On 9/30/12 10:51 PM, Thomas Valerio wrote:
Actually, it was in Nuts & Volts as well, and I was thinking about posting a similar query to the list, but my incentive and my interest pretty much went negative when my cursory investigation revealed that price information appeared to be non-existent. IMHO for pretty much *everything* that is for sale, if you have to ask for the price it is a scam. The message that I get from non-existent pricing information is that this product's price/value proposition can't stand on it's own, the only way you will be convinced to purchase, at a usually inflated price point, is after the snake oil sales people have had a chance to get their spiel out.
I don't find that to be the case for connectorized RF components. Virtually all manufacturers have a listing of most of their parts and data sheets, but very few have a "price list" online. MiniCircuits is a notable exception. Yes, well established piece parts might have pricing from a distributor, as well.
But for a lot of new components, the final price might not be set yet, and may also depend on your specific requirements. A mfr might not want to commit to a 10,000 piece production run and hope that their eventual customer didn't want a particular inspection or test that they decided not to do.
It's also the case that for some of these components, they're not available in small quantities. I've called many a mfr up for some product aimed at the wireless industry and asked about pricing, and their question is "how many thousand a month will you be using"..
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