[hpsdr] UK Supplies for AK5394

[Bill Tracey]

Len,

I don't know that anyone has made a firm decision on how to go about 
getting stock on this part  -- the price you're getting quoted is pretty 
lousy compared to the 14-17 $US we've been hearing over her.

Problem over here is that there is not stock to be had from the local 
distributor.  I did manage to get 10 chips to cover the alpha prototypes 
with a lot of help from a fellow list reader that was able to talk 
AllAmerican (the local distributor) to sell us some with bent pins that we 
will use on the Alpha boards.   AllAmerican's outlook for fresh stock is 
anywhere from June 23 to 6 weeks from now depending on who you ask.

I'm hoping once the Atlas parting operation at TAPR is completed  and  we 
get the Alpha's built and proved out we'll turn more seriously to the 
question of how to get the hard parts for ship builder types for Janus and 
Ozy.    I'd think that would also be accompanied by some thoughts on how to 
handle the sailing (eg assembled boards) contingent as well.   I suspect 
TAPR will be interested in kiting Janus and Ozy  - however, they will need 
volunteers to help make that happen  -- think they can help in getting 
large orders placed and finding where to get things ... but I don't think 
they have an army of elfs in the back room at TAPR waiting to take bulk 
parts and package into kits - that will have to come from the community here.

Regards,

Bill  (kd5tfd)

At 01:45 PM 6/12/2006, Len Nunn wrote:
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>Bill Tracey wrote:
>
> > Still need to add about $25 to cover the AK5394 and the other parts
> > not in the BOM yet.   Does not appear there'd be much benefit in going
> > for lots greater than 100 from this exercise.
> >
> >
>For interest to other shipbuilders out there in the UK I have found that
>the UK AKM distributor, DIP International, have supplies of the AK5394
>in stock.  Cost is a whopping GBP15.50 + 17.5% tax + GBP4 postage.  The
>contact there admitted that the price to him in the UK is inflated above
>that to US distributors because, I presume the volumes are less.
>
>Before I place my order I thought that I would check to see whether an
>alternative supplier of one-off volumes of this ship have been found in
>the last couple of weeks, or whether there have been any discussions
>with TAPR about supplies of the hard-to-find HDSR parts as well as
>boards & complete parts kits.
>
>With thanks,
>Len  G6YZB
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