So sorry, but this pandemic and all the supply issues fit nicely into an economic war, not just a firearms war. The economic war has only just begun which I had guessed would happen just after the Japanese, then the S. Koreans now the Chinese. This is a cultural war destined to get the US into their stronghold. But the Japanese and Koreans are now in our arena?
I hope the chips and high tech will move back to US like the good old days. Too bad for our US companies to be too slow to react, or the government taxes and labor practices to remove our own manufacturing. If we had chips here, Elecraft, maybe others, perhaps could get parts? Bill K9YEQ -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net <elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Gary Memory Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2021 4:12 PM To: Elecraft Reflector <Elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] This does not bode well for the chip users of the world 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-ma > cs-suffer-from-semiconductor-crunch/ > > >> > > >> -- > > >> 73, and thanks, > > >> Dave (NK7Z) > > >> https://www.nk7z.net > > >> ARRL Volunteer Examiner > > >> ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI > > >> ARRL Asst. 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