> to K5LAD in 1981 or so. K5LAD (Jim Ladd) may still have it. 
> Jim was for
> several years in the retail ham biz in Broken Arrow, a 
> "bedroom"
> community next to Tulsa. Store was called Derrick 
> Electronics, a
> reference to our local economy, not his name. He finally 
> gave up to the
> 800 WATS sellers in about '83 or so. A shame for us locals. 
 
  Ran across Jim at the Tulsa hamfest. He's selling a commercial-grade 100' 
tower. WIsh I had the QTH and $$ for it, I'd grab it PDQ! :-)
 
> Now we don't
> even have a single ham store in the entire state.
 
  Thought there was something in Oklahoma City.. and who bought it out?
 
                                        _Ray_
 
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