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Well, Mike, thanks for doing this net tonight. And I definitely enjoyed listening to everybody's answers. And you know, probably just because I don't know of another radio, I mentioned that 705, you know, I don't know of another radio like that. And you know, especially like in my shack, they're all ICOMs anyway. So I don't know why I'd be trying to switch up now. But yeah, I mentioned it being a little pricey. I'm always trying to figure out, you know, like I start looking at credit card points. And I just try to figure out how I can pull money from multiple places to throw down on something like that. I'm actually, my wife's probably getting aggravated with me because I got an American Express card back in April. You know, if you spend $3,000, we're going to give you $250 in statement credits. And I was like, well, I'll use that 250 for a radio. So I'm conniving for the 705. Let me let it drop. All right. Let's see. You know, I was sitting here. I'm actually pretty tired. It's like creeping up on my bedtime. So I'm having a hard time coming up with my, I kind of do remember. I'm having a hard time coming up with my first HF contact. But it was a Sunday afternoon. Actually, it was Sunday. It was Sunday for Echo Link, and it was Sunday for VHF. It was a Sunday afternoon. I stepped outside with my little Bofang UV5R. Excellent radio. It's got some good AM radio reception. And I stepped out in the backyard, and I made a call. And the guy who came back, it was a, I don't know. It's just because hams are so nice, but it was really amazing the way the guy treated me. To find out later who he was, I mean, this guy is a ham radio guy. You know, you should see the towers in his yard. And I said towers. The guy's got four towers surrounding his house. He's been a ham for a long time. He's a local leader in my area. And I remember when he actually sent me a QSL card. And you don't know who you're talking to on the radio. And to come find out, the guy was a big dog ham, let's say that. And man, he was just so nice and kind to me on a Sunday afternoon. I'll let it drop.