Re: [IRCA] Radio shack to file for bankruptcy

[Russ Edmunds <wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxx>]

I doubt that their old paradigm is workable today. Just as the number of
radio hobbyists - hams, DX'ers, SWL's - is shrinking,
so is the pool of electronics DIY'ers. A lot of the DIY market implosion
results from advanced circuitry moving beyond more and
more people who lack the type of technical knowledge to continue.

I'd more expect the inventory to be liquidated, period.

On that basis, I'll plan to soon be stocking up on spares of almost
anything that I might need that I can't reasonably find anywhere
else and consider it a worthwhile investment.

On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 1:53 PM, Rick W4DST <w4dst@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> That's not surprising.  Radio Shack is a text book case of poor management
> from the top down dating from the early 1980s.  They could have been the
> premier personal computer manufacturer circa 1981 or so but decided the
> route to go was with all proprietary hardware which was a fiasco.  IBM did
> the same thing with the PS2 line and never again had much of a market share
> in the desktop PC realm.  Enter Dell.
>
> Like a lot of folks, I have a lot of 25 year old and even older Radio Shack
> products that are still working fine. My 25 year old Radio Shack DVM has
> hit the concrete floor of my shack more times than I can count and still
> works.  The LCD in my much more expensive Fluke broke the first time it
> dropped.
>
> It's sad to see how badly Radio Shack has slipped due to their own
> mismanagement.  I hope someone can keep them operating.
>
> Rick
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