Chinese electronic markets

[Terry N4TLF]

Yeah, that Arcade is not even a shadow of its former self... more like what Arlington Electronics changed into.  Not sure if they even sell resistors or Jimpacks anymore.  Capitol Electronics was the store I was trying to remember in Rockville.  Was it Schweber in G’burg?

From: Jacek Radzikowski 
Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2020 5:32 PM
To: Terry N4TLF 
Cc: lstoskopf at cox.net ; Walter Miller, AJ6T ; tacos 
Subject: Re: Chinese electronic markets

Arcade Electronics today has store in Alexandria, on General Washington Dr. Lots of tools, some electronic parts, but when I wanted to buy toroid cores (which they were showing in stock in their online store), turned out that the only had few left in total, their contract with the distributor expired, and they would not renew it because nobody was buying such parts anymore. I used this opportunity to clear the remaining stock at discounted prices :)

Jacek
kw4ep


On Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 5:19 PM Terry N4TLF <n4tlf at wb4jfi.com> wrote:

  In the D.C. area in the 60s and 70s, we had SASCO on King St. in Alexandria (two floors of stuff), and RITCO in a warehouse in Annandale, behind the lawn mower repair shop off 236.  SASCO was always fun to visit, but RITCO was strange.  The guy would follow you all around, like he didn’t really want to sell anything.

  Then there was Arcade in Annandale, I loved talking to Vern and the other owner.  Vic Clark (W4KFC) would regularly show up there.  And the Heathkit store in Rockville, along with another parts store in Rockville.  Plus the electronics surplus store (with various names Surplus Electronics, Electronics Plus, etc...) in College Park.  And the ham store in Woodbridge (now HRO), and lest we NOT forget, EEB in Vienna.

  But, that guy at RITCO was strange... I can’t remember his name.
  73, Terry, N4TLF


  From: lstoskopf at cox.net 
  Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2020 3:20 PM
  To: Walter Miller, AJ6T ; tacos at amrad.org 
  Subject: Re: Chinese electronic markets

  I remember the guy upstairs with the green visor.  Prices right, just too heavy to carry back to Kansas.     N0UU


    On March 14, 2020 at 12:27 PM "Walter Miller, AJ6T" <aj6t at comcast.net> wrote: 


    Richard,

    Yes, that reminded me of Radio Row as well.  When I was a teenager in the mid-1960s my father and I used to cruise through the Radio Row shops looking for WW2 surplus bargains.  That was quite an experience.  My dad was looking for parts (meters in particular) for his boat, and I was interested in components for my budding ham radio station in the basement of the family house in New Jersey.  The BC348N receiver used in my Novice station came from Radio Row.  My Novice test (remember those days?) was administered by Sy Denby in the back room of his Niagara Radio Supply shop.  A Google search on "Sy Denby Radio Row" brings up several interesting links about Sy and the Radio Row scene.  The world of electronics sure has changed since those days.


    73, Walt, AJ6T (now in Clarksville, TN)


    On 3/2/2020 9:23 PM, RICHARD BARTH wrote: 

      I've never seen anything quite like this -- sort of Dayton on steroids.
      A good place to be if you're interested in experimenting and you have
      a lot of time.

      Reminds me of Radio Row in Manhattan. It was replaced by the
      Twin Towers that fell down on 9/11. I worked there one summer
      vacation and while there was nothing like your videos, it impressed
      me at the time.
        On March 2, 2020 at 1:26 PM Alex Fraser < beatnic at comcast.net> wrote:


        I would have liked to visit one of these markets.

        http://dangerousprototypes.com/blog/2014/08/04/yihua-and-depu-electronics-market-visit/



        A Youtube video tour  https://youtu.be/_ziP_4pouN8



        I've read descriptions of places like this that used to exist in the USA.

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