[Milsurplus] [Glowbugs] Tucker Electronics

[Glen Zook]

Must have been a hiccup!  The URL:  http://www.tucker.com still works fine here.
 Glen, K9STH 
Website: http://k9sth.net

      From: Hubert Miller <kargo_cult at msn.com>
 To: tetrode at googlegroups.com; 'Milsurplus' <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net> 
 Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 1:12 PM
 Subject: [Glowbugs] Tucker Electronics
   
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