[Elecraft] Source for Type 31 Toroids

[Jim Brown]

On 2/10/2012 1:39 PM, Ken Alexander wrote:
> I have always bought from Amidon before.  It sounds like they're a major distributor though, and not the manufacturer, which is Fair-Rite, correct?

Amidon does not make this stuff. They are a distributor of Fair-Rite and 
some other manufacturers, and NOT a good one. I'd bet there's no one 
there who has a clue about anything technical. There USED to be a ham 
there whose name was Amidon, but he's LONG LONG gone, and any technical 
data there is a leftover from his days.  They are selling now whatever 
they sold then, for WILDLY high mark-ups as compared to most others.

I recently bought some transistors and a few small kits from W8DIZ 
(preamps for use with Beverages and small voltage regulators). Fair 
prices for what I bought, good service, and the kits were nicely done. 
For toroids though I would go to the big guys -- it would be tough for 
him to buy in enough quantity to offer good prices except for the few 
coils used in his kits.

73, Jim K9YC.