"John Ferrell" wrote in message
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I will miss them if they go away altogether.
I remember when I was 13 living in Columbus Ohio. If I could get a
ride downtown it would only be on Saturday morning. Some of the
Radio-Electronics Stores were not interested in selling a kid
anything.

IBM was five years behind Radio Shack with the PC. Some of the RS
folks are technical, some are not. I have always found them willing to
work with me. I hope for a restructure that keeps the parts available.

Parts??? Your RS has parts?? The RS stores around here are doing good to
carry a switch or knob.

-n6ojn

A switch or knob? Phooey! The last time I was in a RS a couple months
ago...
I wanted a rubber foot for a power supply (not the stick on ones... a set
of feet with 4 screws) they said I should ask at a Lowe's or Home Depot.
RS used to have construction boxes and the works. Now all you see are
TV's Satellite and cell phone and tunes contracts.
Last year they fell short of having cleaner for switch contacts...
I guess that went with the tubes and the old mechanical TV tuners.
Sorry dating myself a bit LOL RIP RS
They also recently failed on a simple 4 prong spade lugs power connector.
If they go down the toilet,,, it isn't because Hams have let them down.
We all still go to RS and wish I think.
This last months QST had a project that built a portable mast into
a bucket of cement... all parts from Home Depot... Suppose RS has
give up masts too in favor of Sat' contracts.

K4TWO

"Noon-Air" wrote in message
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"John Ferrell" wrote in message
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I will miss them if they go away altogether.
I remember when I was 13 living in Columbus Ohio. If I could get a
ride downtown it would only be on Saturday morning. Some of the
Radio-Electronics Stores were not interested in selling a kid
anything.

IBM was five years behind Radio Shack with the PC. Some of the RS
folks are technical, some are not. I have always found them willing to
work with me. I hope for a restructure that keeps the parts available.

Parts??? Your RS has parts?? The RS stores around here are doing good to
carry a switch or knob.

-n6ojn