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Well, thank you very much for all that kind introduction there, George. Thank you, sir. And not a great deal here to add. It's just been great to hear everybody's input on the subject. Thank you, Hank, for the subject matter. Feels good to be sitting in my easy chair with my feet up. I really enjoyed my extended trip with my brother. But, as I said before, it's always good to get back home. So, oh, with regard to the VHF, UHF side of things, this seemed to be, this last trip seemed to be the trip for everything to go wrong and break. Sometimes we have those. This was the year for that, I guess. Right out of the bat, right out of the gate I should say, right off the bat, my hotspot that I use for digital voice modes and to keep in touch with folks here back in the Detroit area, etc. That thing gave up the ghost on me and I tried everything I could manage from the road to try to get that thing resurrected because it happened right at the very beginning of the trip it and I just didn't relish the thought of being without digital comms, checking into this net as well as others, et cetera. Well, it was not to be. A friend of mine did offer and did end up shipping to me another hotspot. It was waiting for me at our next camp site when we got there. But due to a number of factors, I was unable to get it configured correctly until I got home. Anyway, I'm talking on it now, so this is one of the other things I generally bring along, the Yaesu FT-1R, DR I should say, FT-1DR, old digital Yaesu system fusion handheld that I use to access various digital modes through the hotspots and it's magic to be able to cross mode so I can get into DMR groups and stuff like that.