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ARRL DX Bulletin
Prince Edward and Marion Island, ZS8T, by ZS6GCM; Yemen, 7O1YGF from April 16 to 26, 2000
Thursday, September 17, 7:15 PM Pikesville Library
Arthur E. Goldman, N3OY July 30, 2009 |
RadioShack To Become "The Shack"
RadioShack is changing its name to "The Shack," hoping to present a fresh face to consumers as the
electronics retailer directs more of its resources to selling wireless products. The new brand is scheduled
to be unveiled Aug. 6 during a three-day launch event in New York and San Francisco, the company said
Monday. RadioShack also plans to get the word out through television, print and Web advertising.
"The Shack" was chosen as the new name based on the fact that many consumers were already
dropping "Radio" from the company's name when referring to one of its stores. "We decided to embrace
that fact and share it with the world," Lee Applebaum, chief marketing office for RadioShack, said in a
statement. RadioShack also hopes the new name will help the company change its image. "We have
tremendous equity in consumers' minds around cables, parts and batteries, but it's critically important that
we help them to understand the role that we play in keeping people connected in this highly mobile world,"
Applebaum said. "You will see a real focus on mobility and wireless products from leading brands in our new advertising."
FCC to Utilities: Don't Look to Hams to Pay for Your Testing
In a case that goes back more than 10 years, the FCC has told a Pennsylvania utility that the utility is responsible for paying for "efforts to locate and correct instances of [power line] noise." At least one amateur has been complaining to the FCC since 2000 regarding harmful radio interference possibly caused by power line equipment that is maintained by Pittsburgh's Duquesne Light Company (DLC).
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