Eric Behr wrote:
In article ,
VE3PMK wrote:

Anyone know where to buy or how to make resistors suitable for a T2FD or
other folded HF dipole designs?


I'm only aware of Ohmite, www.ohmite.com. Last I checked they were
out of values useable for a T2FD. I got an email from a sales rep
promising to try and get me some samples, but it's been 2 months,
so I am not hopeful anymore. Makes me wonder how those companies
survive; they advertise a sought-after one-of-a-kind product, and
then they are unable or unwilling to sell it...


If you were a large company interested in buying 100,000 resistors,
they'd be plenty happy to sell it -- and you'd get the samples, too.

That's how they survive. For sure, they don't survive by selling onsies
to hams.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL

Surplus sales of Nebraska has a good selection but they are pricey.
73 Dave


On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 03:28:00 -0800, Roy Lewallen
wrote:

Eric Behr wrote:
In article ,
VE3PMK wrote:

Anyone know where to buy or how to make resistors suitable for a T2FD or
other folded HF dipole designs?


I'm only aware of Ohmite, www.ohmite.com. Last I checked they were
out of values useable for a T2FD. I got an email from a sales rep
promising to try and get me some samples, but it's been 2 months,
so I am not hopeful anymore. Makes me wonder how those companies
survive; they advertise a sought-after one-of-a-kind product, and
then they are unable or unwilling to sell it...


If you were a large company interested in buying 100,000 resistors,
they'd be plenty happy to sell it -- and you'd get the samples, too.

That's how they survive. For sure, they don't survive by selling onsies
to hams.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL

In article ,
Roy Lewallen wrote:
Eric Behr wrote:

I'm only aware of Ohmite, www.ohmite.com. Last I checked they were
out of values useable for a T2FD. I got an email from a sales rep
promising to try and get me some samples, but it's been 2 months,
so I am not hopeful anymore. Makes me wonder how those companies
survive; they advertise a sought-after one-of-a-kind product, and
then they are unable or unwilling to sell it...

If you were a large company interested in buying 100,000 resistors,
they'd be plenty happy to sell it -- and you'd get the samples, too.

I would think so, but I asked about several value/power combos,
and the rep found 0 stock in all warehouses. So even if I wanted
100,000 I'd have to wait for them to make me some... Seems odd. I
normally have no problem getting "onsies" either for free or a
nominal charge from other big manufacturers, if I can't find them
in retail. Oh, well.

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