Does the Serial Number of an FT1000 tell me when it was manufactured? If not, is there some other way to determine the age? thanks & 73 James / k1sd -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative requests: towertalk-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-towertalk@contesting.com