Does this proof work for you guys? To quash any suspicions about the likelihood that I had posted fake images or images of equipment that was not mine has definitely been quite an eye-opening experience!

I'm even surprised I lasted this long...
You're sweating this too much. I would just have replied "Fuck you". Why would anyone lie about being a radio ham and why would anyone care if they did?
However, just to show solidarity, I'll go ahead and post a picture of me with my rig...

😯😯Is this RAND's imaginary home computer from 1954?
Where a typewriter/terminal, a TV, and a gentleman standing on the left have been Photoshopped next to a picture of the control console in the maneuvering room of a US Navy submarine.