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It’s so sad to me to see this once great retailer continue its downward trend. I have so many fond childhood memories stopping by the local Radio Shack (there were actually three in my town) to pick up batteries and other parts.

This morning its stock price is down to $0.82 a share from a high this year of over $4.00. Both of these numbers are a far cry from Radio Shack’s high of nearly $80 a share in December of 1999.

It seems like Radio Shack really had a chance to position itself as the leader in the new “maker” movement, but instead chose to be a second-rate retailer of cell phones and (overpriced) consumer crap.

Source: Slate via Adafruit

While searching for an informational video about exactly how parasitic antenna elements work, I found a treasure trove of ham and electronics videos made by Stan Gibilisco, W1GV. There’s a lot of good information here and his YouTube channel is worth a bookmark.

My friend Tony, KD8RTT, is an Extra from Cleveland, Ohio. He has launched a new YouTube channel and is giving away prizes to four lucky hams who subscribe in order to get new followers.

Tony is a sophomore studying engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana.

It’s always great to see a young ham jump so enthusiastically into the hobby. From his recent trip out to Hamvention to operating maritime mobile from a Disney Cruise, Tony has done a fine job documenting his ham adventures on video.

Great job with your videos, Tony. Keep up the hard work!

Very informative presentation by Randy K7AGE (with George W5JDK behind the camera). Worth watching if you’re interested in expanding into this very effective low-power mode popular on 20-meters.

Well, the Wouxun KG-UV8D giveaway is over and we’ve drawn a winner! On behalf of AmateurRadio.com and BuyTwoWayRadios.com, it is my pleasure to congratulate…

Clive GM4FZH
Scotland

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This 2M/440 transceiver features 999 programmable channels, a large LCD screen, full duplex, cross-band repeat, and much more!

Prize Package

Wouxun KG-UV8D Dual-Band HT
136-174 MHz / 400-480 MHz
999 Memories / 2.5K step / Crossband repeat / Part 90 approved
FREE 2600 mAh upgrade!

A $159.99 value

XLT Painless Programming Cable
Genuine FTDI chip

A $19.99 value

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Giveaway Duration

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Tuesday, 3 June 2014 20:00 UTC

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