To: frank ballenger
Radio Shack was founded in 1921, just a bit before WWII. I believe the name originated from within the ham radio community, where many hams actually DID have shacks for their equipment (wives, in many cases, demanded that).
If you ever heard a spark transmitter in operation, you would understand.
41 posted on
09/28/2025 12:14:21 PM PDT by
Fresh Wind
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To: Fresh Wind
Oay, a different back story take...
45 posted on
09/28/2025 12:17:30 PM PDT by
citizen
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To: Fresh Wind
If you ever heard a spark transmitter in operation, you would understand. I have never heard one. I used a foil lined hat to protect myself from emanations.⚡⚡ 😇 🙉
I was going by sources that named WWII, not prior to it, as the time "radio shack" came into conversations. I can't be responsible for all sources.
94 posted on
09/28/2025 6:26:01 PM PDT by
frank ballenger
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