[Scan-DC] Radio Shack--heads up

[Andrew Clegg]

When I lived in Atlanta ~15 years ago, Radio Shack opened a new concept store called Tech America. Imagine the old Radio Shack, crammed with electronics and parts, including amateur radio equipment and antennas, but about 10 times the size of a regular Radio Shack (about the size of a Best Buy). It was AWESOME, like a 7-day-a-week 12-hour-per-day hamfest.  They even carried Rohn tower, in stock, which is where I bought mine and saved a bundle on shipping. Alas, Tech America only lasted a few years before it closed down. I loved that place. I can't recall if the Atlanta store was the only one. I seem to recall there was also one in Texas.
 
Andy
 
> Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2014 10:17:42 -0500
> From: merlin at merlinjacobs.com
> To: dewey3 at gmail.com; kb3jqq at yahoo.com
> CC: Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Radio Shack--heads up
> 
> It would be a good opportunity to snatch up some store closeout scanners and
> radios.
> Merlin K3MEJ
> On January 8, 2014 at 9:03 AM Dewey3 <dewey3 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Yes, another fine example of how bad things can get when the competition
> > goes away! While they managed to hold strong for a little while, Radio
> > Shack has been losing their *real value* since the closure of Lafayette
> > Electronics (my local store on Queens Chapel Rd in Chillum), Heathkit (my
> > local store on Richmond Hwy in Alexandria) and Allied Radio, eaten up by
> > Tandy... ahem, Radio Shaft.
> >
> > Dewey
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 8:48 AM, Scott, KB3JQQ <kb3jqq at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I've waiting for them to change their name to "Phone Shack".
> > > You have to look real hard to find a radio there. Well now we
> > > know why RS didn't pick up GRE when they had the chance.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > > From: Andrew Clegg <andrew_w_clegg at hotmail.com>
> > >
> > > I agree with most of the comments on this article. Radio Shack is so far
> > > removed from what it used to be. If you don't want a new cell phone
> > > contract or a hideously overpriced HDMI cable, they're pretty much
> > > worthless. The sales people know less than my grandmother about
> > > electronics. I'm thinking it might not be a bad thing if they went belly up.
> > >
> > > Andy
> > >
> > > Typos courtesy of my iPhone
> > >
> > > On Jan 7, 2014, at 22:42, w3qx at hatfield.com wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > In MSN Money, the following piece
> > > >
> > > >> By Kaitlyn Kiernan, The Wall Street Journal
> > > >>
> > > >> An unusual rush of bearish activity in RadioShack Corp. (RSH)
> > > >> options suggests some investors are betting on a fresh leg down for the
> > > beleaguered stock, traders say.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> On a day with no apparent news on the retailer, options trading volume
> > > jumped to nearly six times the [...]
> > > >
> > > > http://money.msn.com/top-stocks/post--is-this-the-end-for-radioshack
> > > >
> > > > Usual disclaimers apply.
> > > >
> > > > The MSN site looked real BTW.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -30-
> > > >
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