In terms of this post and Radioshack Social Responsibility…Radio Shack a number of you probably believe the store has been chosen years after all the company declared personal bankruptcy in 2015 and closed most company-owned stores a couple of years later on the key word there is company-owned stores dealership stores that were owned by independent entrepreneur remained open among them occurred to be within a half and an hour drive at my area new holland pennsylvania amish nation here’s some shots of the beyond the radio shack what i actually loved is how the building kind of looked like an actual shack here’s the inside of the radio shack it looks exactly as i keep in mind practically any kind of electronic or device can consider this store probably 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 keep in mind to the right of the counter was a wall with some antennas including the infamous antenna i inform people not to purchase however they buy it anyhow for those of you who are not knowledgeable about what i think about this model here is a brief clip this model it’s scrap junk
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scrap 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 anticipated it was not getting the abc affiliate whtm which broadcasts on the vhf band this antenna design is understood to not carry out well for vhf what’s so ironic is behind the buildings were some actually excellent older antenna models in spite of my criticism of this antenna model i can understand why the owners choose to offer and show it it’s smaller and more consumer friendly the average person doesn’t want a huge antenna on their roofing in spite of the better performance 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 favorite section due to the fact that i’m likewise a wedding videographer and lot of times i would go to a wedding and forget a specific audio cable television needed for the microphone during the ceremony and there ‘d always be a radio shack nearby i might stop at unfortunately that’s no longer the case another aisle featured fuses battery ports and a bunch of wires here’s a wall of transistors and would you believe accessories for mounting an outdoor antenna installing brackets amplifiers and even a rotator as i continued down the exact same wall there were video cable televisions and devices some walkie-talkies phone wires phones themselves and mobile phone devices including this really 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 cables computer cable televisions blank media and whoa blank cassette tapes at this radio shack i can literally purchase a cassette deck record onto a blank cassette and if the heads get dirty
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just purchase a head cleaner the fond memories i experienced in the shop can’t be entirely shared in this video alone you truly have to see it on your own the whole time i was at the shop individuals would be available in and say how they could not think what they saw a radio shack with many great products the basic manager notified me that one individual drove all the way from syracuse about 4 hours away just to experience a store i know a number of you are much closer than that so definitely think about travelling to check out this radio shack seriously i forgot how incredible it was to shop at one the store has a lots of products i was taking a look at on amazon however never ever purchased because i never saw the physical items but seeing them face to face was a completely different experience if you’re within driving distance even if it’s a couple of hours certainly consider making a journey to this radio shack it stays in company thanks to assistance of local clients and ideally some of my audiences thanks to basic supervisor ralph hess and owner steve lowen for allowing me to go to their area make this video both are licensed hams so you understand you are getting great stuff at the shop if you want to reach out to either of them here are their call signs i also attach them in the description of this video an additional thanks to everybody who supports me on patreon or is a member of my youtube channel if my videos have helped you cut the cable if you simply believe they’re cool and want to support them all acquiring exclusive benefits 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 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 wants to receive email updates when i publish new videos feel free to sign up to my e-mail list i attached a link in the description of the video stay tuned to my youtube channel for more cable cutting antenna passed on videos and perhaps a check out to a kmart and have an amazing day. Radioshack Social Responsibility