[R-390] Parts

[Flowertime01 at wmconnect.com]

Dana,

You have done the right thing.
You join the QTH reflectors for topics of your interest.

When you need a part you do some E-mail on the reflector and ask for what you 
need.

Be careful of what you ask for less you receive exactly what you ask for in 
the mail.
Many many Folks read the reflector and will respond with parts when you ask.

They do not set here and advertise.
Return on investment does not cover cost of advertising.
You will likely get a personal mail back so it does not fill everyone else's 
in box.

We may like to read the mail but lots of transactions just is not fun to read.
So the business gets done one on one off the reflector.

Let a request go a couple days and see what you get.
Not everyone reads the mail every day.

The R390 list will get you R390 parts.
Other brands have lists as good as the R390 list for their topic.

Do some goggle searches to find some small part houses for new parts to do 
your one build it items these days.  The problem with on line parts is doing 
enough to spread the shipping cost over the parts to make it worth your while.

I use one and only one credit card on line. If it ever blows up I will know 
where it went bad. I keep it paid off and suffer no charges for using it.

As many bad things as we say about Radio Shack, they still stock many things. 
Try their on line catalog as you can go shopping from the keyboard.

James Electronics
Gateway Electronics

are on line.

Allied, Newark and McMaster Carr are big houses. Expect a high minimum order.

Roger AI4NI