ARRL Technical Information Service Places to buy parts and things related to amateur radio projects File: address.txt Updated: December 30, 1997 Author: Joe Bottiglieri, AA1GW (email: tis@arrl.org) Information from the ARRL Technical Department files plus addresses reprinted from the list of suppliers in 1994 and 1995 ARRL Handbook. Copyright 1997 by the American Radio Relay League, Inc. All rights reserved. Prepared as a membership service by the American Radio Relay League, Inc., Technical Information Service. For your convenience, you may reproduce this information, electronically or on paper, and distribute it to anyone who needs it, provided that you reproduce it in its entirety and do so free of charge. Please note that you must reproduce the information as it appears in the original, including the League's copyright notice. If you have any questions concerning the reproduction or distribution of this material, please contact Michael Tracy, American Radio Relay League, 225 Main St., Newington, CT 06111 (email: tis@arrl.org). ------------------------------------------------------------------ Chart Coding: A--General Suppliers B--Inductor Cores (Ferrite or Iron) C--Circuit Board Etching Supplies D--RF Power Transistors E--Microwave Components F--Antenna Hardware G--Dials and Knobs H--Variable Capacitors I--Transformers J--IF Filters K--Project Cases L--Project Kits M--Surplus Parts N--Vacuum Tubes O--Mechanical Teletype Supplies P--Integrated Circuits Q--Equipment Manuals R--Test Equipment S--ATV Supplies T--Etched Circuit Boards U--Wire V--Crystals W--Climbing and Safety Equipment X--High-Voltage Components Y--General Semiconductors Z--Signal Processing and Receive Filters *Catalog Price **Minimum Order To the best of our knowledge the suppliers shown are willing to sell components to amateurs in small quantities by mail. This listing does not necessarily indicate that these firms have the approval of ARRL. ABHIJKLPTVZ A & A Engineering (Kits/ QST Project Kits) 2521 W. La Palma Unit #K Anaheim, CA 98201 Tel: 1-714-952-2114 *SASE Aluminum tubing and hardware Alexander Aeroplane Co POB 909 Griffin, GA 30224 Tel: 1-800-831-2949 Fax: 1-404-229-2329 *FREE **$10 ABCDGHIJKLMPRUVY All Electronics Corp. (Components, Surplus, Kits, Unusual Stuff) P.O. Box 567 14928 Oxnard St. Van Nuys, CA 91408 Tel: 1-800-826-5432 *FREE **$10 ACGHIKPRUVY Allied Electronics 7410 Pebble Dr Fort Worth, TX 76118 Tel: 1-800-433-5700 **$25 Amateur Electronic Supply/ AES (Amateur Dealer) 5710 W. Good Hope Road Milwaukee, WI 53223 Tel; 1-800-558-0411 Amateur Television Quarterly Magazine (ATV Publication) 3 North Court Street Crown Point, IN 46307 Phone: 219-662-6396 Fax: 219-662-6991 Email: atvq@aol.com Notes: Periodicals: Amateur Television Quarterly, VHF Communications, CQ-TC (BATC). Books: Slow Scan Explained (BATC), An Introduction to Amateur Television (BATC), Amateur Television Compendium (BATC), ATV Secrets Vols I and II. Videos: An ATV Balloon Adventure, R/C with Ham TV. Color catalog available for SASE. BIJLUZ Amidon, Inc. 3122 Alpine Ave Santa Ana, CA 92799 Phone: 714-850-4660 Fax: 714-850-1163 *FREE AMSAT (Amateur Satellite) P.O. Box 27 Washington, DC 20044 Tel: 1-301-589-6062 Antique Electronic Supply (Antiques, Tubes, Components, Kits) 6221 S. Maple Avenue Tempe, AZ 85283 Tel: 1-602-820-5411 Antique Radio Classified (Antique Radio Publication) P.O. Box 2 Carlisle, MA 01741 Tel: 1-508-371-0512 Antique Wireless Association, Inc. 59 Main Street Bloomfield, NY 14469-9336 Phone: 716-657-6260 716-657-7489 Web Site: http://www.ggw.org/freenet/a/awa/ Notes: Membership organization - Sponsors Annual Historical Radio Conference - also sponsors the Electronic Communication Museum. Newsletter - The Old Timer's Bulletin. AFGIKPRU Arrow Electronics 25 Hub Drive Melville, NY 11747 Phone: 800-932-7769 516-694-6800 Fax: 516-585-0878 *$25 NO, WEFAX equipment Atlantic Surplus Sales (Surplus) 3730 Nautilus Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11224 Tel: 1-718-372-0349 *$1 KMRS ATV Research, Inc. 1301 Broadway Dakota City, NE 68731 Tel: 1-402-987-3771 IW Avatar Magnetics Williams, Ronald C W9JVF 240 Tamara Trail Indianapolis, IN 46217 no phone - cottage industry ABFIQRUX Barker and Williamson (B&W) 10 Canal St. Bristol, PA 19007 Tel: 1-215-788-5581 **$50 Barry Electronics Corp. (NY Shortwave/ Amateur Dealer) 512 Broadway New York City, NY 10012 Tel: 1-212-925-7000 BDEGHIJKLMPUVXYZ BCD Electro POB 450207 Garland, TX 75045-0207 Tel: 1-214-343-1770 Fax: 1-214-343-1854 *$1/year (4 issues) Q Ron Boucher PO Box 541 Goffstown, NH 03045 Phone: 603-497-2988 Fax: 603-497-3244 Email: 72440.1356@compuserve.com HQM Cardwell Condenser Corporation 80 East Montauk Highway Lindenhurst, Long Island, New York 11757 Tel: 1-516-957-7200 Fax: 1-516-957-7203 (Roller Inductors, Variable Capacitors, Hammarlund Tech Manuals and some Hammarlund spare parts) Certified Communications (The Wireman) Route 2 Pittman Road Landrum, SC 29356 Tel: (803) 895-4195 (800) 727-9473 (orders only) Circuit Specialists (Components) Circuit Specialists 220 S Country Club Drive, Bldg #2 Mesa, AZ 85210 Phone: 602-966-0764 C.M. Howes Communications (Amateur Kits) Eydon, Daventry, Northants NN11 6PT England Tel: 0327 60178 ABDEHILST, Motorola App Note kits Communication Concepts, Inc. (CCI) 508 Millstone Drive Beavercreek, OH 45434-5840 Phone: 513-426-8600 Fax: 513-429-3811 Notes: Kits: Amplifiers and projects from Motorola Applications Notes. Amplifier boards and various components are offered separately as sets. Other kit projects include an ATV receive converter and an audio squelch control. Semiconductors and other components can also be purchased separately. Visa and MasterCard accepted. *FREE AR,tools Contact East, Inc 335 Willow St North Andover, MA 01845 Tel: 1-508-682-2000 Fax; 1-508-688-7829 CQ Communications, Inc. 76 North Broadway Hicksville, NY 11801 Tel: 1-516-681-2922 BIMHUX Peter W. Dahl Co, Inc 5869 Waycross El Paso, TX 79924 Tel: 1-915-715-2300 FUZ Davis RF Co PO Box 230-Z Carlisle, MA 01741 Tel: 1-508-371-1356 *$1 AIJKPUVY Digi-Key Corporation 701 Brooks Ave S PO Box 677 Thief River Falls, MN 56701-0677 Tel: 1-800-344-4539 Fax: 1-218-681-3380 *free Drake, RL, Co. (Manufacturer) 540 Richard St. Miamisburg, OH 45342 Tel: 1-513-886-3211 ADEFLMT, MMICs Down East Microwave 954 Rt. 519 Frenchtown, NJ 08825 Phone: 908-996-3584 Fax: 908-946-3072 Web Site: http://downeastmicrowave.com/ Notes: Steve Kostro, N2CEI - Microwave equipment; Numerous kits are offered for VHF, UHF and microwave projects. DEM's antenna line is available from Directive Systems. *free ACIKLMPRTUV Edlie Electronics, Inc 2700 Hempstead Tpke Levittown, NY 11756-1143 Tel: 1-516-735-3330 Fax: 1-516-731-5125 ABCDEFGHIJKLNPRTUV Electro Sonic, Inc 100 Gordon Baker Rd Willowdale, ON Canada M2H 3B3 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNPRTUVXZ Electronic Distributors, Inc 323 Mill Street, NE Vienna, VA 22180 Phone: 703-938-8105 Fax: 703-938-6911 B Elna Ferrite Laboratories, Inc 234 Tinker St PO Box 395 Woodstock, NY 12498 Tel: 1-914-679-2497 Electric Radio Magazine (Publication) 145 CR 123 Hesperus, CO 81326 GHIMNQR Fair Radio Sales Co, Inc PO Box 1105 1016 E Eureka St Lima, OH 45802 Tel: 1-419-227-6573 Fax: 1-419-227-1313 *free **$10 Fala Electronics (Tubes) P.O. Box 1376 Milwaukee, WI 53201 T Far Circuits (Boards from QST, QEX, 73, CQ, HR, Hndbk, Mot A.N.) 18N640 Field Court Dundee, IL 60118 Phone: 847-836-9148 (Voice mail) Fax: 847-836-9148 (same as voice mail) Web Site: http://www.cl.ais.net/farcir/ Notes: Fred A. Reimers, KF9GX, owner. Boards from QST, QEX, 73, CQ, HR, Hndbk, Mot A.N. FAR will manufacturer custom boards if you provide the artwork. FAR Circuits accepts Visa/Master Card credit cards for orders via FAX, Phone, or mail. The credit card orders have a $3.00 service charge. Catalogs may also be requested via phone or FAX. *SASE Grove Enterprises (Shortwave) P.O. Box 98 Brasstown, NC 28902 Phone: 800-438-8155 (orders) 704-837-9200 (BBS) Fax: 704-837-2216 Email: nada@grove.net Web Site: http://www.grove.net/ AIKLMOS Herbach and Rademan (H & R Co.) 16 Roland Ave Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054-1012 Phone: 800-848-8001 (Orders only) local: 609-802-0422 Fax: 609-802-0465 Email: sales@herbach.com Web Site: http://www.herbach.com *free **$25 Ham Radio Outlet (Amateur Dealer) 224 N. Broadway Salem, NH 03079 Tel: 1-800-444-0047 Ham Trader Yellow Sheets (Twice Monthly Classified Sheets) P.O. Box 2057 Glen Ellyn, IL 60138 IK Hammond Mfg Co, Inc 4700 Genesee Street Cheektowaga, NY 14225-2466 Phone: 716-631-5700 Fax: 716-631-1156 IK Hammond Mfg, Ltd 394 Edinburgh Rd, N Guelph, ON N1H 1E5 Canada Phone: 519-822-8323 Hamtronics, Inc. (Amateur/ General Interest Kits) 65 Moul Road Hilton, NY 14468-9535 Tel: 1-716-392-9430 Q Hi-Manuals P.O. Box Q-802 Council Bluffs, IA 51502 no telephone *$2 Catalog req'd ABDGHILKLMPQRVYZ Hosfelt Electronics 2700 Sunset Blvd Steubenville, OH 43952 Tel: 1-800-524-6464 *free E Howard W. Sams and Company 2647 Waterfront Pky E Drive Indianapolis, IN 46214-2041 Phone: 800-428-7267 (428-SAMS) 317-298-5565 Web Site: http://www.hwsams.com/ ICOM America, Inc. (Manufacturer) 2380- 116th Ave. NE Bellevue, WA 98004 J International Crystal Manufacturing Co., Inc. (Crystals) 10 North Lee PO Box 26330 Oklahoma City, OK 73126-0330 Phone: 800-725-1426 405-236-3741 Fax: 800-322-9426 AJQRZ International Radio 13620 Tyee Road Umpqua, OR 97486 Phone: 541-459-5623 9AM-1PM PDT, Tues-Sat Fax: 541-459-5632 Email: inrad@rosenet.net Web Site: http://www.qth.com/inrad/ *SASE ABFIKLPTY Jade Products, Inc. (Kits, Smart Batt. Chargers, Twin-lead antennas) PO Box 368 E. Hampstead, NH 03826-0368 Tel: 603-329-6995 Orders: 800-JADE-PRO (523-3776) Fax: 603-329-4499 Email: jadepro@jadeprod.com Web Site: http://www.jadeprod.com/ V JAN Crystals 2341 Crystal Dr PO Box 06017 Fort Myers, FL 33906-6017 Tel: 1-800-526-9825 (800-JAN-XTAL) 1-813-936-2397 Fax: 1-813-936-3750 *free Jameco Electronics (Components) 1355 Shoreway Road Belmont, CA 94002 1-415-592-8097 Jolida Tube Factory (Tubes) 10820 Guilford Road Annapolis Junction, MD 20701 Phone: 800-783-2555 Marlin P. Jones (Components, Parts) P.O. Box 12685 Lake Park, FL 33403-0685 Phone: 800-OK2-ORDER (800-652-6733) 561-848-8236 (Technical) Fax: 800-4FAX-YES (800-432-937) Email: mpja@gate.net Jun's Electronics (Amateur Dealer) 5563 Sepulveda Blvd. Culver City, CA 90230-5513 Phone: 800-882-1343 310-390-8003 Fax: 310-390-4393 Web Site: http://www.juns.com/ XY K2AW's Silicon Alley 175 Friends Lane Westbury, NY 11590 Phone: 516-334-7024 Fax: 516-334-7024 (same as voice) Notes: High voltage rectifiers for homebrew projects. *free Kenwood Communications Corp 2201 East Dominguez Street PO Box 22745 Long Beach, CA 90801-5745 Phone: 310-639-5300 (customer support) 800-KENWOOD (536-9663 - repair locations/parts) 310-761-8284 (BBS) Fax: 310-631-3913 Web Site: http://www.kenwood.net C Kepro Circuit Systems, Inc 630 Axminister Dr Fenton, MO 63026-2992 800-325-3878 Tel: 1-314-343-1630 (local) Fax: 1-314-343-0668 *free **$15 blowers Kooltronic 1700 Morse Ave Ventura, CA 93003 Tel: 1-805-642-8521 **$75 Lake Electronics (Amateur Kits) 7 Middleton Close Nuthall Nottingham NG16 1BX England ACDINPQRTUY Lashen Electronics, Inc 21 Broadway Denville, NJ 07834 Tel: 1-201-627-3783 Fax: 1-201-625-9501 Email: sales@lashen.com Web Site: http://www.lashen.com **$15 Lentini Communications (Mail order Amateur Dealer) 21 Garfield St. Newington, CT 06111 Tel: 1-860-666-6227 800-666-0908 (outside CT) Fax: 860-667-3561 Email: radio@lentinicomm.com Web Site: http://www.lentinicomm.com/ mixers, signal processing M/A-COM, Inc. (an AMP Company) 1011 Pawtucket Blvd PO Box 3295 Lowell, MA 01853-3295 Phone: 508-442-4500 Fax: 508-442-4436 Email: sales@macom.com Web Site: http://www.amp.com *free **$100 ABCFGHIJKMNPRU MAI/Prime Parts (formerly Milo Assoc.) 5736 N Michigan Rd Indianapolis, IN 46208 Tel: 1-317-257-6811 Email: mai@lquest.net *SASE F, aluminum and stainless tubing and pipe Metal and Cable Corp, Inc PO Box 117 Twinsburg, OH 44087 Tel: 1-216-425-8455 **$50 AKR MFJ Enterprises PO Box 494 Mississippi State, MS 39762 Tel: 1-601-323-5869 Email: 76206.1763@compuserve.com Web Site: http://www.mfjenterprises.com/ ABEHM Microwave Components of Michigan PO Box 1697 Taylor, MI 48180 Tel: 1-313-753-4581 (evenings) *SASE BGHJQRVXZ James Millen Electronics PO Box 4215BV Andover, MA 01810-4215 Tel: 1-508-975-2711 Fax: 1-508-474-8949 mixers, signal processing Mini Circuits Labs PO Box 350166 Brooklyn, NY 11235-0003 Tel: 1-718-934-4500 *free **$50 AFGHILMNUVY Modern Radio Laboratories PO Box 14902-Q Minneapolis, MN 55414-0902 *$1 DEP Motorola Semiconductor Products, Inc PO Box 20912 Phoenix, AZ85036 Motorola Literature Distribution P.O. Box 20912 Phoenix, AZ 85036 Tel: 1-602-994-6561 ACFGHIKLPRTUVXY Mouser Electronics 2401 Hwy 287 N Mansfield, TX 76063 Phone: 800-346-6873 Email: sales@mouser.com Web Site: http://www.mouser.com *free **$20 DP National Semiconductor Corp 2900 Semiconductor Dr Santa Clara, CA 95052-8090 NIST (Solar Data Info Line) Boulder, CO) Tel: 1-303-497-3235 ABDHJKLPU Oak Hills Research 20879 Madison Big Rapids, MI 49307 Tel: 1-616-796-0920 Email: ohrqrp@netonecom.net *free ABCDEFGHIJKLMNPRSTUVXY Ocean State Electronics PO Box 1458 Westerly, RI 02891 Tel: 1-401-596-3080 Fax: 1-401-596-3590 *free **$10 BZ Palomar Engineers PO Box 462222 Escondido, CA 92046 Tel: 619-747-3343 Fax: 619-747-3346 Email: 75353.2175@compuserve.com *free AEUX Pasternack Enterprises PO Box 16759 Irvine, CA 92713 Tel: 1-714-261-1920 *free S PC Electronics 2522 Paxson Ln Arcadia, CA 91007 Tel: 1-818-447-4565 Fax: 1-818-447-0489 *free ABDHIKMPRUXY R & D Electronics 5363 Broadway Avenue Cleveland, OH 44127-1551 Phone: 800-642-1123 (orders) 216-621-1121 Fax: 216-621-8628 *free ABCDFGHIJKLMNPRTUWXY Radiokit PO Box 973 Pelham, NH 03076 Tel: 1-603-635-2235 Fax: 1-603-635-2943 Telex: 887697 Ramsey Electronics (Kits, Amateur Kits) 793 Canning Parkway Victor, NY 14564 Tel: 1-716-924-4560 DEN Richardson Electronics Ltd. (Tubes) 40W 267 Keslinger Road LaFox, IL 60147 Phone: 800-238-7661 Web Site: http://www.rell.com ABDEFHN RF Parts Co 435 South Pacific St San Marcos, CA 92069 Phone: 619-744-0700 800-737-2787 (orders only) Fax: 619-744-1943 *free **$20 R & L Electronics (Amateur, Tubes/ Drake Tubes) 1315 Maple Avenue Hamilton, OH 45011 Phone: 800-221-7735 513-868-6399 Fax: 513-868-6574 Web Site: http://randl.com/ Robot Research, Inc. (SSTV Equipment) 5636 Ruffin Road San Diego, CA 92123 Phone: 619-279-7931 Rogus (Local Connecticut Amateur Dealer) 250 Meriden-Waterbury TPK. Southington, CT 06489 Tel: 1-203-621-2252 V Sentry Mfg, Co PO Box 250 Chickasha, OK 73023 Tel: 1-405-224-6780 *free AFGKU, mechanical components and metal Small Parts, Inc PO Box 4650 13980 NW 58th Ct Miami Lakes, FL 33014-0650 Phone: 305-557-8222 (Orders) 305-557-7955 (Customer service) 305-558-1255 (Catalog requests) Fax: 800-423-9009 Email: smlparts@smallparts.com Web Site: http://www.smallparts.com *free **$15 AFJVZ Spectrum International, Inc PO Box 1084 Concord, MA 01742 Tel: 1-508-263-2145 Fax: 1-508-263-7008 *free AGHMNPY Star-Tronics (Surplus) PO Box 98102 Las Vegas, NV 89193-8102 Phone: 702-795-7151 Fax: 702-795-7151 (Same as voice) *free ABCDEFGHIJKLMNPQRSUVWX Surplus Sales of Nebraska 1315 Jones Street Omaha, NE 68102 Phone: 402-346-4750 800-244-4567 (Orders only) Fax: 402-346-2939 Email: grinnell@surplussales.com Web Site: http://www.surplussales.com/ M Surplus Traders PO Box 276 Alburg, VT 05440 Email: marv@73.com Web Site: http://www.73.com/a *$4 AIKPUY Tandy Electronics 900 E Northside Dr Ft Worth, TX 76102 Tel: 1-800-322-3690 *free **$5 KH Ten-Tec, Inc 1185 Dolly Parton Pkwy Sevierville, TN 37862 Phone: 423-453-7172 423-428-0364 (Repairs) Fax: 423-428-4483 Web Site: http://www.tentec.com/ I, ferrite cores for custom transformers Toroid Corporation of Maryland 608 Naylor Mill Rd Salisbury, MD 21801 Phone: 410-860-0300 Fax: 410-860-0302 *free Tucker Electronics and Computers 1717 Reserve St. PO Box 551419 Garland, TX 75355-1419 Phone: 800-527-4642 (Test equipment and catalog requests) 800-559-7388 (Radio orders) 214-348-8800 (x332) Fax: 214-340-5460 Web Site: http://www.tucker.com/ NO Typetronics PO Box 8873 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33310 *SASE FU Unadilla Antenna PO Box 4215 Andover, MA 01810-4215 Phone: 508-975-2711 508-475-7831 (Office) Fax: 508-474-8949 *SASE Universal Radio (shortwave and ham dealer) 6830 Americana Parkway Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-4113 Phone: 800-431-3939 (Orders) 614-866-4267 (Technical Info) Fax: 614-866-2339 Email: dx@universal-radio.com Web Site: http://www.universal-radio.com F US Plastic Corp 1390 Neubrecht Rd Lima, OH 45801 Tel: 1-800-537-9724 Fax: 1-419-228-5034 *free **$5 L Van Gorden Engineering P.O. Box 21305 South Euclid, Ohio 44121 Tel: (216) 481-6590 NOTE: Complete kits for ARRL oscillator/key project. The Vibroplex Co., Inc. (Keyers, Semi-Auto Bugs) 11 Midtown Park E. Mobile, AL 36606-4141 Phone: 800-840-8873 (orders) 334-478-8873 Fax: 334-476-0465 Email: fmitch@maf.mobile.al.us Web Site: http://www.vibroplex.com/ EZ, mixers, amps, switches Watkins Johnson Co, Components Div'n 3333 Hillview Ave Palo Alto, CA 94304 Tel: 1-415-493-4141 Fax: 1-415-493-1027 *free William M. Nye Company, Inc. (Telegraph Keys) PO Box 1877 Priest River, ID 83856 Phone: 208-448-1762 Fax: 208-448-1832 Notes: Ship-to address: William M. Nye Company, Inc. 1427 Shannon Lane Priest River, ID 83856. Worldradio 2120 28th Street Sacramento, CA 95818 Phone: 916/457-3655 e-mail n6wr@ns.net ADFPSTU Wyman Research, Inc 9145 South, 850 West Waldron, IN 46182 Phone: 317-525-6452 Yaesu USA (Manufacturer) 17210 Edwards Rd. Cerritos, CA 90701 Phone: 562-404-2700 Fax: 562-404-1210 Web Site: http://www.yaesu.com/ 73 Amateur Radio Today 70 Route 202N Peterborough, NH 03458 Tel: 1-603-924-0058 Other addresses: Deutscher Amateur-Radio-Club (DARC) PO Box 1155 WD-3507 Baunatal Germany Phone: +49 561 949880 Fax: +49 561 9498850 Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) 1-14-2 Sugamo Toshima ku Tokyo 170 Japan Tel: 81-3-5395-3106 Email: RGD02524@niftyserve.or.jp Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) 720 Belfast Road, Suite 217 Ottawa, ON K1G 0Z5 Canada Phone: 613-244-4367 Fax: 613-244-4369 Email: jkpulfer@rac.ca Web Site: http://www.rac.ca/ Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) Lambda House, Cranborne Road Potters Bar Herts EN6 3JW United Kingdom Tel: 44-707-59015 Web Site: http://www.rsgb.org/ Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) federal office PO Box 2175 Caulfield Junction, Victoria 3161 Australia Phone: +61 3 9528-5962 Fax: +61 3 9523-8191 Email: wiansw@sydney.dialix.oz.au Web Site: http://marconi.mpce.mq.edu.au/wia/federal/ The members and ARRL Headquarters staff would like to thank the following people for their contribution to this information file: W1DG AF1R W1RFI N6WR AA9DV Send any additions, deletions or corrections to tis@arrl.org Best Regards from Joe Bottiglieri, ARRL Technical Information Services