In terms of this post and Todd Duke, Radioshack, Lawrence, Ks…Radio Shack much of you probably believe the shop has actually been opted for years after all the company applied for bankruptcy in 2015 and closed most company-owned shops a few years later the key word there is company-owned stores dealership stores that were owned by independent business owners remained open among them occurred 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 truly loved is how the structure kind of looked like an actual shack here’s the inside of the radio shack it looks precisely as i keep in mind pretty much any sort of electronic or device can think of this store probably has the first wall consisted of a lot of cb radios and antennas the wall behind the counter held batteries and chargers as a few of you most likely keep in mind to the right of the counter was a wall with some antennas featuring the notorious antenna i inform individuals not to buy however they buy it anyway for those of you who are not aware of what i think of this design here is a short clip this design it’s junk junk
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junk this piece of junk [Music] the model was in fact installed outside 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 design is known to not perform well for vhf what’s so paradoxical lags the structures were some truly excellent older antenna designs regardless of my criticism of this antenna model i can comprehend why the owners choose to sell and display it it’s smaller sized and more consumer friendly the average person does not desire a big antenna on their roofing system in spite of 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 type of av cable television and adapter you can possibly imagine this used to be my favorite area because i’m also a wedding event videographer and lot of times i would go to a wedding and forget a specific audio cable required for the microphone throughout the ceremony and there ‘d constantly be a radio shack nearby i might stop at unfortunately that’s no longer the case another aisle included fuses battery connectors and a bunch of wires here’s a wall of transistors and would you believe devices for mounting an outside 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 accessories including this truly 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 vehicle 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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simply purchase a head cleaner the nostalgia i experienced in the shop 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 people would be available in and state how they couldn’t believe what they saw a radio shack with so many excellent items the general supervisor notified me that a person individual drove all the way from syracuse about four hours away just to experience a shop 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 remarkable it was to shop at one the shop has a lots of products i was taking a look at on amazon however never ever ordered because i never ever saw the physical products but seeing them in person was a totally different experience if you’re within driving range even if it’s a couple of hours absolutely consider making a journey to this radio shack it remains in organization thanks to support of regional consumers and ideally some of my audiences thanks to general manager ralph hess and owner steve lowen for permitting me to go to their location make this video both are certified hams so you understand you are getting excellent stuff 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 everybody who supports me on patreon or is a member of my youtube channel if my videos have assisted you cut the cord if you simply believe they’re cool and would like to support them all gaining exclusive advantages 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 get email updates when i post new videos do not hesitate 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 relayed videos and possibly a see to a kmart and have an awesome day. Todd Duke, Radioshack, Lawrence, Ks