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

[Paul Bame]

Ham Radio Outlet (stores around the country) http://www.hamradio.com/
mouser.com (similar to digi-key)
www.bhphotovideo.com (e.g., audio: cable, connectors, mics and stands)


Paul (pablito) Bame
Prometheus Radio Project <http://prometheusradio.org/>, Engineering Director
215.727.9620 x505
N0KCL/3



On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 5:11 PM, David Goodman via grc <
grc at maillist.peak.org> wrote:

> 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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> > Founder: Virginia Commonwealth University recycling program
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