In terms of this post and Radioshack 60W Soldering Iron Tips…Radio Shack a lot of you probably think the shop has been chosen years after all the company declared insolvency in 2015 and closed most company-owned shops a couple of years later on the key word there is company-owned stores dealership stores that were owned by independent entrepreneur stayed open among them occurred to be within a half and an hour drive at my area new holland pennsylvania amish country here’s some shots of the outside of the radio shack what i actually loved is how the structure sort of resembled a real shack here’s the inside of the radio shack it looks exactly as i remember pretty much any kind of electronic or accessory can think about this store most likely has the first wall consisted of a bunch of cb radios and antennas the wall behind the counter held batteries and battery chargers as some of you most likely remember to the right of the counter was a wall with some antennas featuring the notorious antenna i tell individuals not to purchase however they buy it anyhow for those of you who are not knowledgeable about what i think about this design here is a short clip this design it’s junk scrap
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junk this piece of junk [Music] the design was really installed outside and hooked into a tv set i went through the channels and just as i expected it was not getting the abc affiliate whtm which relays on the vhf band this antenna model is known to not carry out well for vhf what’s so paradoxical is behind the structures were some truly great older antenna models despite my criticism of this antenna design i can understand why the owners choose to offer and show it it’s smaller and more consumer friendly the average individual does not want a huge antenna on their roofing in spite of the better efficiency or in this case getting the harrisburg abc affiliate the next style over had two-way radios and some diodes the next style had practically any type of av cable television and adapter imaginable this utilized to be my preferred area because i’m also a wedding event videographer and many times i would go to a wedding and forget a particular audio cable television required for the microphone throughout the ceremony and there ‘d always be a radio shack nearby i could stop at sadly that’s no longer the case another aisle included fuses battery ports and a lot of wires here’s a wall of transistors and would you believe accessories for mounting an outdoor antenna mounting brackets amplifiers and even a rotator as i continued down the very same wall there were video cables and devices some two-way radios phone wires phones themselves and smartphone accessories including this really cool bluetooth cassette adapter it can’t be a radio shack without radios look at all of them designs in the middle of the store had cars and truck stereo accessories 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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just buy a head cleaner the nostalgia i experienced in the store can’t be entirely shared in this video alone you actually need to see it on your own the whole time i was at the shop individuals would can be found in and state how they couldn’t believe what they saw a radio shack with a lot of excellent products the general manager informed me that one individual drove all the way from syracuse about four hours away just to experience a store i know a lot of you are much closer than that so absolutely think about travelling to have a look at this radio shack seriously i forgot how remarkable it was to shop at one the store has a ton of products i was taking a look at on amazon however never ordered since i never saw the physical items but seeing them personally was a completely different experience if you’re within driving distance even if it’s a few hours definitely consider making a journey to this radio shack it stays in business thanks to support of regional consumers and hopefully some of my audiences thanks to general supervisor ralph hess and owner steve lowen for allowing me to go to their place make this video both are certified hams so you understand you are getting great stuff at the shop if you wish to connect to either of them here are their call signs i likewise attach them in the description of this video an extra thanks to everybody who supports me on patreon or belongs to my youtube channel if my videos have helped you cut the cable if you just think they’re cool and want to support them all gaining exclusive perks such as behind the scenes content access to my videos ad 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 would like to get email updates when i post brand-new videos do not hesitate to register to my e-mail list i connected 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 see to a kmart and have an incredible day. Radioshack 60W Soldering Iron Tips