Does Anyone Sell Scanners in the Philly Area?

[w2xq]

I guess "Ham" Buerger is gone, based on the comments. I liked going in there, while I was stationed at the WG NAS.

Yes, very long gone. The only real radio storefront in the greater Philadelphia/southern NJ area is HRO in New Castle, DE. And DE has no sales tax...

 

[radio00]

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[royldean]

delete me

 

[hvytrucker]

There is also a place just over the PA/DE state line... R&R Communications. They have all CD/Ham/Scanner stuff.

 

[philacop]

Another one forgotten was Brants Electronics on Central Ave in Cheltenham Pa right outside Philadelphia. They closed a wh yagi and now it’s a musical instrument store ..

 

[phillydjdan]

R & R in Claymont is a good store if you need CB gear, for scanners, not so much...

 

[kh11]

"Ham" Buerger, the various Radio Shacks, Lafayette in Cheltenham, yeah I'm an oldster. Also AED Communications, back when he was on Wyandotte Road in Willow Grove, off of 611. (Even K-mart used to sell scanners back then.)

 

[trentbob]

Yes we reveal our age on these threads. I knew Bob Buerger when he had his store in Jenkintown Borough on Old York Road. I bought a Lafayette he90 used in 1966. I guess I was 12 with my dad and my brother and Uncle who were hams. We put up our High Gain collinear 2 on the roof in Abington.
He had a great store called hambuergers in Willow Grove for many years after that and I would visit regularly for whatever I needed... great stock, right through the 80s.

 

[trentbob]

Anybody remember CB sales off of Roosevelt Boulevard in the Northeast? I bought my first digital scanner there, the bc250d which had the optional digital chip, it wasn't too long after that I got my Pro 96 at Radio Shack, made by GRE which absolutely blew the doors off the bearcat which was muffled and garbled, the pro 96 was clear as a bell on Bucks County type II smartzone. We are talking... 2003.

 

[phillydjdan]

I only remember the one on New Falls Rd in Levittown

 

[trentbob]

Hey Dan, I believe it's the same 2 Brothers, lots of CB stuff but they also sold a lot of scanners and antennas and other accessories. Fun store.

When I came back to the area here in the mid-80s I believe they had already moved to the Northeast location. It was a great store.

Pretty much HRO in Delaware now, loreco Electronics on Route 1 in Lawrenceville New Jersey was a great place when I worked up in Trenton but they're gone too. White Dotte in Vincentown New Jersey is still there but they don't sell scanners anymore, just repair and install CB.

 

[phillydjdan]

I bought my 536HP from HRO. I was ready to return it by the time I got home it sounded so bad lol

 

[trentbob]

I bought my 536HP from HRO. I was ready to return it by the time I got home it sounded so bad lol

I remember, I had one of the first ones, last thing I bought down there at HRO was an Icom R 75 when it first came out and they had it in stock, I had to install the DSP myself, it wasn't in the radio yet. It's a long time now.

 

[rgchristy]

Does anyone remember Kass Electronics on Township Line Rd. in Drexel Hill/Upper Darby?

 

[saber2k5]

Hey Rich, yes I remember Kass. Can't recall if they had radios, but definitely lots of electronic components.
-J

 

[rgchristy]

Hi John, I bought two or three Bearcats from them in the early 80's. I can't remember if they special ordered them or not. I think one was a Bearcat 300 and a Thin Scan for my parents.

 

[wa3hdi]

Does anyone remember Kass Electronics on Township Line Rd. in Drexel Hill/Upper Darby?

That was my home away from home during my early teens, because I could ride my bike to it.

With my early gifts, I bought my first ham gear from their actual ham department -- Hammarlund HQ-170AC-VHF receiver, Ameco TX-62 AM/CW transmitter w/ VFO, and a Hy-Gain dual-band 10 element beam. It was staffed by two licensed hams -- one living in Newtown Square and one in Overbrook Park, who invited me to visit their homes and shacks.

 

[n2pqq]

Is Lafayette Radio Electronics still open in Philadelphia (maybe not)

 

[trentbob]

Yeah I'm going to say Lafayette closed their doors over 40 years ago. They were headquartered in Syosset New York on Long Island. I grew up in Philly but did live up in Long Island for about 15 years and then moved back.

Last radio I bought at Lafayette was the Bearcat 101 made by Electra Company and that was in 1974.

I believe Lafayette was defunct in 1981.

Time flies huh.

 

[trap5858]

When Gordon who owned AED closed the Wyandotte Road location moved it to his home in the 80's he still had a good selection and offered good advice. Sadly he passed away about 2 years ago.

I am pretty sure the first scanner I purchased was from Edelman's Sporting Goods on Rt. 309 in Montgomeryville. They sold CB radios as well.

I also used to shop but mostly browse at Lafayette Electronics and Radio Shack. There was a radio shop in Trevose that I visited a few times as well. Now we just punch in some numbers into our computers and in a few days our new radios arrive.