[TriLUG] Radio Shack: was Old Dog In Need of New Trick - Digital TV Recording

[James Jones]

Steve and all,

Allied Electronics still has a presence in the Raleigh area. It is
only a distributor office ( 801 Jones Franklin Rd #290, Raleigh, NC
27606 (919) 851-2131 ). I wonder if they would accept small orders via
phone?

You mentioned ALL Electronics. I didn't know they were still around.

For many years I used Hosfelt Electronics ( http://www.hosfelt.com/ ).
They are still around. Looks like their website has gone minimalist.
No pictures of parts. ( at least in the area I looked this morning )

When I first moved to Raleigh (1968), we had Southeastern, Womack,
Radio Shack/ Allied, Lafayette Electronics, and an independent on
Glenwood Avenue ( Capitol Electronics?? ). You needed to know of all
those if you worked for an AM Broadcast station as I did. You were
expected to repair any electronic device in use at the facility. By
the time I left broadcasting, most am stations were shifting to return
to manufacturer for most things other than transmitter. Or just
purchase a replacement. This meant reducing technical staff.

As far as project stuff goes, Radio Shack has component drawers in a
metal cabinet ( Usually at the rear of the store ) plus they have
Arduino boards and the add ons for it, I believe they have the basic
stamp boards as well. I don't remember seeing Raspberry Pi in there --
but who knows.

For special parts, I rely on Digikey, Newark, and in desperation, Amazon.

jcj KK4VUS


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