1/12/2024 0 Comments Digi key china![]() ![]() We had a great run and much if not nearly the vast majority sadly of remaining manufacturers of these products aren’t made domestically anymore and haven’t been in decades in many cases. However those days are very much long gone and are never returning. From the 1970’s to the mid 90’s there was such a demand and interest with electronics of this nature. boomers such as me are likely the largest demographic that still are interested in this. Think of the youth of today with exceptions of course most aren’t interested in the analog or “old school” technology. This isn’t me being harsh but the blunt reality. That said I am old enough to come to terms with the hard reality that this type of business is a relic of the past. Heck I even go out of my way if I can to support several I know because they aren’t part of a chain. Look I am all for supporting small family owned businesses and businesses that aren’t corporations. Searched that site for a while and in my opinion, with the high cost of shipping virtually nothing on that website you can get elsewhere for roughly either the same price or maybe somewhat cheaper. I will have to spend a hour or two and if they have anything worthwhile. I did succeed and used all of them up, but learned a good lesson about spending a bit more for better quality. Those were a absolute PITA to install without turning the whole thing into a puddle of molten plastic. ![]() I got a batch of 20 PL-259 connectors that had the softest plastic insulator and only 2 holes to solder the shield instead of the normal 4 holes. I do remember some of their electronic connectors being really poor quality. Along with so many more options for low cost electronic parts (Amazon, Ebay, ECT…) that making a profit in that market would be difficult. I assume that the supply surplus electronics has probably slowed to a trickle as less and less is manufactured here. Back then Digikey and Mouser Electronics had much smaller offerings and much more difficult catalogs to sift though. ![]() The reasonably sized catalog was a pretty good source back when websites seldom offered online shopping options. I remember them as having a decent if slightly odd selection of surplus parts and inexpensive new electronics parts. In the early 2000’s shortly after I got into amateur radio I ordered a bit from them as they were one of the easier options available once you wanted more variety than was available from radio-shack. It was been a long time since I thought or them and an even longer time since I last ordered anything from them. ![]()
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