Thanks Chuck for the info on Mouser. Years ago...late 1970s...I bought from
them but was dissatisfied with the transaction for some reasom (which I can
no longer remember why). I'll take you up on the recommendation. Yesterday I
drove 3 hours to what once was a great little electronics store in a town I
used to live. The store had been renovated and was now owned by Marsh
Electronics and was a big waste of a trip. I guess they all want us to throw
this wonderful vintage gear away and buy the cheap crap coming from China.
Anyway, onward to Mouser...
Thanks for taking the time to reply.
"Chuck Harris" wrote in message
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John, N9JG wrote:
Makes me curious how much you have to buy from Mouser before they reach
the
"break-even" point? It must cost them a few dollars to produce and ship
their catalog.

I don't think they are thinking the same way you are. By shipping their
catalog to anybody, and everybody that wants one, they are generating a
lot
of good will. Small buyers sometimes become big buyers (think students),
and
sometimes not. But happy customers always talk. I've been a happy
customer
of Mouser's for 20 years. I've turned a lot of my customers into Mouser
customers. For me, the other companies are only there to fill in the
occasional
hole in Mouser's stock.

-Chuck