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<v Speaker 1>Hey, before we get started, be sure to head over

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<v Speaker 1>sign up today and thank you for the support. Let

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<v Speaker 1>me tell you, guys, why you should take a serious

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<v Speaker 1>look at digirig. Digirig dot net sound card interfaces for

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<v Speaker 1>multiple radios so that you can do multiple things with

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<v Speaker 1>your computer over a radio, win Link, APRS, WSJTX, FTA

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<v Speaker 1>FT four, all the like. But this might not be

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<v Speaker 1>a reason you've heard before. I've got another excellent, excellent

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<v Speaker 1>reason of why you should be looking at digirig and

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<v Speaker 1>supporting that company specifically. Let's go. This is from another

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<v Speaker 1>Reddit article, and as you guys probably have figured out,

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<v Speaker 1>I kind of like talking about these. Okay, So I

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<v Speaker 1>saw this article and I didn't recognize the call sign

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<v Speaker 1>K zero TX. Immediately I was like, oh, that looks

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<v Speaker 1>kind of familiar. I thought maybe I had seen it

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<v Speaker 1>on here before. But then as soon as I read

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<v Speaker 1>this first line, many of you are familiar with my

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<v Speaker 1>digirig interfaces. So this is Dennis, the owner of digirig

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<v Speaker 1>that's writing this article, and this is this shows how

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<v Speaker 1>great of a person Dennis is. Okay, So I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>to take you through this. Let me show you the

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<v Speaker 1>digibrig website and to talk about what I read here.

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<v Speaker 1>First of all, I would like to say it I'm

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<v Speaker 1>very blessed with the amazing support from the amateur radio

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<v Speaker 1>community which makes it possible for me to continue experimenting

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<v Speaker 1>with the hobby and offer new gear. Today, I'm dealing

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<v Speaker 1>with a situation which I experienced a lot in my

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<v Speaker 1>previous hustles, but something that has never happened before with

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<v Speaker 1>Ham's Garden Variety return fraud. An eBay buyer with zero

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<v Speaker 1>feedback purchased the digirig interface, initiated a return and mailed

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<v Speaker 1>back an empty envelope. As far as eBay is concerned,

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<v Speaker 1>this completes. The return buyer gets a full refund, and

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<v Speaker 1>I get dinged for shipping both ways and obviously lost

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<v Speaker 1>the inventory. Now let me say real quick, I have

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<v Speaker 1>experienced this exact thing, not this exact thing, something very

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<v Speaker 1>very very similar to myself. Back before I started this

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<v Speaker 1>YouTube channel I used to run. I used to run

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<v Speaker 1>Great Fine Amateur Radio as a radio sales sales website.

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<v Speaker 1>I would sell radios on that website, but I also

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<v Speaker 1>sold stuff a little bit on Amazon and sometimes on eBay.

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<v Speaker 1>I had a buyer one time purchase a TYT MD

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<v Speaker 1>ninety six hundred from me back when these radios were new.

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<v Speaker 1>These were new hot dual band mobile DMR radios, one

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<v Speaker 1>of the first ever dual band mobile DMR radios, so

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<v Speaker 1>they were going for about two hundred ninety nine dollars

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<v Speaker 1>at the time. They were hot, popular, extremely sought after

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<v Speaker 1>radios at the time because the dual band DMR thing

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<v Speaker 1>didn't really exist back then. I had a buyer on

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<v Speaker 1>eBay purchased an MT ninety six hundred from me and

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<v Speaker 1>pay for shipping. I shipped it to him. He had

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<v Speaker 1>the radio for a week or two, initiated never contact me.

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<v Speaker 1>He initiated a return with eBay saying the radio was defective.

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<v Speaker 1>eBay forced me to create a return shipping label for him,

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<v Speaker 1>which I had to send to him, so he shipped

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<v Speaker 1>the radio back to me. Once I got it back.

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<v Speaker 1>eBay issued him a full refund for the radio and

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<v Speaker 1>the original shipping label, which I had already purchased to

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<v Speaker 1>ship the radio to him. So I got ding for

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<v Speaker 1>shipping both ways and had now I got the radio back,

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<v Speaker 1>So that's a little bit better than Dennis's situation. But

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<v Speaker 1>here's the thing. I took that radio and I plugged

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<v Speaker 1>it into my computer. There's nothing wrong with it. This

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<v Speaker 1>guy couldn't figure out how to program a DMR radio,

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<v Speaker 1>and he claims it was faulty. Wasn't faulty. It was

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<v Speaker 1>nothing in the world wrong with that radio. I turned around,

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<v Speaker 1>boxed it back up brand new, sold it to someone

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<v Speaker 1>who actually knew what the heck they were doing, and

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<v Speaker 1>all was good. But I got ding for shipping on

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<v Speaker 1>both ways. At least I got my radio back, and

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<v Speaker 1>I was able to resell it again as new because

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<v Speaker 1>there was nothing in the world wrong with it. So

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<v Speaker 1>I understand where Dennis is coming from here. I have

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<v Speaker 1>never actually seen anyone send back an empty envelope, but

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<v Speaker 1>that's what happened here. Now, the chap is not exactly

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<v Speaker 1>a genius. It took me all of thirty seconds to

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<v Speaker 1>look up his FCC database and find the call sign

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<v Speaker 1>extra class No Less with Vanity call and confirm the

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<v Speaker 1>full match of the shipping address with the Internet. Never

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<v Speaker 1>forgetting it would be a trivial to forever destroy this

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<v Speaker 1>dude's reputation for the rest of his life, make him

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<v Speaker 1>regret the decision to steal sixty dollars from a small

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<v Speaker 1>business in a fellow him. It is natural to feel

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<v Speaker 1>violated when stolen from. But I'm taking a deep breath

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<v Speaker 1>and downgrading this to a close call, an opportunity for

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<v Speaker 1>the purp to self reflect seventy three and happy New Year.

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<v Speaker 1>That takes a really really good attitude to behave that way.

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<v Speaker 1>That takes a lot of respect, a lot of character

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<v Speaker 1>to deal that way, to respond that way to getting

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<v Speaker 1>ripped off. So hats off to Dennis. You guys, go

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<v Speaker 1>out here and visit digirig dot net. But if you've

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<v Speaker 1>never seen his stuff before, he has this digirig DR

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<v Speaker 1>eight ninety one setup. I did a video about this

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<v Speaker 1>the last time I was in Galveston Island State Park.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a very easy interface that connects your yaesu

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<v Speaker 1>FT eight ninety one through a digit through this This

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<v Speaker 1>is specifically made for a yaesu FT eight ninety one.

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<v Speaker 1>This model is He makes several models that will work

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<v Speaker 1>with almost any radio. This one's specifically made for an

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<v Speaker 1>FT eight ninety one connects from your radio to the

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<v Speaker 1>computer and makes plug and play access to the radio

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<v Speaker 1>from your computer very easy. You can use wsjtx FT eight,

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<v Speaker 1>you can use it to set up win link, you

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<v Speaker 1>can use it for all kinds of stuff. It's very

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<v Speaker 1>easy to use. I did it in a video. Did

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<v Speaker 1>some FT eight from Galveston Island State Park work very well?

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<v Speaker 1>Check out the link in the description below for this.

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<v Speaker 1>Digit rig is not sponsoring this video, but I just

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to talk about how awesome his products were in

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<v Speaker 1>today's video. So he goes on right here. First response

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<v Speaker 1>is this is actually mail fraud. Contact your postmaster. If

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<v Speaker 1>he did it to you, he's likely done it to others.

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<v Speaker 1>Very true. A lot of other comments down here. Second

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<v Speaker 1>this if you still have the envelopes. Love my digirig,

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<v Speaker 1>although it has been used for months, We'll go out

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<v Speaker 1>and use it. It's a great, great piece of kit I

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<v Speaker 1>want to take. I want to get a digirig for

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<v Speaker 1>my TS four ADHX that's in my truck, so that

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<v Speaker 1>I can do FT eight when driving, I just click

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<v Speaker 1>a button, call CQ, keep driving, look over, Oh it's done,

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<v Speaker 1>call CQ. Just touchscreen right next to it. So that's

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<v Speaker 1>something I'm going to be working on soon. Why not

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<v Speaker 1>post it to qrz dot com and the scammin theft

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<v Speaker 1>reports for him? It would warn other Hams and give

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<v Speaker 1>the scammer a chance to reply. And this is a

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<v Speaker 1>great response from Dennis. This is the first such case

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<v Speaker 1>in years on eBay and even ham radio buyers on Amazon,

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<v Speaker 1>which he says is an absolute cesspool when it comes

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<v Speaker 1>to a return fraud treating me quite well, He says,

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<v Speaker 1>this is the first case in such the first case

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<v Speaker 1>in years on eBay and Amazon when most people treat

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<v Speaker 1>him quite well. With that in mind, there is a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of good will and gratitude on my end. I

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<v Speaker 1>prefer not to use the situation as an opportunity to

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<v Speaker 1>start another negative trend online with people wasting their emergency

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<v Speaker 1>emotions and time fighting instead of applying those finite resources

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<v Speaker 1>to something productive and creative. This seems like an admirable perspective.

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<v Speaker 1>It's unfortunate. Reality is it's enabling as well. Best of

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<v Speaker 1>luck and whatever path forward. This exposes us the risk

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<v Speaker 1>of dealing with this guy. I would report. Yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I see what you're saying there. It does you know,

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<v Speaker 1>reporting the guy would be better for the community perhaps,

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<v Speaker 1>But Dennis is taking the high road here, and you

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<v Speaker 1>got to respect him for that. You gotta respect him

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<v Speaker 1>for taking the high road. I think this is a

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<v Speaker 1>very It shows a lot of character for Dennis to

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<v Speaker 1>react this same way. So I really thought that this

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<v Speaker 1>was a great article. I really admired Dennis for acting

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<v Speaker 1>this way. I commented on this video down here, this

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<v Speaker 1>guy right here, how disappointed. I'm very glad to see

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<v Speaker 1>your resilient and positive response to this crappy and criminal behavior.

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<v Speaker 1>I have a few digitirigged devices and some of them

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<v Speaker 1>are set up at multi municipal facilities providing critical emergency

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<v Speaker 1>in occasion's capabilities in my region. I'm the guy who

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<v Speaker 1>shared a three D printed enclosure for the digibrig light.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for sharing your great work. Please know that it's

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<v Speaker 1>made a real difference in the world. And Dennis replies

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<v Speaker 1>and he says thank you for the sport. As I mentioned,

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<v Speaker 1>the community is amazing and this situation is a single

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<v Speaker 1>exception in years of operation. Good deal right that. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>this was just a very positive article, very positive response.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, Dennis shared what happened to him. He just

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<v Speaker 1>didn't want to flame anyone. I can't blame him for

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<v Speaker 1>that at all. I replied to him, I said, thank

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<v Speaker 1>you for sharing, Dennis, Sorry this happened. I'm a tempted

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<v Speaker 1>to make a video about it, and he's like, knowing

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<v Speaker 1>your work, I figured it would get on your radiar,

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<v Speaker 1>go ahead if it sounds interesting enough. So I do

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<v Speaker 1>not know who this person was. Dennis didn't share that

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<v Speaker 1>with me. I didn't ask him. I kind of don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to know. I just think I think this was

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<v Speaker 1>a very good You know, so many times we're sharing

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<v Speaker 1>articles about sad Hams, salty Hams, people treating each other

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<v Speaker 1>like crap. This was a very positive story. I wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to share this because it was a very positive story.

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<v Speaker 1>If you guys have a chance to support Dennis and digibreg,

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<v Speaker 1>I highly recommend it. The link in the description blow

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<v Speaker 1>is an affiliate link, so I get a small commission

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<v Speaker 1>for things bought through that link. But if you see

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<v Speaker 1>him Dennis, I think he will be at ham Kash

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<v Speaker 1>next month, I think, but he's usually at ham Venson

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<v Speaker 1>and at Huntsville, so he a lot of times. Hangout

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<v Speaker 1>in the gigabarts booth. You can get a five percent

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<v Speaker 1>discount because digirig is listed on my gigaparts page. But

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<v Speaker 1>gigabarts sells digirigs and packages with the cables and everything.

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<v Speaker 1>If you want just single individual items, you can get

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<v Speaker 1>them from the digirig dot net shop. Links to all

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<v Speaker 1>of that will be in the description Blow. But if

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<v Speaker 1>nothing else, if you've already purchased his stuff in the past,

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<v Speaker 1>or if you've never heard of it and want to

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<v Speaker 1>do some research, do that. But if you see Dennis

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<v Speaker 1>at the next Hamfest, go up and thank him for

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<v Speaker 1>his support of the community. Really great guy. He makes

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<v Speaker 1>a fantastic product. You can see the character that he

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<v Speaker 1>displays towards a hand radio community in this article. I'll

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<v Speaker 1>put a link to this article in the description BLOW.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for watching today. YouTube thinks you want to watch

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<v Speaker 1>these videos next, so check these out and we'll catch

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