Author: John Woods, WB7EEL
E-mail: jfw@proteon.com or
jfw@jfwhome.funhouse.com
Revision: 2.18
Last updated May 2, 1995
It has been a while since I posted this, and some parts may be seriously out of date. I hope to be able to find time to verify more of this list soon and post any needed corrections. Note that updated copies are available via WWW and FTP from my home system, funhouse.com.
This file, and many others, are available for anonymous ftp from ftp.cs.buffalo.edu, in /pub/ham-radio (this article is "mail_order" in that directory). It is also available from my WWW server at URL:http://www.funhouse.com/jfw/RF_PARTS.txt, and via ftp at URL:ftp://ftp.funhouse.com/pub/RF_PARTS.txt. The WWW copy is the one I edit, the ftp copy gets updated sporadically.
(From Filipg)
You can also get this list (usually current) in full HTML glory from http://www.paranoia.com/~filipg/HTML/LINK/F_mail_order.html
I have also added entries for:
Categories are:
Digi-Key 701 Brooks Ave. South P.O.Box 677 Thief River Falls, MN 56701-0677 +1-800-DIGI-KEY (344-4539) +1-218-681-3380 (FAX)
No minimum, $5 handling under $25, free and very complete catalog, very nice indeed. Prices aren't always the best, but rarely excessive. Weak on RF specialty parts (though they now have the ever-popular NE602AN), but they do have blue LEDs.
Mouser Electronics Mouser Electronics Mouser Electronics
11433 Woodside Ave. 2401 Highway 287 North 12 Emery Ave.
Santee CA 92071 Mansfield TX 76063 Randolf NJ 07869
Mouser Electronics
370 Tomkins Court
Gilroy CA 95020
Catalog Subscriptions: (800) 992-9943 (Continental US only)
Sales & Service: (800-34-MOUSER
(800-346-6873) (US, Puerto R., Canada)
Very complete catalog of brand-new components (though no air variables). Usually quick service, $20 "minimum" ($5 charge under $20). When ordering, you may want to be sure to ask about availability and shipping locations; they have several warehouses, and frequently orders will get sent from several warehouses (which drives up the shipping costs). Export orders have a $100 minimum, except for Canada and Mexico.
Ocean State Electronics P.O. Box 1458 Westerly RI 02891 +1-800-866-6626 (orders) +1-401-596-3080 +1-401-596-3590 (FAX)
Minimum $5, S&H $4, $2 for catalog. Wide array of RF parts, especially air variables and B&W coils. Reportedly getting a bit slow filling orders.
Radiokit (store is located at:) P.O.Box 973 169 Jeremy Hill Rd. Pelham NH 03076 Pelham NH 03076 +1-603-635-2235 +1-603-635-2943 (FAX)
No minimum ($3 service charge if under $20), many kits, lots of J. W. Miller chokes & coils, B&W coils, RF switches, Millen variable capacitors, lots of parts in general. As of 24-Feb-94, they are again STILL out of catalogs, and just barely might have one by Dayton this year. They do accept mail orders, but you'll have to call for prices and availability. A classified ad in 3/94 QST says "Call/SASE", I guess they may have fliers.
Circuit Specialists Inc P. O. Box 3047 Scottsdale AZ 85271-3047 +1-800-528-1417
No minimum with check or money order, $15 otherwise. $3 S&H. New electronics, good RF assortment, increasing infestation of computers.
Active Electronics 11 Cummings Park 237 Hymus Blvd Woburn MA 01801 Pointe Claire, Quebec, H9R 5C7 +1-800-677-8899 (Main number for US and Canada) +1-514-630-7410 (International) +1-514-697-8112 (FAX)
$25 minimum, $5 S&H UPS, catalog has a "$10 Suggested retail price" but they sent mine for free. They have 7(?) stores in the US (Chicago IL; Baltimore MD; Woburn MA; Detroit MI; Mt. Laurel NJ; Long Island NY; Seattle WA) and 10 stores in Canada (Quebec City; Montreal (2); Ottawa; Mississuaga; Winnipeg; Calgary; Toronto; Edmonton; Vancouver BC). Each store has its own 800 number and FAX number, call the main number(s). International orders are to be mailed to the Canadian address, but they want payment in US funds! Lots of stuff, oriented more toward supplying last-minute requirements of companies than hobbyists, but perfectly happy to take your money in small doses (stores have no minimum order). The $25 minimum for certain items is no longer explicit, but they note that some items will "ship in factory minimum package quantities", which might be worse.
Maplin Electronics Ltd.,
P.O. Box 3,
Rayleigh,
Essex,
SS6 8LR
U.K.
Phone numbers: your international code
+44 702 554161 for sales
+44 702 553935 Fax
+44 702 556001 Tech enquiries(2-4pmGMT)
"Over here [in the United Kingdom] the main hobbyist electronics supplier is Maplin Electronics who stock a wide variety of equipment. They have a catalogue which can be shipped for 10.65 pounds sterling by air or 5.50 pounds sterling by surface mail. They accept Mastercard, American Express and International Reply Coupons. They have at least one type of air-filled variable capacitor!" (Thanks to Kev White at Cambridge University).
Newark Electronics Send catalog requests to: Newark Electronics ATTENTION CATALOG DEPARTMENT 4801 N. Ravenswood Ave. Chicago IL 60640-4496 +1-312-784-5100
They don't have a single mail address or phone; instead, one is supposed to call the closest of three pages worth of branch offices. I don't feel like typing in the entire list (it's copyrighted, anyway :-), so send email for your "local" distributor, or call their administrative offices at the number above. They have a $25 minimum order; they are a Real Distributor, but accept small orders (over the minimum, of course). Their catalog currently 1488 pages; they are very complete (except, of course, for my favorite scarce item, the air-variable capacitor). Note that the catalog prices tend not to match reality all that often, so order by phone rather than by mail; prices tend to be higher than other places, but they have a lot of things that are hard to find from other outlets. Also note that they have six Canadian offices, and one UK office, and will take international orders at 500 N. Pulaski St., Chicago IL 60624-1019, +1-312-784-5100 (FAX +1-312-638-7652, TLX 6718690 NEWARK U).
Arrow Electronics, Inc. Catalog requests to: Catalog Division Catalog Division 1860 Smithtown Ave. 25 Hub Drive Ronkonkoma NY 11779 Melville NY 11747-9828 +1-800-93-ARROW
Minimum $25; they no longer have a catalog. They are a Real Distributor, but also didn't mind my placing a personal order (a couple of years ago).
MCM Electronics 650 Congress Park Drive Centerville OH 45459-4072 +1-800-543-4330 +1-800-824-TECH (product questions) +1-513-434-6959 (FAX)
Minimum $20 ($25 for charge cards, and they don't take personal checks), handling $1.95 + shipping. Oriented toward repair technicians, really heavy on VCR parts and somewhat overpriced doodads, lots of useful stuff not easily found elsewhere.
Fordham Radio Supply 260 Motor Parkway Hauppauge NY 11788-5134 +1-800-695-4848
Tools for technicians. One or two items are not outrageously overpriced.
Jameco 1355 Shoreway Road Belmost CA 94002 +1-800-831-4242 +1-800-237-6948 (FAX) +1-415-592-8097
No longer have a minimum order, reasonable selection of parts again (in addition to computer components).
JDR Microdevices Just moved!
1850 South 10th Street
San Jose CA 95122-4108
Orders: +1-800-538-5000
+1-408-494-1400
FAX: +1-800-538-5005
+1-408-494-1420
Cust. Service: +1-800-538-5001
Tech Support: +1-800-538-5002
BBS: +1-408-494-1430
No minimum, $5+ shipping. Mostly computers now, but they haven't yet decided to abandon components; indeed, they recently dropped their minimum order requirement entirely.
Johnson Shop Products P.O.Box 160113 Cupertino CA 95016 +1-408-257-8614 +1-408-253-6288 (FAX)
Catalog $1. No minimum. Shipping charge is based on UPS; very small orders that can be sensibly shipped in a first-class letter, include money for first-class postage. New and some used electronic parts.
DC Electronics P. O. Box 3203 Scottsdale AZ 85271-3203 +1-800-423-0070 (orders) +1-602-945-7736 (stock/price checks) +1-602-994-1707 (FAX)
$15 minimum charge order, no minimum for checks, $3 min. shipping&handling. Wide array of ICs, good assortment of electronic components.
Communications Specialists, Inc. 426 West Taft Ave. Orange CA 92665-4296 +1-800-854-0547 +1-714-998-3021 +1-714-974-3420 (FAX)
Surface mount chip component prototyping kits, $49.95. Call for free detailed brochure.
Kelvin Electronics 7 Fairchild Ave. Plainview NY 11803 +1-800-645-9212 +1-516-349-7620 +1-516-349-7830 (FAX)
Minimum order $20; S&H 5% of order ($5 minimum, extra for large stuff, overnight, export (like to Hawaii :-), and etchant; based on UPS charges). Lots of electronic parts & tools, some robotics supplies, model rockets.
H & R Company (Herbach and Rademan) 18 Canal Street, P.O.Box 122 Bristol PA 19007-0122 +1-800-848-8001 (Orders) +1-215-788-5583 +1-215-788-9577 (FAX)
Minimum order $25 ($5 processing charge under $25), shipping $4.75 under $30; Most items are new overstocks, much regularly stocked stuff as well. Tools, electrical supplies, motors, mechanical components, robotic components.
John Birkitt 1, The Strait, Lincoln +44 522 520767
Lots of stuff for the practical enthusiast. Many bargains to be had if you've the patience to sort through the extensive heaps of assorted electronic miscellany. Good stocks of new components, tools and books, masses of RF gear and very competetive prices.
Two shops side by side cater for the "consumer" type goods and the
"electronics" type. Does mail order, takes visa/access etc. Mail order
list contains lots of unusual goodies that you'll possibly never see on
offer anywhere else.
Thanks to Dave Walster @ lincoln.gpsemi.com
N R Bardwell Abbeydale Road, Sheffield +44 742 552886
Possibly the busiest electronics emporium I've ever visited. Specialises in
radio gear and alarm equipment but many of the obligatory bags of "unmarked,
untested" goodies makes Bardwell's *the* place to go. Friendly, efficient
and knowledgeable staff. Cheap. Very cheap. Thriving mail order business
with some good bargains in IC's and discrete's. Write/phone for a price
list.
Thanks to Dave Walster @ lincoln.gpsemi.com
International Components Corporation 1803 NW Lincoln Way Toledo OR 97391-1014 +1-800-325-0101 (US & Canada) +1-503-336-4400 (FAX)
Cabinets&Enclosures; Capacitors; Diodes; ICs; Potentiometers; Resistors; Sockets; Transistors; Books. No minimum order, $2 handling under $25.
We have two Los Angeles Area locations:
(Vermont Avenue at 9th Street (213) 380-8000) the other
http://www.allcorp.com/allcorp/
We are also a mail order company. We will mail a catalog free to anyone requesting one. You can E-Mail us at allcorp@allcorp.com or you can write us at:
All Electronics Corporation
PO Box 567
Van Nuys, CA 91408
or call us toll free at 1-800-826-5432
NO minimum, $5.00 S&H. New and surplus electronics.
Alltronics 2300 Zanker Road San Jose CA 95131 +1-408-943-9773 +1-408-943-9776 FAX
Surplus electronics. $12 minimum, shipping per UPS.
American Science and Surplus (formerly JerryCo) 3605 Howard Street Skokie IL 60076 +1-708-982-0870 +1-800-934-0722 FAX
Surplus. THE surplus place. Lots and lots of surplus. WWII gun cameras, velcro, laser disk chassis, 6 volt VW wipers motors, LEDs, rubber brains, you name it, they've had it. Catalogs are a really good time. $12.50 minimum order (which includes the $4 shipping charge).
BCD Electro !!! Out of the mail order business! P. O. Box 450207 Garland TX 75045-0207 +1-214-343-1770
According to Barrie Britton (24 Feb 94), BCD has gone out of the mail order business.
Electronic Goldmine PO Box 5408 Scottsdale AZ 85261 Tel: (602) 451-7454 Fax: (602) 451-9495
Surplus/New. Great catalog. Covers solar, Xenon flash, surplus PCBs, etc. Lights, LEDs, the whole show.
Fair Radio Sales P. O. Box 1105 1016 E Eureka St. Lima OH 45802 +1-419-227-6573
Surplus electronics. Heavy on parts for old Collins gear.
Hosfelt Electronics 2700 Sunset Blvd. Steubenville OH 43952 +1-800-524-6464 +1-614-264-5414 (FAX)
No minimum, $3.75 S&H. Surplus electronics.
HSC Electronic Supply (Halted Specialties Co.) 3500 Ryder Street Santa Clara, CA 95051 +1-800-4-HALTED Orders only +1-408-732-1573 inside California and outside US
Surplus (new) electronics; new and used test equipment. Minimum order $10 ($2 handling charge under $20), plus UPS shipping cost. Has three stores, of which 3500 Ryder Street is one.
Marlin P. Jones & Assoc. P.O. Box 12685 Lake Park FL 33403-0685 +1-407-848-8236 +1-407-844-8764 (FAX) +1-800-4-FAX-YES (FAX)
Minimum order $15, shipping per UPS. Surplus electronics.
R&D Electronics 5363 Broadway Ave Cleveland OH 44127 orders: +1-800-642-1123 (tues - fri 9am-4pm sat. 9am-3pm EST) info: +1-216-441-8500 fax: +1-216-441-8503
$10 minimum. Surplus electronics. "Also known to stock many components, but this is not discussed in the catalog. Local store, a cleveland institution, is called Electronic Surplus, Inc., and has been there since '48. Third generation now runs it." -- wb8foz 7/13/94: Dave Lesher (wb8foz) updates their hours as M,W,F 0900-1900; T,R 0900-1600; S 0900-1500; but wasn't sure if that was the store hours or the order line hours (but likely both).
Surplus Sales of Nebraska 1502 Jones Street Omaha, Nebraska 68102 +1-402-346-4750 +1-402-346-2939 (FAX)
New and surplus radio electronics. Wide selection: air variables. Catalog $3 (free with order, refundable with $25 catalog purchase).
Tucker Surplus Store 1717 Reserve St. Garland TX 75042 +1-800-527-4642 extension 135
Surplus electronic gear; oscilloscopes and signal generators from the days when dinosaurs with vacuum tubes roamed the earth (some solid state gear, but all well used). Prices seem relatively high, and you'll be shocked to learn how much it costs to ship a 75 pound oscilloscope by motor freight...
Steve Brown, N8HFI:
Davilyn Corp. 13406 Saticoy St. North Hollywood, CA 91605-3475 +1-800-235-6222 (Ex. CA) +1-818-787-3334 (CA) +1-818-787-4732 (FAX)
Surplus electronic gear. [has much better prices [than Tucker], but sells used equipment as-is. -N8HFI]
JAN Crystals 2341 Crystal Drive P.O. Box 06017 Fort Myers FL 33906-6017 +1-800-JAN-XTAL (Monday through Thursday) +1-813-936-3750 (FAX) +1-813-936-2397 (plant)
They make crystals. Minimum order is $10, which might be one crystal, or might be two.
Crystek Corporation 2351/2371 Crystal Drive P.O. Box 06135 Fort Myers FL 33906-6135 +1-800-237-3061 (M-F) (US and Canada but not Alaska and Hawaii) +1-813-936-2109 +1-813-939-4226 (FAX)
They make crystals too. They were the cheapest last time I ordered, but I don't have an up-to-date price list. It took about 4 weeks, and they had said it would take 6.
ICM (International Crystal Manufacturing Co., Inc.) 701 W. Sheridan PO Box 26330 Oklahoma City OK 73126-0330 Tel: +1-800-426-9825
More crystals. They were more expensive, but they have lots of pre-made crystals for various rigs, so they would probably be faster.
Amidon Associates 3122 Alpine Way Santa Ana, Calif. 92074 +1-714-850-4660
Toroid cores and related things. Very fast service. Now takes MC/Visa and phone orders. I think this is their current address, they seem to move a lot.
Palomar Engineers Box 462222 Escondido CA 92046 +1-619-747-3343 +1-619-747-3346 (FAX)
Toroid cores and shielding beads, baluns, frequency meters, etc. Call for free catalog.
RF PARTS 435 South Pacific Street San Marcos CA 92069 +1-800-RF-PARTS (Orders only) +1-619-744-0700 (main order line & delivery info) +1-619-744-0750 (customer service, warranty, tech & applications, 10AM-4PM) +1-619-744-1943 (FAX)
Tubes and transistors. $2 handling below $20 for US orders; $5.50 minimum handling for Canada orders; they take foreign orders (but no handling info was given in the QST ad).
K2AW's Silicon Alley 175 Friends Lane Westbury NY 11590 +1-516-334-7024
Free catalog, $10 minimum order. Semiconductors, in particular high-voltage diodes.
Small Parts, Inc. [ New address and phone, 23 Dec 91 ]
13980 NW 58th Court
P.O. Box 4650
Miami Lakes, FL 33014-0650
+1-305-557-8222 Order department
+1-305-557-7955 Customer Service (ask for Mirta)
+1-305-558-1255 Catalog (ask for Elizabeth)
+1-305-557-8004 Custom-made Parts (ask for Ziggy)
+1-305-557-8005 Non-standard Sizes
of catalog parts (ask for Eric)
+1-800-423-9009 Toll free FAX line
$12 minimum. Mechanical parts, metal stock, Teflon(R) sheets, tools, wire-size drill bits (as in #61 size for PC board holes).
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624 Kits 171 Springlake Drive Spartanburg SC 29302
QRP kits (including some designs from W1FB's books) and some parts.
A&A Engineering 2521 W. LaPalma, Unit K Anaheim CA 92801 +1-714-952-2114
Kits, some components, some books. S&H $4.50, catalog is free with SASE (2 oz postage).
Antique Electronic Supply 6221 S. Maple Ave. Tempe, AZ 85283 +1-602-820-5411 Note: Broadcast receiver kits
Cirkit Park Lane Broxbourne, Herts EN10 7NQ, ENGLAND +44-0992-448899 Sales +44-0992-441306 Info +44-0992-471314 Fax
Half-inch-thick catalog is UK#1.9. "Components - kits - test equipment."
C.M. Howes Communications Eydon, Daventry, Northants NN11 6PT England Phone: +44 327 60178
QRP, transmitters, receivers, misc. "The Heathkit of England", though with assembly manuals not as detailed, also without the intricate mechanicals of Heathkits.
Communications Concepts Inc. 508 Millstone Drive Beaver Creek, OH 45434 +1-513-426-8600 +1-513-429-3811 (FAX)
Kits for Motorola Applications Notes (amplifiers and the like), small assortment of components (chip capacitors, transistors). $4 Shipping&Handling.
Down East Microwave Box 2310, RR#1 Troy, ME 04987 +1-207-948-3741 +1-207-948-5157 (FAX)
(Bill Olson, W3HQT) Microwave antennas and equipment, including kits for transverters and amplifiers. Free catalog available.
FAR Circuits 18N640 Field Court Dundee IL 60118
(Fred Reimers, KF9GX) Printed circuit boards for articles in the usual ham magazines. SASE for list. $1.50 shipping and handling per four boards.
Hamtronics, Inc. 65 Moul Road Hilton, NY 14468-9535 +1-716-392-9430
Note: Amateur, general interest
Kanga Products !!! See also Kanga US below Seaview House, Crete Road East Folkestone CT18 7EG UNITED KINGDOM Tel/Fax 0303-891106 9AM - 7PM, closed Mondays.
QRP Kits, components. SAE (6"x9") for catalog.
John Langner WB2OSZ 115 Stedman St. Chelmsford, MA 01824-1823 +1-508-256 6907
Slow Scan Television for IBM PC.
Lake Electronics 7 Middleton Close Nuthall Nottingham NG16 1BX England
Note: Amateur
Mercury Systems 15 Lakeside Dr. Marlton, NJ 08053 +1-609-596-3304
Note: the ARRL Kit list didn't say what they carry; I don't (yet) know either.
Oak Hills Research 20879 Madison St. Big Rapids, MI 49307 +1-800-842-3748 +1-616-796-0920 +1-616-796-6633 (FAX)
Send $1 for a flyer. QST article kits, transceiver kits, QRP stuff in general. They no longer sell parts.
Penntek Electronics 14 Peace Dr. Lewistown, PA 17044 +1-717-248-2507
Note: The Neophyte Receiver, QST
Ramsey Electronics 793 Canning Parkway Victor NY 14564 +1-716-924-4560
Amateur radio and hobby kits. The ham kits are all pretty simple and pretty inexpensive, and you get about what you pay for. Their new VHF transceiver kits (144, 220, 440) look pretty interesting. Many have complained about the quality of their kits, though.
Tejas RF Technology P.O.Box 720331 Houston TX 77272-0331 +1-713-879-9300 +1-713-879-9494 (FAX)
Tejas Backpacker-II QRP kit and other things.
T*Kit (A division of TEN-TEC, Inc.) 1185 Dolly Parton Parkway Sevierville TN 37862-3710 +1-615-453-7172 (Information) +1-615-428-4483 (FAX) +1-800-833-7373 (Credit card orders only)
TenTec, well known manufacturer of amateur and commercial radios, is now selling kits, and apparently have been astonished by the demand. Help astonish them, call them up and get a catalog :-). The only components they sell are TenTec cases (naturally enough) and a kit for, believe it or not, a high-power variable capacitor (40-500pF, 3.5KV).
{See also RadioKit}
Dan's Small Parts And Kits (Formerly KA7QJY Components)
He's moved again, and has suspended the business for a while. Let's hope he picks it up again soon.
Send a business-size SASE (2 stamps) for a current list of parts. RF parts, including vernier drives and air variables; now also offers kits. $3.75 shipping, no minimum. Fast service, lots of satisfied customers.
Kanga US Bill Kelsey 3521 Spring Lake Dr. Findlay, OH 45840 +1-419-423-5643
Call between 7 - 11 pm eastern time please. Stamp for a catalog. "I import kits from Kanga in the UK - most of them come from SPRAT - the journal of the G-QRP Club. I also have the Super Tee Antenna Tuner, and a range of kits from Elktronics that are based on the DDS articles in 73 Magazine."
R&R Associates 3106 Glendon Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90034 +1-213-474-1315 (res)
[ Richard Rathburn, KB6NQ ] "I mainly sell pc boards from QST, Radio Electronics, etc., and a few of in-house design. I also sell IC's, etc." Send a SASE every now and then for his most recent flyer. He also has boards for some Motorola Application Notes. (Jan 94 -- a member of the QRP mailing list reports some dissatisfaction with R&R.)
CW Technology 7328 Timbercreek Court Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-1181 COD Orders at 800-547-7479
"I have a small (just me) mail order company through which I sell kits.
My starter products were kits for computer<->transceiver interfaces to go
along with my 2/93 QST article. Since, I have added a programmer kit for
the MC68HC705K1 microcontroller and an optoisolated stepper motor controller
kit. I also sell the PCBs and difficult parts for these projects."
Wally Blackburn AA8DX
GNP Sales POB 77011 San Francisco, CA 94107.
"Business size SASE for our current list.
We are very small, all three of us have "real" jobs. We buy and sell
vacuum caps, vacuum relays, various high voltage parts, coax relays,
mostly radio stuff."
Peter Gerba, pgerba@crl.com
Eico Electronic Instruments Co., Inc. 363 Merrick Rd Lynbrook NY 11563
Note: No current kits, EICO manuals and schematics only
NUTS & VOLTS MAGAZINE 430 Princeland Court Corona CA 91719-9938 +1-800-783-4624 (subscriptions) +1-714-371-3052 (subscribe by FAX)
All advertisements magazine (though they're now publishing small projects). Issues are $2.00 (at least, that's the price on the cover), subscriptions are (third class mail, USA:) $17/1 year, $31/2 years, (first class mail USA) $34/1 year, (Canada/Mexico) US$35, (other foreign, air mail) US$70, (other foreign, surface) US$39. A subscription also entitles you to one free classified ad of 40 words.
Ham Trader Yellow Sheets PO Box 15142 Seattle WA 98115
"SUBSCRIPTIONS: U.S.: 24 Issues(1 yr) $16.50 50 Issues(2 yrs + 2 issues) $32. 75(3 Yrs + 3) $48. CANADA & MEXICO: 24/$20. 50/$39. 75/$58. FOREIGN: $38 a year sent Airmail. Published 2 ISSUES A MONTH sent 1st Class Mail... NO LONG WAIT FOR AD CIRCULATE! NOTE: A $4/4 issue MINI-SUBSCRIPTION may be ordered by potential subscribers, or WITH AN AD to qualify for the Special Subscriber Ad Rates given below:" Non-subscriber ads $1/{word,number,group} per insertion; subscribers: businesses or other for-profit sales $0.75 per word; ads involving items solely from or for your own use $0.35 a word; hamfest ads $0.35. Ads and ads with subscriptions should be sent to POB 10253 Sarasota FL 34278 during the winter; spring through fall they go to POBox 2057, Glen Ellyn IL 60138.
Howard W. Sams & Company P.O. Box 7092 Indianapolis, IN 26207-7092 +1-800-428-SAMS
Publishers of SAMS PHOTOFACTS and many other electronics books. There is an Annual Index of SAMS PHOTOFACTS whose cost I have forgotten. In-print Photofacts run between $14.95 to $39.95 (for computer Photofacts); they will photocopy out-of-print Photofacts for $11.95 + $2.50S&H for one page, plus $.55 per page thereafter.
RF Design Magazine P O Box 1077 Skokie IL 60076-9931 +1-312-762-2193
A magazine for professional RF designers. Subscriptions are $38 per year in the US, $48 in Mexico and Canada, $51 elsewhere, unless you appear to be a "qualified subscriber" (i.e. are in serious danger of convincing your company to buy a $12,000 spectum analyzer based on an ad) in which case it's free. Heavy on theory, and even the advertisement articles are educational.
Electronics Now (formerly Radio Electronics) Subscription Service P.O. Box 51866 Boulder CO 80321-1866 +1-800-999-7139
A magazine for thumb-fingered electronics hobbyists. Subscription rate on the bingo card in the November issue (the latest I was able to dig up) was $19.97 per year.
Popular Electronics Subscription Department P.O.Box 338 Mt. Morris, IL 61054-9935 +1-800-827-0383
Like Electronics Now. $18.95 according to the latest bingo card I see.
The Computer Applications Journal (Circuit Cellar INK) P. O. Box 3050 Southeastern, PA 19398-9932 +1-203-872-2204 (FAX)
This magazine is what Steve Ciarcia wanted BYTE to be when it grew up. It focuses on microcontroller applications and other digital projects. $21.95 per year (12 issues, now) (Canada, Mexico: add $10 surface mail, $20 air mail; other countries: add $28.)
The Radio Craftsman P.O. Box 3682 Lawrence, KS 66046-0682
Bi-monthly newsletter for homebrewers of amateur radio gear. Information about electronics construction techniques, components, book reviews, beginning electronics theory, and the occasional construction project. Oriented toward the beginner/intermediate level. Price, $10/year (six issues), $15 outside the U.S. Published by Doug Heacock, AA0MS. Send large SASE for free sample issue. [Info supplied by Doug Heacock.]
Hambrew +1-303-989-5642
Amateur radio homebrewer newsletter published by George De Grazio, WF0K. $10 per year (4 issues).
G-QRP Club Memberships to: Rev. George Dobbs, G3RJV (make cheques payable to "G QRP CLUB"): St. Aidans Vicarage John Leak, G0BXO 498 2 Manchester Rd. Flat 7, 56 Heath Crescent Rochdale, Lancs, OL11 3HE, ENGLAND Halifax HX1 2PW, ENGLAND Tel 0422 365025
Publication is SPRAT, a quarterly. Subscriptions/membership is UK#5.00 per year in the UK, US$12 (cash) or US$14 (check) for foreign members (cheaper direct payment options are available in the US, Germany, The Netherlands, and Austria). (US payments of $12 can be sent to Mike Kilgore KG5F, 2046 Ash Hill Road, Carrollton TX 75007; make checks payable to G QRP Club, and include your callsign and membership number (if any)).
QRP Amateur Radio Club, International (QRP-ARCI) Info packets ($2) Subscriptions to (payable to QRP ARCI): Mike Bryce, WB8VGE Mike Kilgore, KB5F 2225 Mayflower NW 2046 Ash Hill Road Massilon, OH 44647 Carrolton TX 75007
Publication is the QRP Quarterly. Subscription is $12 ($14 non-US, UK#7) for new members, $10 ($12/#6) for renewals.
QRP Club of New England Jack Frake, NG1G P.O. Box 1153 Barnard, VT 05031 Name: QRP Club of New England Date Founded: 1991 Number of Members: 206 Cost to Join: $10 Annual Dues: $7 Publication Name and Frequency: 72 - quarterly Net(s): QRP-NE SSB Net, 0200Z Tuesdays 3.855MHz
QRP Club of Michigan 654 Georgia Marysville, MI 48040 Name: Michigan QRP Club Date Founded: 1978 Number of Members: 1,200 Cost to Join: $7 US, $12 DX Annual Dues: $5 US, $10 DX Publication Name and Frequency: The Five Watter - quarterly (a.k.a. T5W) Net(s): MI-QRP Net, 0200Z Wednesdays 3.535MHz
QRP Club of Northern California Jim Cates, WA6GER 3241 Eastwood Road Sacramento, CA 95821 Name: NorCal (Northern California) QRP Club Date Founded: 1993 Number of Members: 200 Cost to Join: $10 Annual Dues: $10 Publication Name and Frequency: QRPp - quarterly Net(s): None
This is the club that has had a succession of incredibly popular kits, ranging from the Norcal 40 (and now its successor, the 40a), the Sierra, and soon a QRP SSB kit.