First of all, thanks for all the replies. Where I got that info was off the ISS FAN CLUB site And was from some one that seemed to be knowledgeable.. But must have been opinion as well ..

Trust me when I say that I hope it is around MUCH MUCH Longer .. I would like to be able to work thru It long into My retirement which is in 5 ish years.. And aee them do some Other amateur radio projects, like a constant running SSTV system. More then one radio .. Things like that .. :)

Again, thanks for everyone's thoughts .. Always welcomed and muchly appreciated

Randy - N2CUA