[Hallicrafters] Old Radio Shack catalogues

[Peter VK6PM]

Hi Gene,
I really enjoy looking through the catalogues. They are a really important 
research aid.
They guy who did this mammoth task deserves some sort of award.

In Australia, Woolworths bought up Tandy (Radio Shack) and Dick Smith 
Electronics.
The Tandy outlets were gradually closed, larger stores were converted to 
Dick Smiths.

Shopping for hobbyist components in these stores is a thing of the past.
They dumped all the components several years back.
If you ask a question, all you get is blank stares.
The only tools in the store are behind the counter (normally manning the 
till, Hi!)

Regards
Peter VK6PM
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "WØQFC" <erastber at tampabay.rr.com>
To: "Joe Connor" <joeconnor53 at yahoo.com>; "Chris Kepus" 
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Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2012 2:09 AM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Old Radio Shack catalogues


>I have almost given up on Radio Shack for anything other than an 
>occasional
> RCA or phone jax; now the (used to be many) parts bins are down to two.
>
> I just came back from a local store to buy a RJ junction box for my
> telephone system and had to mwait a half hour while the two clerks futzed
> with cell phone customers!
>
> I guess all us old farts only have memories of the past now. . . .
>
> Gene, WØQFC
>
> www.genes-garage-sale.com
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