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RadioShack Used to Sell Kids This Madness (Amateur Radio Adjacent) (www.youtube.com)
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"Toys" like this got me into making and building which got me into ham radio

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[–] 0 points 1 month ago (1 child)

My dad was a BSEE, we spent our Saturdays at Radio Shack (late 70's early 80's). I had all those kits, TRS80, Osborne, all the toys. I ended up a RF engineer.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Good dad. Where would you take your kid these days? Most store stocks are online now :/

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