[grc] WHERE do DIY'ers go for your electronic parts now that insane management killed Radio Shack ?

[David Goodman]

You-Do-It Electronics in Needham, MA
http://www.youdoitelectronics.com/

cheers,
dg


On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 3:20 PM, Max via grc <grc at maillist.peak.org> wrote:

> WHERE do DIY'ers go for your electronic parts now that insane management
> killed Radio Shack ?
>
> I didn't expect the transmitter to have a BNC RF output!  So this is what I
> need to get back on the air!
> https://www.radioshack.com/products/bnc-connector Catalog #: 2780120
>
>
> "In a timeline created by Bloomberg, it was revealed that as a DIY store,
> RadioShack became big. Geeks had somewhere to go to purchase things for
> their projects.
>
> It’s ironic that RadioShack is reaching its end at a time when DIY projects
> are re-emerging, especially with the Internet of Things (IoT) taking
> centerstage. There are now IoT solutions that can be created or enhanced by
> tinkerers in their own homes just by purchasing a few parts from DIY shops
> like RadioShack. But RadioShack’s people failed to leverage the IoT hype."
>
> https://siliconangle.com/blog/2015/02/05/once-radioshack-is-
> gone-where-will-diy-ers-go/
>
> --
> --
> Sincerely, Christopher Maxwell
> Richmond, Va.
> Keep the long side to the sun (south) !!
> And higher than the ground around.
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