Not anything PIC related other than I just finishd a PIC project, so had room on the bench to do this... but I just fixed my dual-band V/UHF mobile radio that's been nonfunctional for a year or so. An internal protection diode between + and - gave its life and in the process welded itself into a dead short. Now to figure out how to mount this old beast in my car... why can't I find a DIN size ham rig, I wonder? I'd give up the CD player to mount a good radio in the dash. Well, like I said, completely off-topic but it's late, I'm a little punchy and thought I'd share, as my kids say. Dale (n0xas again) -- A train stops at a train station. A bus stops at a bus station. On my desk I have a workstation... -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu