In terms of this post and Radioshack Discovery 2000…Radio Shack a number of you most likely believe the store has been gone for years after all the business applied for bankruptcy in 2015 and closed most company-owned stores a couple of years later the keyword there is company-owned stores dealership shops that were owned by independent company owner stayed open one of them happened to be within a half and an hour drive at my location brand-new holland pennsylvania amish country here’s some shots of the beyond the radio shack what i really enjoyed is how the structure kind of resembled a real shack here’s the inside of the radio shack it looks precisely as i keep in mind practically any type of electronic or device can think of this shop most likely has the very 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 probably 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 consider this model here is a short clip this design it’s scrap scrap
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junk this piece of junk [Music] the model was in fact installed outdoors 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 design is known to not perform well for vhf what’s so ironic is behind the buildings were some actually excellent older antenna models regardless of my criticism of this antenna model i can understand why the owners decide to offer and display it it’s smaller and more customer friendly the average individual does not desire a huge antenna on their roofing regardless of the much 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 practically any sort of av cable television and adapter possible this utilized to be my favorite section since i’m likewise a wedding videographer and many times i would go to a wedding and forget a particular audio cable required for the microphone during the ceremony and there ‘d constantly be a radio shack neighboring i might stop at regrettably that’s no longer the case another aisle featured merges battery ports and a lot of wires here’s a wall of transistors and would you think accessories for mounting an outdoor antenna installing brackets amplifiers and even a rotator as i continued down the 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 take a look at all of them styles in the middle of the store had cars and truck stereo accessories speaker wire ethernet cable televisions computer 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 unclean
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just buy a head cleaner the fond memories i experienced in the shop can’t be totally shared in this video alone you really need to see it on your own the whole time i was at the store people would be available in and say how they couldn’t think what they saw a radio shack with a lot of fantastic products the basic manager notified me that one individual drove all the way from syracuse about four hours away simply to experience a store i know many of you are much closer than that so certainly consider travelling to check out this radio shack seriously i forgot how amazing it was to shop at one the store has a ton of products i was looking at on amazon however never ordered due to the fact that i never ever saw the physical products however seeing them personally was a completely various experience if you’re within driving range even if it’s a few hours certainly consider making a journey to this radio shack it stays in company thanks to support of regional clients and ideally a few of my audiences thanks to basic manager ralph hess and owner steve lowen for enabling me to go to their place make this video both are certified hams so you know you are getting excellent things at the store if you wish to connect to either of them here are their call indications i likewise connect them in the description of this video an additional thanks to everyone 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 acquiring exclusive perks such as behind the scenes content access to my videos ad for your one day early and direct contact with me visit 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 receive email updates when i post brand-new videos feel free to register to my e-mail list i connected a link in the description of the video stay tuned to my youtube channel for more cable cutting antenna communicated videos and potentially a visit to a kmart and have an awesome day. Radioshack Discovery 2000