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My wife just showed me these ..the last picture is me in Laos and my son in Afghanistan…..

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Oh my gosh Doc. These are such nostalgic and charming pictures. It’s so nice to have decades old photos to look back every once in a while. I really appreciate you sharing these with us, the photo of you and your son is so cool. Generations of fighting for freedom, thank you to you both!!
 

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Wow thank you for the sweet photo Greg. Ham? I always wanted to get into it at least on a basic level. Don't know where to start or what equipment is a starter equipment that is reliable.
That's just a Plantronics Conference Call head phone. But for ham equipment you can score a Baofeng or Wouxan hand held for cheap and easy. I got in to ham; test, books, radio, antennas, accessories and all for about $100. In today's inflated dollars you can still do it for around $150.

Worth every penny.

Of course, now I'm a few grand into it with much nicer gear but that's another story.
 
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That's just a Plantronics Conference Call head phone. But for ham equipment you can score a Baofeng or Wouxan hand held for cheap and easy. I got in to ham; test, books, radio, antennas, accessories and all for about $100. In today's inflated dollars you can still do it for around $150.

Worth every penny.

Of course, now I'm a few grand into it with much nicer gear but that's another story.
Appreciate all this info Greg!! Will help me get started in this fun little hobby.
 


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Sweet pic E!! Love the angle your ranger is at. Your photo with your face in the dark reminded me of this popular space photo meme.
 

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Sweet pic E!! Love the angle your ranger is at. Your photo with your face in the dark reminded me of this popular space photo meme.
Thanks bro! Haha that pic is awesome. ?
Good to meet ya Brandon.
 
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Thanks bro! Haha that pic is awesome. ?
Good to meet ya Brandon.
Very nice to meet you too E :) appreciate ya coming to the thread!
 
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Hello all,

I have spent a lot of time on here in the past year and made a lot of friends. It is a pleasure to meet you all and be able to hear all your experiences/knowledge. Now I remember everyone by their truck, but how about adding a face to the truck so we get to know everyone a bit better. Don’t be shy, I had to dig and dig 6-8 months back to find a picture of me with my Ranger. No camper shell even yet.. Try to find a picture of you and the Ranger, bet you it might be a little tough. Usually I leave the beauty to the Ranger and leave myself out :crackup:

Will post a better picture this weekend without the sunglasses :) here is my gf, my dog and me.

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Post inspired by @DukeCanBuildit nice guy Canadian look on his profile.
Looks like fun, guys!
Hey those tail lights are cool. Are they aftermarket?
 
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Looks like fun, guys!
Hey those tail lights are cool. Are they aftermarket?
I believe it’s a darker tint than smoke applied to only the red sections! Sorry they didn’t really tell me the specifics at the tint shop. I just asked them to tint my tail lights. No cops stopped me either since the white is still showing and it’s not a heavy heavy dark tint! In addition, my camper shell brake light is not tinted, not sure if that’s a reason why I am not pulled over since there is some bright lights showing from it.
 

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I believe it’s a darker tint than smoke applied to only the red sections! Sorry they didn’t really tell me the specifics at the tint shop. I just asked them to tint my tail lights. No cops stopped me either since the white is still showing and it’s not a heavy heavy dark tint! In addition, my camper shell brake light is not tinted, not sure if that’s a reason why I am not pulled over since there is some bright lights showing from it.
Love it. Very nice touch.
Great thread man, but there's some real weirdos on here. ???
 
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Love it. Very nice touch.
Great thread man, but there's some real weirdos on here. ???
Thank you E! Hahaha that’s the beauty of human variance, gotta have the weirdos, the in between and the lovely bunch of folks here :p
 

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Love it. Very nice touch.
Great thread man, but there's some real weirdos on here. ???
Hey who you calling weirdos? :punch:?

Stick around long enough and you'll see the real reason. :crazy:



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Here's an early picture of me when I was younger.
 
 








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