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TDR-94

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And your friends hopset fill device most likely had the hopsets removed from it before it went into surplus.
 

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Yes, that's what he has. I should probably get it from him to add to my tiny collection. I didn't quite know what it was when I saw it, but now I do. And now I know what the keyfill device looks like, too.

If I should see these items in the junk pile he has, I'll be sure to make note of it.


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Yes, that's what he has. I should probably get it from him to add to my tiny collection. I didn't quite know what it was when I saw it, but now I do. And now I know what the keyfill device looks like, too.

If I should see these items in the junk pile he has, I'll be sure to make note of it.


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Now I have nightmares of having a KYK-13 or KOI-18 dummy corded to my ankle. Whichever one I had, my "wingman" had the other one. Those worked extremely well for what they were. Tritium paint for use in low light situations, and built well. Much better than the newer items that tend to lose keys when the batteries die, you look at them funny, use your finger on the touchpad, they get too hot, cold, or wet, etc.
 

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Much better than the newer items that tend to lose keys when the batteries die, you look at them funny, use your finger on the touchpad, they get too hot, cold, or wet, etc.

Don't forget my favorite - when the audit log for ensuring key integrity fills up and corrupts the database, causing it to drop all keys.
 

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"Hey Sarge, is this chip thingy supposed to come out of the SKL ?" :eek:
(aka How to turn a CIK into a suppository for the careless grunt xD)
 

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Yes, that's what he has. I should probably get it from him to add to my tiny collection. I didn't quite know what it was when I saw it, but now I do. And now I know what the keyfill device looks like, too.

If I should see these items in the junk pile he has, I'll be sure to make note of it.


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Spent a lot of time handling those. It felt stupid to maintain TPI with unclassified stuff.
 
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