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Old January 29th 07, 03:46 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.policy
Bob Brock Bob Brock is offline
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Default Unwritten policy and the intent of the average amateur ...


"KH6HZ" wrote in message
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"Dee Flint" wrote:

Radio Shack has basically gotten out of amateur radio. I haven't
seen any study guides there for a couple of years.


Me either. Radio Shack is pretty much cheaply-made, overpriced consumer
electronics these days. I go in there sparingly, it seems every 6 months
their focus seems to change. I think the last radio shack I went into had
50-75% of the store's floor space devoted to various cell phone
accessories.

If any of them have ham radio manuals laying around, it is probably old
stock they haven't sold.

I believe for most people, the only viable option for buying a study guide
would be thru the ARRL or one of the other online sources, like W5YI.


That says a lot about the growth of ham radio doesn't it?