[R-390] OT: Rat Shack Drones

[blw]

C'mon Barry. This is 2003 already. Forget the foil enhancer. Get the plastic
ball that goes on the end of the antenna if you really want to increase your
range. Just like the ones taken off of Humvees.


Barry


> Heh heh heh, hah hah ho ho ho  uuuurrraaahhhh!
> 
> I just remembered something as I was reading your t/a ham vs. the satellite
> dronesman account and realized/remembered something -- more of a flashback.
> 
> This place we're yakkin' about sprang from what?  Is still called what?
> Radio Shack!  Who was the prime clientele way back when?
> 
> It's a class-A ROTFL -- when you remember its roots.  Try to explain that to
> the kiddies runnin' the store.  "Well yuh see son, a waayy back in the
> middle o' the previous century there was this big store and catalog house
> that catered to guys like me."  "Say, that's very interesting sir, how about
> a cell phone?"
> 
> Oh, well, they ARE two way radios and you can talk around the world with
> 'em.  Hey, you can even get a magic loop for those -- made of self stick
> foil that increases the range. <sigh>
> 
> Barry