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<DIV>As I recall the present day Radio Shack got its name from a small radio store in Boston, MA. The present day Radio Shack is the merger of the Allied Radio Co., Chicago and the Boston Radio Shack. Perhaps someone else has more info on the topic. When I was a kid in the early thirties, I bought my radio supplies from Allied Radio.</DIV>
<DIV>73 Max KI6NJ</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: Arte Booten <n2zrc@earthlink.net> <BR><BR>> Hi all, <BR>> <BR>> Robert B. wrote: <BR>> <BR>> >Don't expect to find any parts at a Radio Shack any more. <BR>> <BR>> The funniest thing to me is that none of the RatShack employees I've run <BR>> across have any idea where the company got its name from! 73 <BR>> +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ <BR>> | Mr. Arthur "Arte" Booten Riverdale, NY <N2ZRC!REM0VEN0SPAM!@ARRL.NET>| <BR>> | Cruise Missile Coordinates: 4052.71 N / 07354.06 W [FN30bv] | <BR>> | PGP Key Fingerprint: C890 6698 3881 771E 2F9C 34FE 9F59 7A3A A269 02E5 | <BR>> +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________ <BR>> aprssig mailing list <BR>> aprssig@lists.tapr.org <BR>> https://lists.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig </BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>