Jim's right when you need a quantity of ferrites. When buying onesy-twosys then go for the retailer.
I've never liked Amidon's high shipping costs. Charlie, N0TT On Sun, 3 Apr 2016 13:06:26 +0000 James Rodenkirch <rodenkirch_...@msn.com> writes: > I couldn't resist..................K9YC says...."The BEST way to buy > ferrite parts is...buy in quantity from industrial distributors...." > > > Well, first off, I don't need quantity - I need one or two ferrite > cores.....so, I guess I'm "out of luck," eh????? > > Let's see --- to test K9YC's hypothesis, I went shopping, on line, > at three distributors, one of which was recommended by K9YC, for two > ferrite material cores... > > 1) Amidon > > 2 each FT-114-61 = $4.50 > Shipping = $13.43 > Total: 17.93 > > 2) Newark > > 2 each FT-114-61 = $2.60 > Shipping = $9.30 > Total: 11.90 > > 3) W8DIZ' Kits and parts > > 4 each FT-114-61 = $7.00 > Shipping = $5.34 > Total: $12.34 > > Hmmmmmmmmmmm - looks like I can purchase two more of what I need > from W8DIZ for $0.44 more than distributor #2......OR, put another > way....it would cost me $2.16 more to purchase four cores from > Newark than from W8DIZ. Ok, in the context of "fair markup," I guess > "reasonable," a term used by myself and K7HP to describe our > dealings with W8DIZ, remains an "ok" descriptor. > > 71.5/72 de Jim R. K9JWV > > > From: Topband <topband-boun...@contesting.com> on behalf of Jim > Brown <j...@audiosystemsgroup.com> > Sent: Saturday, April 2, 2016 4:04 PM > To: topband@contesting.com > Subject: Re: Topband: Receive loop observations > > On Sat,4/2/2016 12:52 PM, HankP wrote: > > BTW Kits and Parts has good assortment of cores at reasonable > priceshttp://www.kitsandparts.com/toroids.php 73 Hank K7HP > > That depends on how much markup you consider reasonable. The BEST > way, > by far, to buy ferrite parts is to buy in quantity from industrial > distributors like Newark, Allied, and other more specialized > distributors that focus on magnetic materials. > > 73, Jim K9YC > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband