. It was a real tear jerker.

Oh trust me, I was pissing and moaning when they transitioned to digital. The sound quality of the analog was far superior to digital. Not a problem now, we're all programmed to accept crappy sounding phone calls. What choice do we really have?

You're not kidding. Many years ago I was dealing with government surplus and you'd be amazed at what was let out in the wild that I should have never seen. Not only harddrives, but other tech that retained sensitive information. Believe it or not, the Pentagon was the worst offender. This was after 9/11. Of course, I was required to destroy the items. All of this is attributed to human stupidity and laziness. As for digital radio, I absolutely dislike any form of it.

If your coax is good I would cut both connectors off and install quality new ones, preferably N connectors. Professionally installed connectors are the worst for quality and reliability. Only premade cables I would use that had "Professionally installed" connectors would be Heliax or RFS hardline.

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You really don't want to get bit by the high voltage from a tube amplifier, it will wake you up. You youngsters missed the good old days of flyback transformers connected to CRT, they hold their voltage for a long time after being de energized.

Ouch!

Don't get me started on those pen testers. I always tell the new guys to NEVER rely on them. If you insist on using one you better check using your meter. 277v and 480v is so unforgiving.

That is the beauty of the 87, it's such a joy to use. I always thought the clamp was such a neat accessory.

Ah, the classic 87, it never goes out of style nor will it ever be discontinued. Don't remind me about clamp meters. My dumb ass left my old favorite Fluke ampprobe where I was working and didn't remember I forgot it till the next day. Needless to say somebody got an early Christmas gift. I bought a new one, it gets hooked to my belt. I ain't making that mistake twice.