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- Subject: My List of Mail Order Electronics Companies
-
- A real prompt update for once; check the end for the changes (as usual).
-
- [ $Revision: 2.16 $; last updated Feb 25, 1994 ]
-
- Here is my list of companies which will sell electronic components in
- small quantities. Most of these places I have bought from, a couple
- I haven't. Being a ham radio operator, I am most interested in
- RF components, and in particular, air variable capacitors, which tend to be
- scarce (and tend to be used or surplus even if I've otherwise labelled the
- seller as "NEW"). I apologize in advance for disparaging remarks about
- what happens when parts suppliers start selling computers, but anyone who
- has watched Jameco over the years will know just what I mean (though
- their latest catalog hints at possibly returning to selling parts).
-
- Categories are:
- NEW COMPONENTS Distributors and sellers of new components, or "new and some
- used" in a couple of cases.
- SURPLUS ELECTRONICS Usually overstocks, occasionally used equipment.
- Ideal for stocking the junkbox, usually have dependable stock lines
- of resistors, capacitors, and some semiconductors, but won't have
- those LCD modules forever... An invaluable resource, don't shy away
- from them.
- SPECIALTY COMPONENTS In particular, crystals and toroidal cores.
- KITS Ham radio kits, random electronic kits, whatever they have.
- LITTLE GUYS Separated out because of some twisted sentimentality,
- I suppose. Intended to honor one or two ham spare-bedroom
- operations. Note that sending $1 along with catalog requests
- is a big help for these folks.
- PUBLICATIONS Two publications which are essentially all want-ads, plus
- the address for SAMS PHOTOFACTS because everyone always asks about
- it on sci.electronics.
-
- Note on shipping costs: I don't always update these frequently enough, and
- they're generally for continental US unless otherwise mentioned.
-
- NEW COMPONENTS:
-
- 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, free catalog. Wide array of RF parts, especially
- air variables and B&W coils.
-
- 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.
-
- 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.
-
- Digi-Key
- 701 Brooks Ave. South
- P.O.Box 677
- Thief River Falls, MN 56701-0677
- +1-800-DIGI-KEY (334-4539)
- +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 NE602N), but they do
- have blue LEDs.
-
- 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 8 stores in the US (Santa Clara CA; 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 1248 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
- $30 minimum order (was $50), >$5 shipping & handling. Their most recent
- catalog may have reversed a long trend of abandoning parts in favor of
- PC compatibles, or it may not; one can always hope.
-
- JDR Microdevices
- 2233 Samaritan Drive
- San Jose CA 95124
- Orders: +1-800-538-5000
- +1-408-559-1200
- FAX: +1-800-538-5005
- +1-408-559-0250
- Cust. Service: +1-800-538-5001
- Tech Support: +1-800-538-5002
- BBS: +1-408-559-0253
-
- 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.
-
- EasyTech Inc *** out of business? ***
- 2917 Bayview Drive
- Fremont CA 94538-9932
- 11 May 93: "EasyTech no longer has an 800 number, and has dropped several
- lines. The last time I called them (2 months ago), I got the impression they
- were slowly going down the tubes..." - dts@banyan.com "Both of their 800
- number and the customer services numbers are disconnected, and no new numbers
- are given." - lau@gandalf.rutgers.edu
-
- 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.
-
- 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.
-
- SURPLUS ELECTRONICS:
-
- All Electronics Corp.
- P. O. Box 567
- Van Nuys CA 91408-0567
- +1-800-826-5432
- +1-818-904-0524
- +1-828-781-2653 (FAX)
- $10 minimum, $4.00 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)
- P.O. Box 48838
- Niles IL 60714-0838 ### New address.
- +1-708-475-8440
- +1-708-864-1589 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.
-
- 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)
- No minimum ($1 fee for under $10), shipping per UPS. Surplus electronics.
-
- R&D Electronics
- 1224 Prospect Ave.
- Cleveland OH 44115
- orders: +1-800-642-1123 (tues - fri 9am-4pm sat. 9am-3pm EST)
- info: +1-216-621-1121
- fax: +1-216-621-8628
- $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
-
- 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:
- In defense of Tucker, the have a broad selection, repair facilities, and
- they certify the used equipment to meet the original specification and
- warranty it for 90 days. Not every source does this:]
-
- 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]
-
- SPECIALTY COMPONENTS:
-
- 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
- +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
- 2216 East Gladwick Street
- Dominiguez Hills, CA 90220
- +1-213-763-5770
- +1-213-763-2250 (FAX)
- Toroid cores and related things. Very fast service. Now takes MC/Visa and
- phone orders.
-
- Palomar Engineers
- Box 455
- Escondido CA 92033
- +1-619-747-3343
- Toroid cores and shielding beads.
-
- 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).
-
- KITS:
- (The terse "Note:" descriptions are from the ARRL Kit List courteously
- supplied by Ed Hare and Mike Gruber at the ARRL. For a much more complete
- list of kit suppliers, use the ARRL email server; send the following as
- the text of a mail message:
-
- help
- index
- quit
-
- to the address info@arrl.org)
-
- 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
-
- 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.
- [Carried by Townsend Electronics (at least) in the US]
-
- 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
- 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
- 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.
-
- 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.
-
- Townsend Electronics, Inc.
- Box 415
- 133 N. 1st Street
- Pierceton IN 46562
- +1-800-944-3661 (US only)
- +1-219-594-3661
- +1-219-594-5580 (FAX)
- C. M. Howes Communications kits. Radio mounts. RSGB and ARRL publications.
- $1 for catalog. $4 shipping & handling.
-
- {See also RadioKit, Oak Hills Research}
-
- LITTLE GUYS:
-
- 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. Some parts, QST article kits, transceiver kits,
- QRP stuff in general (they inherited the stock from Small Parts Center
- when they closed).
-
- Dan's Small Parts And Kits (Formerly KA7QJY Components)
- 1935 S. 3rd W. #1
- Missoula MT 59801
- +1-406-543-2872
- Send a business-size SASE 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
-
- MANUALS:
- Eico Electronic Instruments Co., Inc.
- 363 Merrick Rd
- Lynbrook NY 11563
- Note: No current kits, EICO manuals and schematics only
-
- PUBLICATIONS:
-
- 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've just 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.]
-
-
- NOTES:
-
- This file, and many others, are available for anonymous ftp from
- ftp.cs.buffalo.edu. It is also available from another anonymous ftp
- site, toxicwaste.mit.edu:/pub/archive/sci.electronics/Mail_Order_Companies.
- (Contact warlord@athena.mit.edu to offer things to the latter)
-
- CHANGES FOR $Revision: 2.16 $
-
- Add Kanga US, Kanga UK, RF Parts.
- BCD Electro out of the mail order business.
- Add CW Technology.
-