It isn't just IC's. I placed a $250-ish order from Mouser two days ago. Most of the items are common components, with a BO lead-time into September. We live in a different world, at least temporarily if not for a long haul?
Gary N7BRJ On Thu, Apr 29, 2021 at 5:01 PM Ken B via Elecraft <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > Its affecting everything - Tried to by a bunch of 555 timing chips for > the local troops scouting project - none around, glad we don't need them > till November. > > On Thursday, April 29, 2021, 04:50:57 PM EDT, Wayne Burdick < > n...@elecraft.com> wrote: > > Many off-the-shelf parts are affected as well. > > Wayne > > ---- > elecraft.com > > > On Apr 29, 2021, at 1:13 PM, Linda M <wa6...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Wayne. > > I would think the Parts you use are Off the Shelf Semiconductors. > > The Auto Industry are Custom Fab semiconductors. > > Ray WA6VAB K3 > > > > From: Wayne Burdick > > Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2021 11:40 AM > > To: Mark Goldberg > > Cc: Elecraft Reflector > > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] This does not bode well for the chip users of > the world > > > > Indeed, it's a ubiquitous curse. Fortunately we stocked up far in > advance on most parts and assemblies. > > > > Wayne > > N6KR > > > > > > > > > > > On Apr 29, 2021, at 10:39 AM, Mark Goldberg <marklgoldb...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > For smaller customers that are not buying millions of parts at a time, > it > > > is even worse, as they have no leverage. That includes the company I am > > > working for and I would assume companies like Elecraft. Even for simple > > > orders from distributors of in stock parts they are taking a week to > ship > > > rather than the usual next day shipment. It is really disruptive. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 29, 2021 at 10:20 AM Dave Cole <d...@nk7z.net> wrote: > > > > > >> An interesting story from OPB dealing with the global shortage of > chips... > > >> > > >> > > >> > https://www.opb.org/article/2021/04/29/it-s-not-just-cars-ipads-and-macs-suffer-from-semiconductor-crunch/ > > >> > > >> -- > > >> 73, and thanks, > > >> Dave (NK7Z) > > >> https://www.nk7z.net > > >> ARRL Volunteer Examiner > > >> ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI > > >> ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources > > >> ______________________________________________________________ > > >> Elecraft mailing list > > >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > >> > > >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > >> Message delivered to marklgoldb...@gmail.com > > >> > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > Elecraft mailing list > > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > Message delivered to n...@elecraft.com > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to wa6...@gmail.com > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to backhoe...@yahoo.com > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to radiomem...@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
