I want to add Fermilab as a quality physics channel as well, easy to follow and Don Lincoln is entertaining to listen to.
I think ‘balancing your checkbook’ nowadays means making financially sound decisions, not literally sitting there with an actual checkbook. I might be wrong though, I’m not a native English speaker.
Nevermind, I was wrong.
I’d go for single mode, since it’s usually the same price, if not cheaper. You’ll probably need a fiber splicing machine (and a couple or four splice protectors, depending if you use single fiber or duplex) and a splice box on both ends.
Yeah it’s extreme. That thing looks ready to fall apart at any time, not to mention how lousy the accuracy has to be!