In terms of this post and Radioshack Band…Radio Shack a number of you probably think the shop has actually been opted for years after all the business filed for personal bankruptcy in 2015 and closed most company-owned shops a few years later the keyword there is company-owned stores dealership shops that were owned by independent business owners remained open one of them happened to be within an hour and a half drive at my place new holland pennsylvania amish country here’s some shots of the beyond the radio shack what i actually enjoyed is how the building sort of resembled an actual shack here’s the inside of the radio shack it looks precisely as i keep in mind basically any sort of electronic or device can think about this store most likely has the very first wall included a lot of cb radios and antennas the wall behind the counter held batteries and battery chargers as a few of you most likely keep in mind to the right of the counter was a wall with some antennas including the notorious antenna i inform individuals not to purchase but they buy it anyway for those of you who are not aware of what i think of this model 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 television set i went through the channels and just as i expected it was not getting the abc affiliate whtm which broadcasts on the vhf band this antenna model is known to not perform well for vhf what’s so ironic lags the buildings were some truly good older antenna designs despite my criticism of this antenna model i can comprehend why the owners decide to sell and show it it’s smaller sized and more customer friendly the typical person does not want a huge antenna on their roofing system regardless of the better performance or in this case gaining the harrisburg abc affiliate the next style over had walkie-talkies and some diodes the next style had basically 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 event videographer and often times i would go to a wedding and forget a specific audio cable needed for the microphone throughout the ceremony and there ‘d constantly be a radio shack nearby i might stop at unfortunately that’s no longer the case another aisle featured merges battery connectors and a bunch of wires here’s a wall of transistors and would you believe devices for installing an outside antenna installing brackets amplifiers and even a rotator as i continued down the exact same wall there were video cables and devices some walkie-talkies phone wires phones themselves and mobile phone devices including this truly 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 car stereo devices speaker wire ethernet cables computer system cable televisions blank media and whoa blank cassette tapes at this radio shack i can literally 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 completely shared in this video alone you actually need to see it on your own the whole time i was at the store individuals would be available in and say how they couldn’t believe what they saw a radio shack with many great items the basic supervisor notified me that one individual drove all the way from syracuse about four hours away just to experience a store i know many of you are much closer than that so certainly think about taking a trip to check out this radio shack seriously i forgot how awesome it was to shop at one the store has a ton of items i was taking a look at on amazon but never ever purchased due to the fact that i never ever saw the physical products but seeing them personally was a completely various experience if you’re within driving range even if it’s a couple of hours definitely consider making a trip to this radio shack it remains in business thanks to assistance of local consumers and ideally some of my viewers thanks to basic supervisor ralph hess and owner steve lowen for enabling me to go to their place make this video both are certified hams so you understand you are getting excellent stuff at the shop if you wish to reach out to either of them here are their call signs i likewise connect 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 actually helped 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 ad for your one day early and direct contact with me check out patreon.com forward slash antennaman or click the join 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 receive e-mail updates when i publish new videos feel free to register to my email 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 perhaps a visit to a kmart and have an awesome day. Radioshack Band