[Scan-DC] Tyson's Corner Radio Shack

Wed, 23 Oct 2002 17:29:17 -0400

When white LEDs first started to appear on the market a few years ago, I
went to the Springfield RS on Backlick Rd and inquired about their
availability.  Rarely have I seen blanker stares. No one in the store
even knew what an LED was. Thank goodness for the net and aficionado
digests.

Best,
Mike  

John Bacon wrote:
> 
> I agree with you. The RS in my area have no idea what the heck they are
> talking about. Welcome to a commissioned world.They will sell you anything
> to make a buck. Sorry for all those people who work on commission. Don't
> mean to offend you.
> 
> JOHN
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "William D. Rossiter III" <[email protected]>
> To: "Scan-DC (E-mail)" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 4:39 PM
> Subject: [Scan-DC] Tyson's Corner Radio Shack
> 
> > Hey group.  Just wanted to let you know that I was very dissatisfied with
> > the employees at the Tyson's Corner Radio Shack.  I was asking some of the
> > people who worked there questions I had for installing a scanner attenna
> to
> > my scanners.  The guy had no idea at all what he was talking about.  So
> when
> > I saw this, I decided I'd wanna see what exactly did he know.  So I
> started
> > asking him about their 2m HT's.  He didnt even know what the power output
> > was, or what frequencies they would run on.  Then I went up to the
> manager,
> > and asked him if he had any walkie-talkies that could go further than FRS.
> > He showed me a GMRS transciever (which I knew required a license).  I
> asked
> > him (the so-called manager) if I needed a license to operate it.  He told
> me
> > "no".  Then I asked him if he had any mobile ham equipment (and keep in
> mind
> > this was not the first man I encountered, so he did not know that I
> > originally came in looking for stuff for my own scanners), and he showed
> me
> > Radio Shack scanners!!!  I was trying to not laugh at how dumb he was.  So
> I
> > put a sincere look on my face, and asked him that if I had bought this
> > scanner, would I be able to transmit on ham bands?  He said yes.
> >
> >
> > My point:  CAVEAT EMPTOR
> > (I take Latin in school)
> > Translation:  Let the buyer beware!
> >
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