On 2/10/2012 1:39 PM, Ken Alexander wrote: > I have always bought from Amidon before. It sounds like they're a major > distributor though, and not the manufacturer, which is Fair-Rite, correct?
Amidon does not make this stuff. They are a distributor of Fair-Rite and some other manufacturers, and NOT a good one. I'd bet there's no one there who has a clue about anything technical. There USED to be a ham there whose name was Amidon, but he's LONG LONG gone, and any technical data there is a leftover from his days. They are selling now whatever they sold then, for WILDLY high mark-ups as compared to most others. I recently bought some transistors and a few small kits from W8DIZ (preamps for use with Beverages and small voltage regulators). Fair prices for what I bought, good service, and the kits were nicely done. For toroids though I would go to the big guys -- it would be tough for him to buy in enough quantity to offer good prices except for the few coils used in his kits. 73, Jim K9YC. ______________________________________________________________ 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
