In terms of this post and Redman V. Radioshack…Radio Shack many of you most likely believe the store has been gone for years after all the business filed for personal bankruptcy in 2015 and closed most company-owned stores a few years later on the keyword there is company-owned stores dealer shops that were owned by independent entrepreneur remained open one of them happened to be within a half and an hour drive at my place brand-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 a real shack here’s the within the radio shack it looks precisely as i keep in mind basically any kind of electronic or device can think of this store probably has the very first wall contained a bunch of cb radios and antennas the wall behind the counter held batteries and battery chargers as some of you most likely keep in mind to the right of the counter was a wall with some antennas featuring the infamous antenna i inform people not to buy but they buy it anyway for those of you who are not knowledgeable about 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 really set up outdoors and hooked into a tv set i went through the channels and just as i expected it was not picking up the abc affiliate whtm which transmits on the vhf band this antenna design is known to not perform well for vhf what’s so paradoxical lags the structures were some truly great older antenna designs in spite of my criticism of this antenna design i can understand why the owners decide to offer and show it it’s smaller sized and more consumer friendly the average person doesn’t want a big antenna on their roofing system despite the better performance or in this case acquiring 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 and adapter imaginable this utilized to be my favorite area because i’m likewise a wedding event videographer and many times i would go to a wedding and forget a specific audio cable television needed for the microphone during the ceremony and there ‘d constantly be a radio shack close-by i might stop at unfortunately 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 devices for installing 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 walkie-talkies phone wires phones themselves and smart device devices including this actually 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 automobile stereo accessories speaker wire ethernet cable televisions computer system 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 filthy
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simply purchase 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 for yourself the whole time i was at the shop individuals would come in and say how they could not believe what they saw a radio shack with a lot of great products the general supervisor 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 consider taking a trip to check out this radio shack seriously i forgot how incredible it was to shop at one the store has a ton of items i was taking a look at on amazon however never ordered since i never ever saw the physical items but seeing them personally was a completely different experience if you’re within driving range even if it’s a few hours absolutely consider making a trip to this radio shack it remains in service thanks to assistance of regional customers and ideally a few of my viewers thanks to basic manager ralph hess and owner steve lowen for allowing me to go to their place make this video both are licensed hams so you know you are getting excellent stuff at the shop if you want to connect to either of them here are their call indications i likewise 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 actually assisted you cut the cable if you just think they’re cool and wish to support them all acquiring exclusive perks such as behind the scenes content access to my videos advertisement for your one day early and direct contact with me go to 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 wishes to receive email updates when i post new videos feel free to sign up to my e-mail list i connected a link in the description of the video stay tuned to my youtube channel for more cord cutting antenna passed on videos and potentially a visit to a kmart and have a remarkable day. Redman V. Radioshack