[R-390] OT: Rat Shack Loops $10

[Gene Beckwith]

Barry,

Well said...I always think that someone is scripting the folks in the Rat
Shack...no real people could be like that .... errr .... I hope not ...but sure
would be intersting where the RS  management finds them...?  Scarry to think the
management is just like them... and btw...I've seen the little drawers...at
least your's had something in them . .  8>(

Gene

Barry Hauser wrote:

> Thanks for the heads up, Tom.  Good news is that the price is down, bad news
> is they're discontinuing the few remaining items of interest to most of us,
> in favor of name brand general consumer goods and -- yup -- MORE phones.
> The one near here (and probably all of them) put in cabinets with drawers
> for the small parts, like caps, resistors, connectors, etc. Only problem is
> that the cubbies in the drawers are too small -- so what did they do?  Cut
> the tops of the blister packs off!
>
> For a while there they had the same nice group running it, but then turnover
> set in again.  I always love it (arrrgggh) when they greet me at the door
> asking if they can help me.  I feel like saying "Not really kid -- first,
> you won't know what the heck I'm talking about and second, you won't be able
> to find it."
>
> Also love it when they say -- Oh, we don't carry those.  Then I find it on
> the wall and flash the thing and say "You mean these -- you don't carry
> these?  I see, OK, must be mine then."
>
> Have to admit, I am grateful when I find some part that goes into an R-390
> in there, but you should have seen what I had to go through to buy a 50 ohm
> BNC jumper in the place.
>
> If I had my way and enough money, I'd buy out the chain and rename it
> "R-390's 'r Us -- Plus Phones!"  Go broke, y' think, eh?  People would come
> in asking what the heck is an R-390 -- and we'd explain, show them the new
> R-390S with all-wave automatic tuning, stereo FM and AM, satellite, etc. for
> $3,499.95 - -and then sell 'em another cell phone or maybe a super deluxe
> waterproof shower radio -- the R-392S.
>
> Aside from the money, I'd need some key personnel to bring it off.  Hope
> that Iraqi Information Minister didn't get himself blown up.  "No, this is
> not a cheap stereo (knobs falling off).  Our batteries have a lifetime
> guarantee (Is Saddam dead yet?).  Yes, you need the 3 year extended
> warranty, even though it will double what you are paying.  No that is not
> static, it's part of the music.  3TF7's?  Yes we have plenty in stock, but
> have a look at this matched pair of 6V6's meanwhile.  How about a new cell
> phone with a color screen.  You can get Radio Baghdad on it.  OK, maybe not,
> but here's the CNN web site. OH NO, that was true!"
>
> Aww, maybe not.
>
> BTW -- what's the catalog number of that loop antenna?  The only thing they
> can find without the number are the batteries -- well, most of  'em, OK some
> of 'em.
>
> Barry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom M." <courir26@yahoo.com>
> To: <r-390@mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 10:23 AM
> Subject: [R-390] OT: Rat Shack Loops $10
>
> > Gentlemen?
> >
> > Rat Shack discontinued their little resonant AM loop ant.
> >
> > They were $30, reduced to $10.  I got the last one at my local store (rone
> says
> > "Dude, I don't know what you're talkin' about . . ..oh, those!  What do
> they
> > do???"
> >
> > Anywho, they ain't Kiwa but for $10 yuou can't lose.  Works just like my
> > homemade one, only much prettier (relative term).
> >
> > Tom
> >
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