Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Eric McFadden (WD8RIF), who notes that George Thomas (W5JDX) visited the iconic surplus/parts store Mendelsons in Dayton, Ohio.
George spoke about his visit on HamNation and plans to air his tour and interview with the owner on a future episode. The owner did mention that they plan to close the store possibly within a year. Here’s the video clip from HamNation:
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This would be a true loss for anyone in the Dayton area who enjoys building and making things. Mendelsons is so much more than a radio parts store–their selection is vast. In fact, that’s an understatement. It’s mind-boggling…gobsmacking!
I took a few photos inside Mendelsons in 2017 when I visited the store with friends (that’s WD8RIF in many of the shots!):
As George mentioned in the video, if you haven’t visited Mendelsons before, you do so soon. And plan to be there for multiple hours–it’s quite the pilgrimage!
As W8FTY in the 1950s, I spent MANY hours searching through the TREASURES and gasping at the enormity of MENDELSONs. It was a TREAT to just walk around the myriad of shelves, parts, equipment and unknown goodies that resided there. An endless variety of hardware such as nuts, bolts and screws was sold by the pound.
Josh did a nice video of it too here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLiuf6gbSN0