Flashback-McIntosh sold at Radio Shack

[klipschfan]

Pick a year and check out some of the available gear and prices.

Radio Shack Catalogs

[f1 fan]

Originally Posted by klipschfan

Pick a year and check out some of the available gear and prices.

Radio Shack Catalogs

those were the good ol' days and have times changed since then.

Dave

[vintage_tube]

Originally Posted by f1 fan

those were the good ol' days and have times changed since then.

Dave

Yes, Radio Shack and Heathkit in those days my favorites.

Bob

[f1 fan]

Bob...that's classic equipment for those times and I often wonder just how many customers really owned those brands.

Dave

[vintage_tube]

Originally Posted by f1 fan

Bob...that's classic equipment for those times and I often wonder just how many customers really owned those brands.

Dave

Heathkit Ham radios were quite popular along with their test gear kits (their TT-1A I still have). I knew a couple guys who built a HK receiver (forgot the model).

Bob

[1KW]

Originally Posted by vintage_tube

Heathkit Ham radios were quite popular along with their test gear kits (their TT-1A I still have). I knew a couple guys who built a HK receiver (forgot the model).

Bob

I built a heathkit morse code keyer . I still have a vanity call sign, K3ENT but I have not been active in about a decade.

[MC352]

David,
CQ CQ CQ, this in Kilo, Bravo, 1, Indiana, Lima, Juliet, over.

73's

[MC352]

I used to always look at the Heathkit catalog.

I also remember Lafayette Electronics stores.

Another thing I used to do is get a magazine called Popular Electronics, and I built all kinds of things from articles in that magazine with parts from RadioShack.

[1KW]

Not to change the subject of this thread. I built a 40 meter 1 tube transmitter from a schematic I found in a magazine and housed it in a lunch box and several antenna tuners . In the 70's it was easy to find parts to build your own equipment and fun. I used to love making my antenna's and seeing how far I could reach. Since the internet I have given up on ham radio. My wife used to say all we did was say..." hello, where are you ? , good by

[jdandy]

By mail order, no less! Frank knew how to get his products into the homes of his customers. I'm sure he would have approved internet sales too, it that avenue had been available.