Isle of Avalon Amateur Radio Club links
A collection of useful links to information and component suppliers
| Name | good for | URL | added |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPC | Wide range of electronic parts, ISO90011, prices generally good, low minimum order value, retail division of Farnell | https://cpc.farnell.com/ | 2019 |
| RS Components | Well-known supplier of electronic parts in the uk to business users, ISO9001 | https://uk.rs-online.com/web/ | 2019 |
| Digikey | UK arm of a very large US distributor, ISO9001, minimum order values are less hobbyist-friendly but a massively wide and deep product range | https://www.digikey.co.uk/ | 2019 |
| Mouser | Digikey’s competition, similarly excellent range of parts, ISO9001 | https://www.mouser.co.uk/ | 2019 |
| Wires (Retail division of Scientific Wire Co) | Coil winding wire | https://www.wires.co.uk/ | 2019 |
| Brocott UK | Coil winding wire | https://www.brocott.co.uk/ | 2019 |
| JPR Electronics Ltd | Eddystone boxes | https://www.jprelec.co.uk/ | 2019 |
| REUK | Low voltage disconnects | https://www.reuk.co.uk/ | 2019 |
| Allbatteries | LiFePO4 batteries & chargers | https://www.allbatteries.co.uk/ | 2019 |
| Hobby King | LiFePO4 batteries & chargers | https://hobbyking.com/en_us/batteries-chargers.html | 2019 |
| Walford Electronics | Jackson C804 variable Cs | http://walfords.net/ | 2019 |
| JABdog (Ebay store) | Established small supplier fo parts for radio amateurs, run by radio amateurs | http://www.ebaystores.co.uk/JabDogElectronicComponents | 2019 |
| Spectrum Communications | parts and kits for radio amateurs, run by radio amateurs | http://www.spectrumcomms.co.uk/ | 2019 |
| Ham Goodies | parts for radio amateurs, run by radio amateurs, good waterproofed baluns | http://www.hamgoodies.co.uk/ | 2019 |
| SOTAbeams | things to make the life of the portable operator and SOTA activator easier, run by radio amateurs | https://www.sotabeams.co.uk/ | 2019 |
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ISO9001 specifies requirements for a quality management system, registration is to demonstrate an organisations ability to consistently provide products and services that meet customer requirements. What this means for components is that the devices come from the manufacturer specified.
You cannot always rely on this from Ebay and Amazon third-party suppliers, there is a problem with fake parts and relabelled parts even for some professional users. As hobbyists we may be prepared to accept the risk of substandard performance for a lower price, but it is good to be aware of this. For instance I would advise against buying power transistors from non-certified sources, unless they are very generic. They are very easy to relabel. Richard G7LEE ↩