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On 7/8/2014 12:55 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
On 7/8/2014 11:05 AM, Steve Hunt wrote:
FT240-31 for shorthand
Actually, FT240 and similar part numbers were cooked up by vendors
like Amidon and Palomar to keep the customer ignorant of the real part
number, so that they could sell the parts at sinful markups (typically
3-4X their cost).
That's one reason I've published Fair-Rite part numbers in my RFI
tutorial and listed known good North American vendors. Amidon,
Palomar, and DXEng are not on that list, because their markups are
wildly excessive.
73, Jim K9YC
REPLY:
One website I use a lot for finding parts is: http://www.findchips.com/
The name would imply it is for finding chips only, but it will find
virtually any electronic part number. For example, try searching for
Fair-Rite part number 0431177081 (mentioned in Jim's article) and note
the wild price variations he mentions. Enter only the part number and
not the manufacturer. Try it, you'll like it. :-)
73, Bill W6WRT
dezrat@outlook.com
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