In article rio.net,
clfe wrote:

Problem with that scenario is most and I'd dare say a majority of the RS
clerks didn't have a clue about electronics - to be able to give "that" type
of answer. They were lucky to know what a resistor was, let alone how to
substitute one value for another. They were good when they sold parts, the
other stuff was for the "other" people - not into Electronics. I'm talking
the toys and gadgets. For anyone wanting to go in for parts only - it has
seriously lost its touch.

The manager of the Radio Shack I went to before I moved here, was a ham.
All of the employes knew radio (swl or scanners), electronics or computers.

Geoff.

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