If you know what you are looking for, Mouser is great. I ordered 2 Darlington transistors to repair a big screen monitor last nite a 7PM and the UPS delivered them 10:15 this morning.
From: BVARC <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Gus Bernard via BVARC Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2022 10:38 AM To: Rudolph Ackerman <[email protected]>; BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> Cc: Gus Bernard <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [BVARC] Looking for parts to build a Balun I try to buy locally, if possible, but except for the tape the items you're looking for are not easy to find locally. I always buy electronics parts from Mouser (here in TX), but some like DigiKey, etc. 1.) DO NOT buy "no-name" toroids for baluns/ununs. Search Mouser or DigiKey for the brands they carry, and buy one of those, or get them from Palomar Engineers or an equivalent. I like the Fair-rite brand and buy them from Mouser; Palomar carries a competing brand. 2.) You don't "need" glass cloth for a balun, but the 27 can be found at most any electrical supply house that carries the 3M line - locally, I like ACE Electronics or Grainger. 3.) There are LOTS of places to get PTFE wire. I doubt EPO has it, better chance at ACE, but call both and ask. Otherwise, search online. I buy my enamelled wire from eBay - they actually have a few good sources for it. The Wireman is a good source of antenna wire, generally. When shopping for most component parts specific to ham radio, I usually start at R&L Electronics and/or DXEngineering. They're reputable, reliable, good quality and great customer service. Good luck, Gus, K5GMB On Tue, May 3, 2022 at 9:34 AM Rudolph Ackerman via BVARC <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: OK where do you get your supply's to build your antenna's and parts? I looking to build a 4:1 Balum FT-240-43 Ferrite Toroid 3M Glass Cloth Electrical Tape 27 PTFE 18 awg wire (2 colors) Open to other options. Do you have a source for good PTFE 18 awg wire (or other options) that sales it by the foot. Not looking to buy a whole roll as I just dont need that much Thanks Rudy Ackerman KF5QYG ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
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