[Hallicrafters] Re: Hallicrafters digest, Vol 4 #457 - 6 msgs

[Jerry Forwood]

Message: 4
From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer at usol.com>
To: "edben" <edben at prodigy.net>, <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Cc: "Peter Markavage" <manualman at juno.com>
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Re Coloring Dial Bulbs
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 22:12:49 -0500

Ed, 	
	
Radio Shack carries almost nothing in the Ham or general communications
equipment line any longer. Even the parts are being slowly phased out. When an
item is phased out, it is no longer replaced as it used to be. The name "Radio
Shack" no longer applies.	
	
Duane W8DBF

Hay guys, 
When was the last time you were in your local Radio Shack?
What did you do?  Just look around?  Leave when you didn't see what you wanted? Or ask the clerk to talk to the owner?  

When you talked to the owner, did you ask him if he was going to put in their new parts inventory cabinets?  Or if not which of the other stores in your area will be or has already put them in?

Two in my area have #47 and other lamps, Cap's, Resistors, RF Chokes, Connectors for Power, RF, and Audio, Coax, Twinlead, Grommet s, small Chassis', ect.  

No they don't carry parts for your boatanchor, but neither does HRO or AES. They carry what they sell!  If you don't talk to them and let them know what you need and that you are ready to buy, and then do come back and buy, how will they ever know that there's a market?

Oh by the way, Lafayette Radio is still around,  Their name is now Circuit City.  They too have moved on to selling products that make a profit.  There used to be six stores like HRO in Cincinnati when I first got my Novice Call, KN9AIB.  I used to save up my pennies and beg my dad to let me drive the 75 miles to go "Radio Shopping".  Don't go looking for them now, and don't be surprised if the only place you will be able to shop for radios in the future will be on the Internet,
or eBay.

73 de Jerry, KØEJF
E.J.(Jerry) Forwood