Dana Myers wrote:

I'm personally wondering how Radio Shack remains relevant in
the face of Best Buy and other big-box consumer electronics
outlets. In other words, I wouldn't be that surprised to see
Radio Shack stores leave business before too long.

Dana

I was in the Oaks Mall in Ocala the other day where I counted six
booths selling pager and cell phones down the center of the mall, and
there were probably a couple more in some of the other stores.
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25 days!


Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

Visited my brother in Atlanta.

Dropped by Radio Shack Friday afternoon (after Thanksgiving) for some 75 ohm
CATV terminators (spare ports on cable splitter)

Did not have any, manager was in (big sales day and full staff in store).
He told me if it is not in the box .. they will not reorder..
and that RS was going to fade out of the parts business at stores because of
SLOW inventory turns
(think WalMart, Home Depot and sell only volume items). Ace Hardware down
street was doing good business in these specialty items that
these stores are now walking away from (and great service).

GB

"Howard" wrote in message
om...
Recent visits to my local Radio Shack for even the most simple
components has left me disappointed. Recently I had the need for 5
10uf electrolytics at any voltage really, and could not find them at 3
local stores.

There used to be a selection of 25 or so IC's that were widely used
and popular...no more tho.

Even a simple LM386 could not be found around here.

Also, the parts are now being jammed into these ugly parts bins as if
to hide them from view.

Is this the same situation where you live?

One manager mentioned that components are no longer a real concern of
management and that he is under the impression that "parts" are on the
way out soon.

Wouldn't that just be the way...the old local electronics places are
out of business, and the Shack eliminates their parts. They sure do
have answers, don't they?

de WA2AFD

Howard wrote:

One manager mentioned that components are no longer a real concern of
management and that he is under the impression that "parts" are on the
way out soon.

I'm personally wondering how Radio Shack remains relevant in
the face of Best Buy and other big-box consumer electronics
outlets. In other words, I wouldn't be that surprised to see
Radio Shack stores leave business before too long.

Dana

Yes, now they only sell toys, cell phones and Direct TV systems.
"Howard" wrote in message
om...
Recent visits to my local Radio Shack for even the most simple
components has left me disappointed. Recently I had the need for 5
10uf electrolytics at any voltage really, and could not find them at 3
local stores.

There used to be a selection of 25 or so IC's that were widely used
and popular...no more tho.

Even a simple LM386 could not be found around here.

Also, the parts are now being jammed into these ugly parts bins as if
to hide them from view.

Is this the same situation where you live?

One manager mentioned that components are no longer a real concern of
management and that he is under the impression that "parts" are on the
way out soon.

Wouldn't that just be the way...the old local electronics places are
out of business, and the Shack eliminates their parts. They sure do
have answers, don't they?

de WA2AFD

They sure do have answers, don't they?

de WA2AFD

Yes, and most of them are wrong!

73, John - K6QQ

John Moriarity wrote:

They sure do have answers, don't they?

de WA2AFD

Yes, and most of them are wrong!

73, John - K6QQ

Besides, their parts were and always have been complete crap anyways, so not
a great loss really...

Larry VE7EA
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Yes, but even crap on a late Sunday afternoon when the project demo was due on
Monday morning was a blessing...

Jim


-Besides, their parts were and always have been complete crap anyways, so not
-a great loss really...


Jim Weir, VP Eng. RST Eng. WX6RST
A&P, CFI, and other good alphabet soup

Besides, their parts were and always have been complete crap anyways, so not
a great loss really...

Larry, I have been buying electronic components from Radio Shack for 40 years,
and I can't say I got any that were complete c***. They all worked, isn't that
what you get them for?
Radio Shack doesn't manufacture any of the parts they sell, they repackage
OEM parts and resell. They cost more, and the people working there know little
or nothing about the parts section. But the parts work.
As another poster pointed out, they are mighty handy for the odd part to meet
some deadline, or if you are just trying to finish your latest weekend creation
and need a 1N4007, and a 10k 1/4 watt in a hurry. I would never use them as
the major parts supplier for anything but the smallest of projects. I would
consider them getting out of the parts business a loss.
73 Gary N4AST

JGBOYLES wrote:

Besides, their parts were and always have been complete crap anyways, so not
a great loss really...

Larry, I have been buying electronic components from Radio Shack for 40 years,
and I can't say I got any that were complete c***. They all worked, isn't that
what you get them for?
Radio Shack doesn't manufacture any of the parts they sell, they repackage
OEM parts and resell. They cost more, and the people working there know little
or nothing about the parts section. But the parts work.
As another poster pointed out, they are mighty handy for the odd part to meet
some deadline, or if you are just trying to finish your latest weekend creation
and need a 1N4007, and a 10k 1/4 watt in a hurry. I would never use them as
the major parts supplier for anything but the smallest of projects. I would
consider them getting out of the parts business a loss.
73 Gary N4AST

Well.

Here in Canada, they got out of the small parts business years ago. HOWEVER,
the parts can still be bought on-line at RatShack (as they are known here). But
who wants to buy just one IC or transistor or resistor to finish that project on
line.
Now, would you believe, they are finally starting to stock a few small parts once
again ?
I needed two 1N34A diodes last week to repair an antenna tuner for a friend.
My stock was nil, so on the off chance, I called Radio Shack. Sure enough, they
are back on the shelves again, at 10 for about 4 bucks including the 15 % tax.
What I can't find locally is two small dial lamps to replace the ones in a Yaesu
FT-212RH. Radio shack has 12 volt bulbs, Yaesu used 9 volt bulbs. No hobby
type stores here stock anything other than 14 volt bulbs.

In Canada, it's very hard top get small quantities of small parts even when you
can find someone that has what you need. I needed 7 zener diodes to do a project
and had to buy a minimum order of 500. Good thing they were only 7 cents each.

7 3
Reed - VE1NU

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JGBOYLES wrote:

Besides, their parts were and always have been complete crap anyways, so not
a great loss really...

Larry, I have been buying electronic components from Radio Shack for 40 years,
and I can't say I got any that were complete c***. They all worked, isn't that
what you get them for?
Radio Shack doesn't manufacture any of the parts they sell, they repackage
OEM parts and resell. They cost more, and the people working there know little
or nothing about the parts section. But the parts work.
As another poster pointed out, they are mighty handy for the odd part to meet
some deadline, or if you are just trying to finish your latest weekend creation
and need a 1N4007, and a 10k 1/4 watt in a hurry. I would never use them as
the major parts supplier for anything but the smallest of projects. I would
consider them getting out of the parts business a loss.
73 Gary N4AST

Well.

Here in Canada, they got out of the small parts business years ago. HOWEVER,
the parts can still be bought on-line at RatShack (as they are known here). But
who wants to buy just one IC or transistor or resistor to finish that project on
line.
Now, would you believe, they are finally starting to stock a few small parts once
again ?
I needed two 1N34A diodes last week to repair an antenna tuner for a friend.
My stock was nil, so on the off chance, I called Radio Shack. Sure enough, they
are back on the shelves again, at 10 for about 4 bucks including the 15 % tax.
What I can't find locally is two small dial lamps to replace the ones in a Yaesu
FT-212RH. Radio shack has 12 volt bulbs, Yaesu used 9 volt bulbs. No hobby
type stores here stock anything other than 14 volt bulbs.

In Canada, it's very hard top get small quantities of small parts even when you
can find someone that has what you need. I needed 7 zener diodes to do a project
and had to buy a minimum order of 500. Good thing they were only 7 cents each.

7 3
Reed - VE1NU

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Looking for information on Marconi SMR-3 and
Northern Electric R8119A receivers of WW2.