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Old 24th May 2018, 04:10
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wiggy
 
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Originally Posted by Xeptu
"deliberately disabling the transponder"

How many of us in the heat of the moment would forget you dont need to select standby when changing codes.
I guess that depends on the length of time an individual has been using the equipment in question...I suspect for many here the reflex/ conditioning/muscle memory involved with selecting standby for a code change has long gone.
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