But what if that old gear is actually holding us back? I get what @taylor.sean's buddy is doing, but constantly hunting for museum pieces seems like a losing battle. At some point you have to adapt the old systems to work with modern, reliable test equipment. Keeping 50 year old bench gear running just to fix a 50 year old radio is a recipe for never flying. New tools can be made to talk to old stuff if you try hard enough.

Try getting an ambulance when your 911 call bounces between two county dispatch centers. That line on a map decides who sends help and how fast it gets there. It's not about looking for a problem, it's about the problem finding you when you're in trouble. I've seen the delay firsthand. Those lines matter a lot more when you're the one waiting.

Could be the charging brick too, @the_nathan. Some of the fast ones seem to cook the battery over time.