David Woolley (E.L) wrote: > >If you have to use a UK source, have you considered Rapid? They are >more consumer purchase friendly than RS/Farnell, and they have not gone >the way of Maplin of becoming a high street boys' toys merchant. >
Further information on a very wide range of UK component and tool suppliers is available at: http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek/in-prac/components.htm CPC are also worth a look for this particular item because they have a vast range of stock including audio-visual items down to the component level <www.cpc.co.uk>. They used to be 'trade only' but are now a mainline consumer outlet advertising on TV, and with much larger stocks than Maplin. (CPC's ready-made connecting leads are very good value and are available with a wide range of connectors at either end. I often buy extra-long leads at very little extra cost, and cut them in two.) Farnell have by far the biggest stocks of RF-related parts and are also very easy to deal with. Amateurs can register for online shopping using the 'other' options on the drop-down lists, and receive the same good service as commercial customers <https://uk.farnell.com/jsp/profile/register.jsp> Although Farnell and CPC are owned by the same company, they are two completely different operations, each with its own customer base, product range and catalogue. The same group also owns Newark in the USA, and the Farnell catalogue offers a pipeline into the Newark inventory as well (there is normally a surcharge, but watch out for special offers). RS, on the other hand, have never been comfortable with private customers. It still isn't possible for a private individual to register without being forced to tell lies. -- 73 from Ian GM3SEK http:// ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
