One of the great things about being a “nerd” in Fort Worth was going to one of the Radio Shack warehouses that were open to the public and buying their surplus items dirt cheap.
They had occasional tent sales at the one on Terminal Road, but the stuff was always available inside the store there, which was at the front of and attached to the warehouse.
They always had computer stuff, antennas and radios, stereos, phones, intercoms and more. Sadly, they closed that store about two years ago.
Sounds like nerd heaven