[Scan-DC] GRE Scanners ?

[D.R. Watkins III]

RS does not have to try anymore.  The old Heath stores and Lafayette
Electronics are **L-O-N-G  G-O-N-E**!!!  When I wasn't in Radio Shack on
Conn Ave NW by the Uptown theater, I spend my "other" free time at the
Lafayette at Queens Chapel & Chillum Rds. In Chillum.

Dewey 

-----Original Message-----
From: scan-dc-bounces+drwatkins3=rcn.com at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:scan-dc-bounces+drwatkins3=rcn.com at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
Andrew Clegg
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 17:29
To: John Wilson
Cc: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net; Watson, Chuck
Subject: RE: [Scan-DC] GRE Scanners ?

No doubt! My local Radio Shack is absolutely useless. They are in a mall.
When I asked them some time ago why their store was slowly but persistently
getting rid of all hobby-type electronics in favor of cell phones, satellite
TV, and other mass-market big-box stuff, the salesman told me that Radio
Shack was doing that with most of their mall stores because of the different
clientel in a mall vs a standalone store. What a shame. Even the standalone
stores seem to be dumbed-down now. I'm old enough to remember when all Radio
Shacks had walls-full of electronics parts, beginners kits, shortwave
radios, scanners, Forest Mimms books, etc.

-----Original Message-----
From: John Wilson [mailto:w4uvv at comcast.net]
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 5:13 PM
To: w4jecom at w4je.com
Cc: Watson, Chuck; scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] GRE Scanners ?


   I can tell you the reason.  Radio Shack wants to get out of the radio
business and be a Best Buy and Circuit City
wannabe.....computers...wif-fi...audio...tvs, etc.

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