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The name "RadioShack" is a nautical term that dates back to the invention of the radio at the turn of the 20th century. At the time, wireless radio equipment aboard ships was generally housed above the bridge in a wooden structure called the "radio shack." The founders of RadioShack thought the name
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Where did the phrase, radio shack, come from? Back in the early days of radio, the equipment was highly experimental and all home-built, requiring a nearby workshop. In addition, the first transmitters used a noisy spark to generate radio waves....many early stations were built in a garage or tool
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shed. The term “shack” was only natural and carries through today as a description of the state of order and cleanliness found in many a ham’s lair
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appropriate for a new retail business that supplied electronic equipment to "ham" radio operators and ships' radio officers.
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