In terms of this post and Spc Reader Radioshack…Radio Shack a number of you probably think the store has actually been gone for years after all the company declared personal bankruptcy in 2015 and closed most company-owned stores a couple of years later the keyword there is company-owned shops dealer shops that were owned by independent business owners remained open one of them took place to be within a half and an hour drive at my area brand-new holland pennsylvania amish nation here’s some shots of the outside of the radio shack what i really liked is how the building type of looked like an actual shack here’s the inside of the radio shack it looks exactly as i remember pretty much any kind of electronic or device can think of this shop probably 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 remember to the right of the counter was a wall with some antennas featuring the notorious antenna i tell people not to purchase however they buy it anyway for those of you who are not knowledgeable about what i think of this design here is a short clip this design it’s junk scrap
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scrap this piece of junk [Music] the model was really installed outdoors and hooked into a tv set i went through the channels and just as i anticipated it was not getting the abc affiliate whtm which transmits on the vhf band this antenna model is known to not perform well for vhf what’s so ironic is behind the structures were some actually great older antenna designs regardless of my criticism of this antenna model i can comprehend why the owners decide to sell and show it it’s smaller and more consumer friendly the average person does not desire a big antenna on their roof despite the much better efficiency or in this case getting the harrisburg abc affiliate the next design over had walkie-talkies and some diodes the next design had practically any sort of av cable and adapter imaginable this utilized to be my preferred section because i’m likewise a wedding videographer and many times i would go to a wedding and forget a specific audio cable television required for the microphone throughout the ceremony and there ‘d always be a radio shack nearby i could stop at regrettably that’s no longer the case another aisle included merges battery ports and a bunch of wires here’s a wall of transistors and would you think devices for mounting an outside antenna installing brackets amplifiers and even a rotator as i continued down the very same wall there were video cables and devices some two-way radios phone wires phones themselves and smart device accessories including this really 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 cars and truck stereo accessories speaker wire ethernet cable televisions computer cables 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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just buy a head cleaner the fond memories i experienced in the store can’t be completely shared in this video alone you truly have to see it for yourself the whole time i was at the store individuals would come in and say how they could not think what they saw a radio shack with a lot of great items the basic manager notified me that a person person drove all the way from syracuse about four hours away just to experience a shop i understand a number of you are much closer than that so absolutely consider travelling to take a look at this radio shack seriously i forgot how amazing it was to shop at one the shop has a lots of products i was looking at on amazon however never purchased since i never saw the physical products but seeing them face to face was a totally various 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 local customers and hopefully some of my viewers thanks to basic supervisor ralph hess and owner steve lowen for enabling me to go to their area make this video both are certified hams so you know you are getting good stuff at the store 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 additional thanks to everyone who supports me on patreon or is a member of my youtube channel if my videos have actually assisted you cut the cord if you just think they’re cool and would like to support them all acquiring special benefits 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 wants to receive email updates when i post 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 cord cutting antenna passed on videos and possibly a see to a kmart and have a remarkable day. Spc Reader Radioshack