tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778588138932522536.post6773303002736091917..comments2023-08-14T06:49:38.163-07:00Comments on W6DTW : RadioShack - Past, Present, and Future..?W6DTWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08296054359177080557noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778588138932522536.post-24380135601703840682010-04-02T04:53:26.206-07:002010-04-02T04:53:26.206-07:00A Realistic DX-160 is what turned me on to ham rad...A Realistic DX-160 is what turned me on to ham radio. Look at their catalog from that time and compare to the empty shell of an electronics store that RS is today...<br /><br />http://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/catalogs/1976/<br /><br />Had to see what they were selling when I was born. I wish I hadn't looked... <br /><br />http://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/catalogs/1963/<br /><br />(Hint: the good stuff starts around page 156)<br /><br />73 de ww2ptPaul Lannuierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17357805457432988560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778588138932522536.post-12457119120921014812010-04-02T03:03:05.701-07:002010-04-02T03:03:05.701-07:00Same thing happened here in New Zealand with Dick ...Same thing happened here in New Zealand with Dick Smith electronics - now they just sell laptops, external harddrives, LCD tvs, DVD players and mobile phones pretty much.<br /><br />Jaycar came along from aussie, but recently they have culled there interesting products and mainly sell junk like farting salt shakers and crappy disco lights.richmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386256047967548196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778588138932522536.post-62368014145488358652010-04-02T01:45:27.355-07:002010-04-02T01:45:27.355-07:00@J - Yeah, been there done that. I bought some Ni...@J - Yeah, been there done that. I bought some NiMH batteries there a while back for a project. Kid/Clerk tried to up-sell me on a charger. I explained that would not be necessary because the project I was building has a built-in charger controller, and the NiMH cells were just for backup power. He thought for a second and asked "You built a charger? Wouldn't it be easier to just buy one?" Sigh...W6DTWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08296054359177080557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778588138932522536.post-90891848149659190032010-04-02T01:35:19.169-07:002010-04-02T01:35:19.169-07:00but the kid working there told me that they hadn&#...<i>but the kid working there told me that they hadn't stocked such things in a couple of years</i><br /><br />You should have looked on the shelf anyway. I went to RS a few weeks ago looking for an intercom. Clerk: "Oh, we've never carried anything like that." I found it on the shelf right out in plain view.<br /><br />Radio Shack: You've got questions, we've got blank stares.J. Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12806782144216332723noreply@blogger.com