In terms of this post and Brenham Radioshack…Radio Shack a number of you most likely believe the shop has actually been chosen years after all the company applied for bankruptcy in 2015 and closed most company-owned stores a few years later the key word there is company-owned stores dealer shops that were owned by independent entrepreneur remained open one of them happened to be within an hour and a half drive at my area brand-new holland pennsylvania amish country here’s some shots of the outside of the radio shack what i truly loved is how the building type of resembled an actual shack here’s the inside of the radio shack it looks exactly as i remember pretty much any type of electronic or accessory can think about this store probably has the very first wall included a bunch of cb radios and antennas the wall behind the counter held batteries and chargers as some of you most likely keep in mind to the right of the counter was a wall with some antennas including the infamous antenna i inform people not to buy but they buy it anyway for those of you who are not familiar with what i think of this design here is a short clip this design it’s junk junk
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junk this piece of junk [Music] the design was in fact installed outdoors and hooked into a television set i went through the channels and just as i anticipated it was not getting the abc affiliate whtm which relays on the vhf band this antenna model is understood to not carry out well for vhf what’s so ironic is behind the structures were some actually excellent older antenna designs in spite of my criticism of this antenna model i can comprehend why the owners choose to sell and display it it’s smaller sized and more consumer friendly the typical individual does not want a huge antenna on their roofing despite the much better efficiency or in this case getting the harrisburg abc affiliate the next style over had walkie-talkies and some diodes the next design had pretty much any type of av cable television and adapter you can possibly imagine this utilized to be my preferred area due to the fact that i’m also a wedding videographer and sometimes i would go to a wedding and forget a particular audio cable needed for the microphone throughout the ceremony and there ‘d always be a radio shack close-by i could stop at unfortunately that’s no longer the case another aisle featured merges battery adapters and a bunch of wires here’s a wall of transistors and would you believe devices for mounting an outdoor antenna installing brackets amplifiers and even a rotator as i continued down the same wall there were video cable televisions and devices some walkie-talkies phone wires phones themselves and smart device devices including this actually cool bluetooth cassette adapter it can’t be a radio shack without radios take a look at all of them designs in the middle of the store had vehicle stereo devices speaker wire ethernet cable televisions computer system cable televisions blank media and whoa blank cassette tapes at this radio shack i can actually buy a cassette deck record onto a blank cassette and if the heads get filthy
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simply buy a head cleaner the fond memories i experienced in the store can’t be entirely shared in this video alone you really need to see it for yourself the whole time i was at the store individuals would be available in and state how they couldn’t believe what they saw a radio shack with numerous terrific items the basic supervisor notified me that one person drove all the way from syracuse about four hours away simply to experience a shop i know much of you are much closer than that so absolutely consider travelling to take a look at this radio shack seriously i forgot how awesome it was to shop at one the shop has a ton of products i was looking at on amazon however never bought because i never ever saw the physical items but seeing them in person was an absolutely various experience if you’re within driving range even if it’s a few hours definitely think about making a journey to this radio shack it remains in company thanks to assistance of regional clients and hopefully some of my viewers thanks to basic supervisor ralph hess and owner steve lowen for permitting me to go to their location make this video both are certified hams so you understand you are getting great stuff at the store if you wish to connect to either of them here are their call indications i also attach them in the description of this video an additional thanks to everybody who supports me on patreon or belongs to my youtube channel if my videos have assisted you cut the cord if you just believe they’re cool and would like to support them all gaining exclusive perks such as behind the scenes content access to my videos advertisement for your one day early and direct contact with me go to patreon.com forward slash antennaman or click the sign up with button this video if you’re on facebook you can like my facebook page at facebook.com forward slash antennaman pa if you’re not on facebook wishes to get e-mail updates when i post brand-new videos feel free to register to my e-mail list i attached a link in the description of the video remain tuned to my youtube channel for more cable cutting antenna passed on videos and potentially a check out to a kmart and have an incredible day. Brenham Radioshack