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Unwritten policy and the intent of the average amateur ...
"Bob Brock" wrote in message news:CFovh.2878$ch1.1742@bigfe9... "KH6HZ" wrote in message ... "Dee Flint" wrote: Radio Shack has basically gotten out of amateur radio. I haven't seen any study guides there for a couple of years. Me either. Radio Shack is pretty much cheaply-made, overpriced consumer electronics these days. I go in there sparingly, it seems every 6 months their focus seems to change. I think the last radio shack I went into had 50-75% of the store's floor space devoted to various cell phone accessories. If any of them have ham radio manuals laying around, it is probably old stock they haven't sold. I believe for most people, the only viable option for buying a study guide would be thru the ARRL or one of the other online sources, like W5YI. That says a lot about the growth of ham radio doesn't it? Not really. It says more about the fact that stores across the board have little interest in serving the niche markets. Once upon a time, Radio Shack did cater to hams. At that time not only were the hams fewer in number than today but they were also a smaller percentage of the population than now. At the time, Radio Shack did serve the niche market of hams (among others). But time has marched on and most businesses can't serve the niche markets cost effectively. Ham radio isn't the only area where one must resort to the Internet to find the products they want. Dee, N8UZE |