In terms of this post and Radioshack Jensen’s Shopping Center…Radio Shack a lot of you probably believe the shop has actually been chosen years after all the business filed for insolvency in 2015 and closed most company-owned shops a few years later the key word there is company-owned shops dealer shops that were owned by independent entrepreneur stayed open one of them took place to be within a half and an hour drive at my location brand-new holland pennsylvania amish country here’s some shots of the outside of the radio shack what i truly liked 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 basically any kind of electronic or device can think about this store most likely 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 probably remember to the right of the counter was a wall with some antennas including the infamous antenna i tell individuals not to buy however they buy it anyhow for those of you who are not familiar with what i think of this design here is a brief clip this design it’s scrap junk
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junk this piece of junk [Music] the model was in fact set up outdoors and hooked into a television set i went through the channels and just as i anticipated it was not picking up the abc affiliate whtm which transmits on the vhf band this antenna design is understood to not perform well for vhf what’s so ironic is behind the buildings were some truly good older antenna designs in spite of my criticism of this antenna model i can comprehend why the owners decide to sell and display it it’s smaller and more customer friendly the average person does not desire a huge antenna on their roofing in spite of the much better efficiency or in this case acquiring the harrisburg abc affiliate the next design over had walkie-talkies and some diodes the next style had basically any sort of av cable television and adapter imaginable this utilized to be my favorite section since i’m also a wedding videographer and many times i would go to a wedding and forget a particular audio cable required for the microphone throughout the event and there ‘d always be a radio shack neighboring i might stop at unfortunately that’s no longer the case another aisle included fuses battery adapters and a lot of wires here’s a wall of transistors and would you believe devices for mounting an outdoor antenna mounting brackets amplifiers and even a rotator as i continued down the same wall there were video cable televisions and accessories some walkie-talkies phone wires phones themselves and smart device accessories including this really 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 shop had car stereo devices speaker wire ethernet cables computer system cables blank media and whoa blank cassette tapes at this radio shack i can actually purchase a cassette deck record onto a blank cassette and if the heads get dirty
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simply purchase a head cleaner the fond memories i experienced in the store can’t be entirely shared in this video alone you actually have to see it for yourself the whole time i was at the shop individuals would can be found in and state how they could not think what they saw a radio shack with a lot of fantastic products the basic supervisor notified me that one person drove all the way from syracuse about four hours away simply to experience a store i understand many of you are much closer than that so certainly think about taking a trip to have a look at this radio shack seriously i forgot how amazing it was to patronize one the shop has a lots of items i was looking at on amazon but never ever ordered since i never saw the physical products however seeing them face to face was a totally various experience if you’re within driving distance even if it’s a couple of hours absolutely consider making a journey to this radio shack it stays in business thanks to assistance of regional customers and hopefully a few of my viewers thanks to basic 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 excellent things at the store if you want to connect to either of them here are their call indications i also connect them in the description of this video an extra thanks to everyone who supports me on patreon or is a member of my youtube channel if my videos have actually helped you cut the cable if you just think they’re cool and want to support them all gaining unique perks such as behind the scenes content access to my videos advertisement 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 e-mail updates when i post brand-new videos feel free to sign up to my email list i attached a link in the description of the video stay tuned to my youtube channel for more cable cutting antenna relayed videos and perhaps a visit to a kmart and have a remarkable day. Radioshack Jensen’s Shopping Center