[Hallicrafters] Re: Electronics stores and internet sales

[Julian Bunn]

I think in the case of C&H that the owner simply decided to retire, at 
least that's what he
said when I asked why he was closing. The prices for old test equipment 
there were silly,
but at least they were negotiable :-)

The MarVac has been replaced by DuVac (?), which also sells components, 
but not nearly
in such a good selection.

Julian



HallicrafterSX28 at aol.com wrote:
> This is a nationwide phenomenon.Electronics parts stores are going out of  
> business.Marwac Electronics here in Pasadena CA ,where I used to buy parts ,  
> closed it's store back in 04.Then C&H Surplus another local electronics  surplus 
> store is now going out of business after 60 years ! This is just sign of  the 
> times .
> Now I do all of my electronics shopping online ,tubes ,resistors  ,capacitors 
> etc etc.except for the solder that I can still find at my local  Radio 
> Shack(They too have closed down one of their stores)
>  
> As an electronics instructor I've seen my classes sizes reduce from at one  
> time of 40 or 50 students down to 5 or 6 students! Nobody it seems wants to  
> study Electronics and engineering anymore ! Looks like the US is slowly  loosing 
> its technological edge .
> AMK"Nick"
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