Hi.

I'm not sure that I agree.  At least where their shortwave gear is
concerned, it's pretty well known that their models are just Sangean radios
in a Radio Shack case.  Not that Sangean is top of the line, but I had the
same experience with a CD Player that I bought from them, that on closer
inspection was a Pioneer with Radio Shack's name all over it.

What I find more frustrating is some of their strong-arm sales tactics to
sell service plans that sometimes aren't worth the paper they are written
on.  And, there is all of the useful things that they used to carry like
electronic parts, connectors and neat little gadgets that have just gone
away.  Now, all they want to do is sell cell phones.

By the way, I even miss the coax.  Sure, it was crap at VHF frequencies,
but it was certainly adequate to feed a 40 meter dipole.

What I really think is that Radio Shack passed their zenith sometime in the
early 1990's and has been declining as a company ever since, and will
continue to do so because they have lost their niche.

That's my two cents about Radio Shack.  And, by the way, even if they were
having trashy electronics made to their specs,  they just took a page out
of Walmart's book!

73, de Lou K2LKK

   At 08:48 PM 11/30/2004 -0800, you wrote:
>Make no mistake about it; companies as large as Radio Shack force
>manufacturers to build things to their specifications.  This may mean very
>cheap.  You don't get the same quality control in the manufacturing of stuff
>for say Radio Shack than you do for stuff made for Macies.  Radio shack is
>not trying to build a reputation for quality and reliability.  They are
>seeking only to be the cheapest game in town and they are failing at that.
>they are simply trading on their name.
>
>Well, at least this is my opinion, I may be wrong.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 8:03 PM
>Subject: Re: Radioo Shack
>
>
> > Hi.
> >
> > I don't see how you can really blame Radio Shack for things that don't
> > last--they don't make much of anything anymore.  They are just a reseller
> > for Sangean, RCA, and a whole bunch of other companies.
> >
> > What I find frustrating is that they just don't have the variety of
> > products that they used to.  And, apparently some of you are dealing with
> > some stores that are run by real losers...
> >
> > What I do find to be true is that it is almost always a mistake to buy
> > their display models of merchandise--they can almost NEVER find everything
> > that is supposed to go with the equipment in question.
> >
> > 73, de Lou K2LKK
> >
> > "Taking my turn at bashing Radio Shack!"
> >
> >
> >
> > Louis Kim Kline
> > A.R.S. K2LKK
> > Home e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> > Work e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> > Work Telephone:  (585) 697-5753
> >

Louis Kim Kline
A.R.S. K2LKK
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