[Elecraft] Radio Shack Inc

[Kevin Cozens]

At 01:43 AM 08/27/2002 -0500, someone wrote:
>I very seriously doubt RS will quit carrying components and other bits of
>interest to the hobbiest.

I used to have three electronics parts stores a 20 minute walk north from 
where I lived. Since I have moved, the nearest place to get parts was (I 
thought) Radio Shack. Several months ago I visited my local RS to get a 
couple of components I needed but didn't have in my parts drawers. I was 
surprised at how few parts they had compared to what I remember. RS was 
never a great place to get parts (IMO) as the price for common parts tended 
to be a bit pricey although some unusual IC's or parts were sometimes at 
rather good prices. They were at least handy as one could usually be found 
locally.

When I commented to one of the people in the store about how few parts they 
had I was told that they no longer carry much in the way of parts in the 
store. I was told if I wanted something other than what they had in the 
store I could order it from their web site. I was left with the impression 
that RS was getting out of the parts business here in Canada. Looks like 
they are starting to do the same in the US.


Cheers!

Kevin.  (http://www.interlog.com/~kcozens/)

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