[R-390] OT: Rat Shack Drones

[Tom M.]

Forgot to mention, when I went in there to get the $10 loop, dude says "How
about a sat dish to go with that!"  I told him, sure, give me a couple.

Now what goober thinks that a tight-ass ham who is only breaking off $10 on a
closeout item is going to spontaneously drop several hundred because he
recommends it?

Tom 
--- Gene Beckwith <jtone@sssnet.com> wrote:
> 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
> > >
> > > __________________________________
> > > Do you Yahoo!?
> > > The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.
> > > http://search.yahoo.com
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > R-390 mailing list
> > > R-390@mailman.qth.net
> > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390
> > >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > R-390 mailing list
> > R-390@mailman.qth.net
> > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390
> 
> 


__________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.
http://search.yahoo.com