On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 13:24:36 -0800, WA2SI wrote:

Hi folks,

I just bought a batch of Amphenol PL-259 83-1SPs to assemble some
jumpers. When did Amphenol shift from 'Made In USA' to 'Assembled In
Mexico'? The whole reason for buying Amphenol was to:

A) Enjoy that Amphenol quality. (BTW, they don't even look the same.
The dielectric has a cheap milky recycled look and the name and model
nr. are no longer stamped into the sleeve ring.)

B) Support products 'Made In USA'.

Ok, this was my two minute rant. Tnx fer listening.

73 de Bert
WA2SI
FISTS #9384
QRP ARCI #11782

If the product was built in the USA the price would be so High you
would not purchase it.

Would you really pay %500 more for the same product just to have Made
in USA stamped on it? We always look for the bargain price and that
usually means foreign produced products.

Moving production to Mexico where manufacturing cost are lower allows
Amphenol to remain in business.

These days Mexico is being undersold by China where the cost are less than
that of Mexico.