RW> On (02 Apr 97) Jeff Edmonson wrote to Richard Plasencia...
 JE>> Ever hear of anyone selling a -working- KW-1, Dick?
 JE>> Don't know where it is now, but Mike/K5FZ and Darrell/WA5VGO
 JE>> spent a summer one year, restoring the prototype KW-1 (no
 JE>> serial number) back to original factory specs (at least
 JE>> those it was supposed to have, when in prototype )
 RW> K5BSS (Dan Gridley) here in Tulsa had one he bought new. Sold
 RW> it locally to K5LAD in 1981 or so. K5LAD (Jim Ladd) may still
 RW> have it.
Several Hams in OK on AM, Ray.  Found one to stay away from, though - KI5SG.
Sure wish there was more AM activity on 75m.
 RW> Jim was for several years in the retail ham biz in
 RW> Broken Arrow, a "bedroom" community next to Tulsa. Store was
 RW> called Derrick Electronics, a reference to our local economy,
 RW> not his name. He finally gave up to the 800 WATS sellers in
 RW> about '83 or so. A shame for us locals. Now we don't even
 RW> have a single ham store in the entire state.
Dallas is a long way to drive for Ham Gear, isn't it?
Not that I have any affiliation with them, but I THINK that K-Comm, The Ham 
Store in San Antonio, TX has an 800 number.
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73 = Best Regards                ka5thb@bigfoot.com
-Jeff KA5THB
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