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I know these are imported, but that's
not necessarily a knock anymore.

Imported? Last time I visited Softcomm (a stone's throw from my
tiedown at KCHD), I saw them being built on site.

Can't give you any info about the panel mount, but my 4 place
portable Softcomm has been working like new for the last 12 years. My
similarly aged Softcomm headsets are still working fine too. IMHO,
they make good quality products.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)