On Sat, 18 Feb 2006, Noon-Air wrote:


"Spirit&Opportunity" wrote in message
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"Noon-Air" wrote:

I sent an E-mail to their CEO and told them that being as how they no had
anything in their stores that was actually related to *RADIO* of any
discription, that perhaps they needed to re-think their name....."Cheap
Junk
Shack" comes to mind.

-n6ojn


The parts I've bought have been good quality. The alternative is to buy
on the internet from Mouser, DigiKey ect. You will pay postage and
shipping and it will be far less handy. If I need a phono jack or plug
now, I can drive a mile and a half and have it here in 20 minutes. From
a mail order place the shipping will cost more than the part and it will
take several days. I also like their scanners.

I hope they don't close the R/S near me.

I guess I must be blessed as I have a "real" electronics parts house only
about 10 miles away... there are 4 RS stores between here and there. For me
its well worth it to drive the extra miles to get quality parts and
connectors. The last batch of PL-259s I got from RS were all garbage. Every
last one BROKE when screwed down even "finger tight". Their coax is *maybe*
50% shielded.... yeah, real top quality stuff at twice the price of Beldon
RG-8 foam at the "real" supply house. No I don't have a lot of use for RS
anymore.

-n6ojn

About the one who mentioned the expense of shipping vs Radio Shack
local stores. Dont forget the "sales" taxes in most states can
override that factor. We call them "Excise" tax in Hawaii and
believe me shipping from USA will be much cheaper than our
Excise taxes specially on the higher priced items.
KH6JF