[BC] electronic shops

[CBoone]

Amateur radio numbers are not dwindling...the ranks of licensed ham radio
ops is actually growing (though the QUALITY of them is questionable)..

With modern equipment using SMD, HOW are you going to repair/replace such?
You DON'T..its all throwaway today..So why should manufacturers sell in
small quantities ICs such as 4000 series CMOS, etc in DIP sizes to small
stores? Its all ab out the economics......most stores that are still open
that sell such do it in large cities (Houston still has EPO and ACE but
that's it..City Electronics and Gateway are gone)

Chris
WB5ITT

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Doerle
> Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 1:17 PM
> To: broadcast at radiolists.net
> Subject: Re: [BC] electronic shops
> 
> You don't have to wonder why there are very few electronics 
> shops.  Look at Amateur radio, the numbers are dwindling.  
> Very few people build anything anymore, it is so cheap to buy 
> gear and throw it away when it doesn't work any longer for 
> the newer model with the latest gimmicks.  Most of the young 
> folks that would have gone into radio (amatuer or 
> professional) have instead gone into computer technology 
> where it is a throw-away technology that has a short life of 
> about three years.  Nobody gets their VCR or TV fixed because 
> it is too expensive.  Hence there is little need for the 
> store that caters in spare parts or stuff for the tinkers.
> 
> Things change.  I use to go to the local Lafayette 
> Electronics stores until they closed and down onto Arch 
> Street in Philly when I was a kid.  But none of these places 
> remain.  Thank God for Skycraft here in Orlando; it has saved 
> my neck many times, but I know that many of you don't have a 
> local store to draw on.  I found that Newark electronics has 
> been good in getting parts and I have usedd All Electronics 
> for things like fuse bulbs for the older electronic HiFi amps.
> 
> We just have to scrounge a bit harder.
> 
> 
> >>> dpuopolo at usa.net 07/03/05 12:49 PM >>>
> Yeah, but All used to have a store on Vermont that closed 
> early last year.
> 
> -D
> 
> 
> ------ Original Message ------
> Received: Sun, 03 Jul 2005 09:29:07 AM PDT
> From: charles hobbs <cph1776 at yahoo.com>
> To: broadcast at radiolists.net
> Subject: [BC] electronic shops
> 
> 
> > >WHERE HAVE ALL THE LOCAL ELECTRONIC SHOPS HAVE
> > GONE?????
> > 
> 
> The few remaining where I live (San Fernando Valley) mostly 
> sell stuff related to car stereo/car alarm/car bling-bling 
> installation; resistors and capacitors play second fiddle....
> 
> On the other hand, All Electronics (on Kester in Van
> Nuys) still seems to have a good selection of components.
> 
> Fry's Electronics has an aisle of components....
> 
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