JE>> Dallas is a long way to drive for Ham Gear, isn't it?
 RW> There seems to be 100's of sellers with 800 numbers. More
 RW> convenient than even a short trip. Speaking of Dallas, I
 RW> understand Tucker is gone.
yup.  about a year, now    :-(
speaking of closures, read in NEWSline that Henry Radio out in Southern 
California also shut it's doors.  The problem they cited was ' not enough 
"big-ticket" sales'.
With the onslaught of no-code technicians operating on what has turned out to 
be a (slightly) higher educated CB band (2m), it's no wonder that there 
aren't anymore HF rigs sold.
BEFORE I GET SLAMMED:
I think the REAL reason there are not more 'big-ticket' sales, are the prices 
of HF Rigs these days!
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73 = Best Regards                ka5thb@bigfoot.com
-Jeff KA5THB
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