UK electronics bits/ junk shops?

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N_Cook

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I don't know of any small independent operations with a walk-in shop any
more
GWM Radio Ltd,Worthing;Techno Trade,Fareham ; Forum Stores part of
Southampton University no more; Greenweld, Southampton (trading name
continues ); Fraser Electronics, Southsea seem to be all gone.
Budgie / Kaytronic Southampton is still there but other than what is in the
window I don't know what he has, I don't think he does either.
Anyone know of any shops or even regular market stalls anywhere in the UK
still (my interest got started with a regular market pitch with electornic
surplus when a little kid). Hamfest/Radio rally sites once a year , around
the country seem to be the only hands-on outlets these days
 
"N_Cook" <diverse@tcp.co.uk> writes:

I don't know of any small independent operations with a walk-in shop any
more
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Is Bardwells in Sheffield any use?

http://www.bardwells.co.uk/aboutus.asp

Cheers,
Martin
 
Martin Thompson <martin.j.thompson@trw.com> wrote in message
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"N_Cook" <diverse@tcp.co.uk> writes:

I don't know of any small independent operations with a walk-in shop any
more

Is Bardwells in Sheffield any use?

http://www.bardwells.co.uk/aboutus.asp

Cheers,
Martin
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Is it internet/post only?
I'm just trying to discover if there is any shop-type outlets anywhere in
the UK

Bull is still going, Brighton way
http://www.bullnet.co.uk/shops/test/Default.htm
but no shop.
Was it them or another outlet , a shop, somewhere between Hove and Portland
, Sussex ?

Remembered another one local to me gone Afflecks , Shirley Southampton
 
In article <hunidj$e2g$1@news.eternal-september.org>,
N_Cook <diverse@tcp.co.uk> wrote:
I don't know of any small independent operations with a walk-in shop any
more GWM Radio Ltd,Worthing;Techno Trade,Fareham ; Forum Stores part of
Southampton University no more; Greenweld, Southampton (trading name
continues ); Fraser Electronics, Southsea seem to be all gone. Budgie /
Kaytronic Southampton is still there but other than what is in the
window I don't know what he has, I don't think he does either. Anyone
know of any shops or even regular market stalls anywhere in the UK still
(my interest got started with a regular market pitch with electornic
surplus when a little kid). Hamfest/Radio rally sites once a year ,
around the country seem to be the only hands-on outlets these days
Click to expand...
Dunno if they are still on the go, but their shop was always worth a
rummage around. Lots of bargain bins. ;-)

Semiconductor Supplies International Ltd
Dawson House
128/130 Carshalton Road
Sutton
Surrey
SM1 4TW
020 8643 1126

--
*I can see your point, but I still think you're full of shit.

Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.
 
Dave Plowman (News) <dave@davenoise.co.uk> wrote in message
news:5124b879b6dave@davenoise.co.uk...
In article <hunidj$e2g$1@news.eternal-september.org>,
N_Cook <diverse@tcp.co.uk> wrote:
I don't know of any small independent operations with a walk-in shop any
more GWM Radio Ltd,Worthing;Techno Trade,Fareham ; Forum Stores part of
Southampton University no more; Greenweld, Southampton (trading name
continues ); Fraser Electronics, Southsea seem to be all gone. Budgie /
Kaytronic Southampton is still there but other than what is in the
window I don't know what he has, I don't think he does either. Anyone
know of any shops or even regular market stalls anywhere in the UK still
(my interest got started with a regular market pitch with electornic
surplus when a little kid). Hamfest/Radio rally sites once a year ,
around the country seem to be the only hands-on outlets these days

Dunno if they are still on the go, but their shop was always worth a
rummage around. Lots of bargain bins. ;-)

Semiconductor Supplies International Ltd
Dawson House
128/130 Carshalton Road
Sutton
Surrey
SM1 4TW
020 8643 1126

--
*I can see your point, but I still think you're full of shit.

Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.
Click to expand...


Roughly that area there used to be such a shop on the road between Kingston
and Surbiton , not far from what is now Kingston University. Last time I
went in there it was current computer stuff only though.

There used to be a shop in a residential part of Bournemouth , but could not
find it when I was last in that area.
 
On 6/9/2010 1:13 AM N_Cook spake thus:

I don't know of any small independent operations with a walk-in shop any
more
GWM Radio Ltd,Worthing;Techno Trade,Fareham ; Forum Stores part of
Southampton University no more; Greenweld, Southampton (trading name
continues ); Fraser Electronics, Southsea seem to be all gone.
Click to expand...
Same exact thing has happened here in the San Francisco Bay Area, which
should be surprising, given that this area includes Silicon Valley. I've
seen dozens of electronics/surplus stores vanish. Haltek & Halted: gone.
Weird Stuff: still there, but a faint shadow of its former greatness.
I'm sure other folks here can name many others that are RIP.

In many places the only electronics to be obtained are at [cough] Radio
Shack ...


--
The fashion in killing has an insouciant, flirty style this spring,
with the flaunting of well-defined muscle, wrapped in flags.

- Comment from an article on Antiwar.com (http://antiwar.com)
 
Same exact thing has happened here in the San Francisco Bay Area, which
should be surprising, given that this area includes Silicon Valley. I've
seen dozens of electronics/surplus stores vanish. Haltek & Halted: gone.
Weird Stuff: still there, but a faint shadow of its former greatness.
I'm sure other folks here can name many others that are RIP.
Click to expand...
Halted (HSC) Electronics, alive and well in Santa Clara and Rohnert Park:

<http://www.halted.com/>

Anchor Electronics in Santa Clara, not far from Halted:

<http://www.anchor-electronics.com/>

Jameco is a mailorder supplier in Belmont, just off of 101, that has a
will-call counter where you can pick up and/or place orders:

<http://www.jameco.com/>

Fry's, who are responsible for the closure of many of those small electronics
suppliers, isn't worth mentioning. Other than when I do visit, the one thing
I want is out of stock. They have no intelligent stocking procedure: both
high-demand and low-demand items are equally stocked. Guess which shelf space
is always empty? Brain-dead management.
 
In article <0001HW.C8352E840050C7DDB01AD9AF@news.eternal-september.org>,
DaveC <newsgroups> wrote:

Halted (HSC) Electronics, alive and well in Santa Clara and Rohnert Park:

http://www.halted.com/

Anchor Electronics in Santa Clara, not far from Halted:

http://www.anchor-electronics.com/
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Excess Solutions in Milpitas is also worth visiting.

Jameco is a mailorder supplier in Belmont, just off of 101, that has a
will-call counter where you can pick up and/or place orders:

http://www.jameco.com/

Fry's, who are responsible for the closure of many of those small electronics
suppliers, isn't worth mentioning. Other than when I do visit, the one thing
I want is out of stock. They have no intelligent stocking procedure: both
high-demand and low-demand items are equally stocked. Guess which shelf space
is always empty? Brain-dead management.
Click to expand...
No, actually, the "Brain-dead management" shelves usually seem to be
well-stocked at Fry's. I guess nobody wants to buy brain-dead
management in retail quantities (most companies seem to buy it
wholesale, and probably pay more for it that way).

:)

--
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Friends of Jade Warrior home page: http://www.radagast.org/jade-warrior
I do _not_ wish to receive unsolicited commercial email, and I will
boycott any company which has the gall to send me such ads!
 
On Jun 9, 9:05 pm, dpl...@radagast.org (Dave Platt) wrote:
In article <0001HW.C8352E840050C7DDB01AD...@news.eternal-september.org>,

DaveC  <newsgroups> wrote:
Halted (HSC) Electronics, alive and well in Santa Clara and Rohnert Park:
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er....the thread title says UK.
UK= United Kingdom!
just thought respectfully I'd point that out, as there have been
several irrelevant (US-related) answers here!
-B
 
On Jun 9, 9:13 am, "N_Cook" <dive...@tcp.co.uk> wrote:. Hamfest/Radio
rally sites once a year , around
the country seem to be the only hands-on outlets these days
Click to expand...
This month is the BVWS Harpenden Auction and 'garden party' of the
vintage wireless museum. Last month was the NVCF near Rugby....quite a
few simialr events thru the year.
-B
 
b wrote:
On Jun 9, 9:05 pm, dpl...@radagast.org (Dave Platt) wrote:
In article <0001HW.C8352E840050C7DDB01AD...@news.eternal-september.org>,

DaveC <newsgroups> wrote:
Halted (HSC) Electronics, alive and well in Santa Clara and Rohnert Park:



er....the thread title says UK.
UK= United Kingdom!
just thought respectfully I'd point that out, as there have been
several irrelevant (US-related) answers here!
Click to expand...

Then he should have asked on a UK only newsgroup.


--
Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to
have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
 
On 6/9/2010 11:41 AM DaveC spake thus:

Same exact thing has happened here in the San Francisco Bay Area, which
should be surprising, given that this area includes Silicon Valley. I've
seen dozens of electronics/surplus stores vanish. Haltek & Halted: gone.
Weird Stuff: still there, but a faint shadow of its former greatness.
I'm sure other folks here can name many others that are RIP.

Halted (HSC) Electronics, alive and well in Santa Clara and Rohnert Park:

http://www.halted.com/
Click to expand...
Huh; didn't know they were still around. I used to go to their store
when they were in Mountain View, but that was a long time ago.

Jameco is a mailorder supplier in Belmont, just off of 101, that has a
will-call counter where you can pick up and/or place orders:

http://www.jameco.com/
Click to expand...
Forgot about Jameco. Since I used to work in Belmont I used to stop by
there from time to time. Nice to be able to pick stuff up.

And of course here in the East Bay we have Al Lasher's Electronics in
Bezerkeley. Great old-time store.


--
The fashion in killing has an insouciant, flirty style this spring,
with the flaunting of well-defined muscle, wrapped in flags.

- Comment from an article on Antiwar.com (http://antiwar.com)
 
On 6/9/2010 10:26 PM, David Nebenzahl wrote:

South San Francisco Bay Area

http://www.anchor-electronics.com/

Great store! (Mind the hyphen.)

--Winston
 
On 6/9/2010 10:26 PM, David Nebenzahl wrote:
On 6/9/2010 11:41 AM DaveC spake thus:

Same exact thing has happened here in the San Francisco Bay Area,
which should be surprising, given that this area includes Silicon
Valley. I've seen dozens of electronics/surplus stores vanish. Haltek
& Halted: gone. Weird Stuff: still there, but a faint shadow of its
former greatness. I'm sure other folks here can name many others that
are RIP.

Halted (HSC) Electronics, alive and well in Santa Clara and Rohnert Park:
http://www.halted.com/

Huh; didn't know they were still around. I used to go to their store
when they were in Mountain View, but that was a long time ago.
Click to expand...
You mean Haltek? They've been gone a long time.

I first visited them when their store was off Sterlin Rd.
in Mountain View. (Since renamed N. Shoreline Blvd.)

You never knew what would be hanging from the ceiling.
Sometimes a PV array from a satellite. One time a drone plane.

Lots of fun!

Real old old timers will recall Olsen Electronics in Santa Clara
and Weatherbee Industrial Electronics, Peninsula Electronics,
Alco ...

--Winston
 
On 6/9/2010 10:44 PM Winston spake thus:

South San Francisco Bay Area
Click to expand...
AKA "South Bay"

http://www.anchor-electronics.com/
Click to expand...
San Mateo still has a decent electronics outlet:
http://www.sanmateoelectronicsca.com


--
The fashion in killing has an insouciant, flirty style this spring,
with the flaunting of well-defined muscle, wrapped in flags.

- Comment from an article on Antiwar.com (http://antiwar.com)
 
On 6/9/2010 10:51 PM Winston spake thus:

On 6/9/2010 10:26 PM, David Nebenzahl wrote:

On 6/9/2010 11:41 AM DaveC spake thus:

Same exact thing has happened here in the San Francisco Bay Area,
which should be surprising, given that this area includes Silicon
Valley. I've seen dozens of electronics/surplus stores vanish. Haltek
& Halted: gone. Weird Stuff: still there, but a faint shadow of its
former greatness. I'm sure other folks here can name many others that
are RIP.

Halted (HSC) Electronics, alive and well in Santa Clara and Rohnert Park:
http://www.halted.com/

Huh; didn't know they were still around. I used to go to their store
when they were in Mountain View, but that was a long time ago.

You mean Haltek? They've been gone a long time.
Click to expand...
Ah, so, you're right.

I first visited them when their store was off Sterlin Rd.
in Mountain View. (Since renamed N. Shoreline Blvd.)
Click to expand...
Ackshooly, that's Stierlin Rd. I remember that. (Used to work on
Industrial Wy. in Palo Alto, near the former Ford Aerospace plant, since
sold to Sun, a short walk from Mt. View.)


--
The fashion in killing has an insouciant, flirty style this spring,
with the flaunting of well-defined muscle, wrapped in flags.

- Comment from an article on Antiwar.com (http://antiwar.com)
 
On Wed, 9 Jun 2010 09:13:01 +0100, "N_Cook" <diverse@tcp.co.uk> wrote:

I don't know of any small independent operations with a walk-in shop any
more
GWM Radio Ltd,Worthing;Techno Trade,Fareham ; Forum Stores part of
Southampton University no more; Greenweld, Southampton (trading name
continues ); Fraser Electronics, Southsea seem to be all gone.
Budgie / Kaytronic Southampton is still there but other than what is in the
window I don't know what he has, I don't think he does either.
Anyone know of any shops or even regular market stalls anywhere in the UK
still (my interest got started with a regular market pitch with electornic
surplus when a little kid). Hamfest/Radio rally sites once a year , around
the country seem to be the only hands-on outlets these days
Click to expand...
Potts, Derby.
http://www.rfpotts.com/
But again nothing like what they were.

Shop near station in Borehamwood packed up and went south west 15-20
years ago.

Can we blame it on the Internet, schools or the everything's too
dangerous to touch / no user serviceable parts mentality that's been
pushed for last 30-40 years?
--
Peter Hill
Spamtrap reply domain as per NNTP-Posting-Host in header
Can of worms - what every fisherman wants.
Can of worms - what every PC owner gets!
 
b <reverend_rogers@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:922f000c-23ee-4099-8a89-4048dd41008d@5g2000yqz.googlegroups.com...
On Jun 9, 9:13 am, "N_Cook" <dive...@tcp.co.uk> wrote:. Hamfest/Radio
rally sites once a year , around
the country seem to be the only hands-on outlets these days
Click to expand...
This month is the BVWS Harpenden Auction and 'garden party' of the
vintage wireless museum. Last month was the NVCF near Rugby....quite a
few simialr events thru the year.
-B

&&&&&&&&

The RSGB site has perhaps a full rally list for the year
http://www.rsgb.org/events/index.php
Radio rallies held at horse racing grandstands tend not to have car boot
sections. Generally content is about 1/3 radio stuff,1/3 general electronics
,1/3 computer stuff
I will probably go to the Newbury one next week
20 JUNE
NEWBURY RADIO RALLY AND BOOT SALE - Newbury Showground, next to M4 J13. Big
display area of amateur radio stations, exhibitions, special groups, clubs
and societies. . Sellers have access from 8am and pitches cost Ł10.
 
Peter Hill <peter.usenet1@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:no21169fgkkgkapamrretpik6fuhpdr9kf@4ax.com...
On Wed, 9 Jun 2010 09:13:01 +0100, "N_Cook" <diverse@tcp.co.uk> wrote:

I don't know of any small independent operations with a walk-in shop any
more
GWM Radio Ltd,Worthing;Techno Trade,Fareham ; Forum Stores part of
Southampton University no more; Greenweld, Southampton (trading name
continues ); Fraser Electronics, Southsea seem to be all gone.
Budgie / Kaytronic Southampton is still there but other than what is in
the
window I don't know what he has, I don't think he does either.
Anyone know of any shops or even regular market stalls anywhere in the UK
still (my interest got started with a regular market pitch with
electornic
surplus when a little kid). Hamfest/Radio rally sites once a year ,
around
the country seem to be the only hands-on outlets these days


Potts, Derby.
http://www.rfpotts.com/
But again nothing like what they were.

Shop near station in Borehamwood packed up and went south west 15-20
years ago.

Can we blame it on the Internet, schools or the everything's too
dangerous to touch / no user serviceable parts mentality that's been
pushed for last 30-40 years?
--
Peter Hill
Spamtrap reply domain as per NNTP-Posting-Host in header
Can of worms - what every fisherman wants.
Can of worms - what every PC owner gets!
Click to expand...

Radio rallies no longer have "bring and buy" sections , killed off by site
owners/runners demanding they should have insurance cover should someone
electrocute themselves - hundreds of squid for one-off events , so no more
 
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