Handstitched Report post Posted April 29, 2018 I often wondered about the connection between the two companies. The only reason I had an interest in Tandy Electronics is because in an earlier part of my life, long before my love of leather, I used to tinker with electronics , restore antique valve radios, mess about with radios, stereos etc . One of my sheds still contains all of that stuff. I very recently watched a doco on Youtube about the decline of TE and thats what piqued my interest all over again. Heres some interesting info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_D._Tandy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandy_Electronics I also spotted a commonality between the two companies.....they're both over priced HA !! HS Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
garypl Report post Posted April 29, 2018 As far as I know all of the Tandy/Radio Shack stores in the United States are now closed. I used to buy small electronic components from the local Radio Shack. Once everything went solid state, I guess demand for components dropped severely, leaving only Radio Shack branded merchandise. The brand which never seemed to have a reputation for top quality, although I still use a Radio Shack multimeter I bought about 30 years ago. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handstitched Report post Posted April 29, 2018 54 minutes ago, garypl said: I still use a Radio Shack multimeter I bought about 30 years ago. Funny you should say that, because I also have one too but I accidentally blew mine up I had it on the wrong setting....oops! **poof** and it was dead. Just glad that the leather side of the ' empire' remained and didn't go the way of the electronics business, even if they are overpriced However, I doubt the ' electronic nerds' (like myself ) hate to hear that ha ha !! Perhaps one day I'll restore a valve radio with a hand made and hand carved leather case eh ? Leather hand bag radio ? Now I'm being silly. mmmmm?........however.........? HS Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheilajeanne Report post Posted April 29, 2018 My first computer was a Tandy! No compliants - it lasted may years until the video card bit the dust! Used it for all my nursing college papers/assignments. Also had a Tandy laptop -brick of a thing, but it, too was nearly impossible to kill. I nearly bought a tube radio yesterday: the radio of my childhood, a late '40's Viking (T. Eaton Co.) Still works, sounds great...ah, the nostalgia!! https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/electrohom_viking_49_33_emu51_418.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
