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General Category => General Radio Discussion => Topic started by: ChrisSmolinski on May 26, 2016, 2207 UTC

Title: The Shack Is Back
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on May 26, 2016, 2207 UTC

Radio Shack is now a greatly scaled-down company and more focused on building a new business model around its stores and a greatly expanded online presence. It will continue to sell popular consumer electronics items, but also will take advantage of the growing DIY/Maker niche. Look for a growing number of Radio Shack smaller electronic kits in stores in the months to come.

http://electronicdesign.com/blog/shack-back (http://electronicdesign.com/blog/shack-back)

Title: Re: The Shack Is Back
Post by: BoomboxDX on June 03, 2016, 1244 UTC

I'm glad. The one remaining store in my area is still doing well.

I bought a couple of their pocket radios (AM/FM mono w/ speaker & SiLabs DSP chip inside) there. One to keep in the briefcase, the other one for knocking around the house.

One can DX with them, surprisingly enough. Sound pretty good through headphones.

Pull in fringe FM stations better then some of my other portables.