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Hmm. Thinking about the way WW2 fighter pilots would register a kill in battle, with a small stencil of the enemy flag or symbol for each one, typically below the rim of the canopy.

Thinking of a rubber stamp with the outline of two parallel 2879s. Stamp it on the front fender once for each set of transistors you have to replace.

73
 
Hmm. Thinking about the way WW2 fighter pilots would register a kill in battle, with a small stencil of the enemy flag or symbol for each one, typically below the rim of the canopy.

Thinking of a rubber stamp with the outline of two parallel 2879s. Stamp it on the front fender once for each set of transistors you have to replace.

73

This is funny cause when I worked for Pepsi years ago, they did that with Coke bears on the route trucks if they sold more Pepsi in a store than the Coke guy did. Like “they” sold it... but funny anyway.

Was really funny when I’d crawl in a route truck with a Diet Coke... they hate that, it’ll get you fired if you’re wondering.
 
Hmm. Thinking about the way WW2 fighter pilots would register a kill in battle, with a small stencil of the enemy flag or symbol for each one, typically below the rim of the canopy.

Thinking of a rubber stamp with the outline of two parallel 2879s. Stamp it on the front fender once for each set of transistors you have to replace.

73
I have never popped a transistor in an amp I have owned and never poped a final in a radio I have owned.

I do not envy any of you veteran technicians that have had to deal with Cb'ers and popped amp transistors! I saw my mentor have to put up with some of that crowd.
 

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