It really amuses me how so many people talk about "antique" comm systems.

Why would you need to switch to whoop-de-doo G4, digital, frequency hopping,
DEQPSK (old stuff), wahoo, smart-i-phone thingies, when a VHF-AM 5 watt
transceiver will carry your voice over a hundred miles?

Yeah... I know - you just gotta have real-time satellite photos of the
clouds down to 3.141592 meter resolution so you can keep your $300K glider
in the air for more than 30 minutes.

I'll stick with my antiques, thank you.

And, yes, I understand spectrum congestion.

And, for those who don't get it, I'm yanking your chains. ;-p


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I'm already starting to see a trade in used radios from Europe finding
their way to North America. You might want to get a European source and
start importing quality radios that are being swapped out now.