Amen Jim. Phil AB7WE
> On Oct 18, 2021, at 4:26 PM, James Driskell <jmdrisk...@msn.com> wrote: > > Unfortunately, the "Just In Time" concept that many US manufacturers have > built their businesses around never considered the "you're never going to get > it" approach that we now see. I hope someone is taking a hard look at our > national resource network because if the balloon goes up, we're going to have > a hard time cranking up the domestic supply chain to meet our basic needs. > We probably won't have the luxury of being able to take our time to get it > running. > > Jim W7OWI > > ________________________________ > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net <elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net> on > behalf of Alan Bloom <n...@sonic.net> > Sent: Monday, October 18, 2021 14:36 > To: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>; elecraft...@groups.io > <elecraft...@groups.io> > Subject: [Elecraft] Parts availability > > Recently I tried to order some electronic parts for a project I am > working on. In the old days (like, a year ago) I would just get on the > Digi-Key web site, order what I want, and it would arrive in the mail in > a few days. > > These days, there are a LOT of parts on the Digi-Key web site that show > no availability. I wanted to buy 10 standard, run-of-the-mill LM358 > op-amps in an 8-pin DIP package. This is a 25 cent part that has been > around for decades. They had none in stock in that quantity, from any > manufacturer. I ended up ordering a couple in the old-fashioned TO-5 > metal can package for *10 bucks each*. At least they did have some of > those in stock. > > I also wanted to buy a ceramic capacitor assortment. They listed 6 > assortments that would have worked for me, but all were out of stock. > > Manufacturers with "just in time" parts ordering systems are in a world > of hurt these days. Fortunately I don't think Elecraft ever went down > that path. > > Alan N1AL > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmailman.qth.net%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Felecraft&data=04%7C01%7C%7C605a2fc082f24e6a252108d9928ea801%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637701963674221560%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=AlX3XoyLcFGhgtRhwjLXpg%2BmE6GJXYajmW0jqw4JhMs%3D&reserved=0 > Help: > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmailman.qth.net%2Fmmfaq.htm&data=04%7C01%7C%7C605a2fc082f24e6a252108d9928ea801%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637701963674221560%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=MwLC6k2gRQfnzSc6KmcucQFRznMvTjyKmeSaGD1fszE%3D&reserved=0 > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.qsl.net%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7C605a2fc082f24e6a252108d9928ea801%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637701963674221560%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=9aRoAmxDbFmTINJLf%2FQ4cW3e7nankRGFipRuud2tY7A%3D&reserved=0 > Please help support this email list: > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.qsl.net%2Fdonate.html&data=04%7C01%7C%7C605a2fc082f24e6a252108d9928ea801%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637701963674221560%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=bg0%2FjDR40hXymWWajzqbxb5dVrU6ePLfo3hMevIKi3A%3D&reserved=0 > Message delivered to jmdrisk...@msn.com > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmailman.qth.net%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Felecraft&data=04%7C01%7C%7C605a2fc082f24e6a252108d9928ea801%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637701963674221560%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=AlX3XoyLcFGhgtRhwjLXpg%2BmE6GJXYajmW0jqw4JhMs%3D&reserved=0 > Help: > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmailman.qth.net%2Fmmfaq.htm&data=04%7C01%7C%7C605a2fc082f24e6a252108d9928ea801%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637701963674221560%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=MwLC6k2gRQfnzSc6KmcucQFRznMvTjyKmeSaGD1fszE%3D&reserved=0 > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.qsl.net%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7C605a2fc082f24e6a252108d9928ea801%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637701963674221560%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=9aRoAmxDbFmTINJLf%2FQ4cW3e7nankRGFipRuud2tY7A%3D&reserved=0 > Please help support this email list: > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.qsl.net%2Fdonate.html&data=04%7C01%7C%7C605a2fc082f24e6a252108d9928ea801%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637701963674221560%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=bg0%2FjDR40hXymWWajzqbxb5dVrU6ePLfo3hMevIKi3A%3D&reserved=0 > Message delivered to barack...@hotmail.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
