Korbin Dallas wrote:
On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 16:30:07 +0000, Clarence_A wrote:


"Korbin Dallas" wrote in message
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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.


BS!

There are connector houses who assemble in the US on custom order
and they are no more expensive than the assembled in Mexico parts.

Amphenol went to Mexico to get away from the union that was
breaking their back!


Exactly, the Unions demands were driving the labor cost to the point
where they were not able to compete, so the moved the operation to Mexico
where it was not an issue.

Which matters no one whit any more. The Commies in Red China have
discovered that by massivley subsidizing their industries, they can
undercut the Mexicans or whoever else wants to compete with them.
Eventually there is a bill to be paid, but will we survive it?

Will they build our tanks for us when we are a total service economy?

Ya know, *they* don't like those demanding unions either!

- Mike KB3EIA -