BT>I am sure you will agree that Radio Shack doesn't fill that requirement
  >as a "good ham radio store".
Radio Shack doesn't qualify as a good anything.  You might find a
ham store in the yellow pages or talk to a ham.  You could also find
a copy of one of the ham magazines in the bookstores.  They have ads
for ham dealers and technical manuals.
Charles
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