Hi Folks, Just thought I'd drop a quick note for a recent discovery I made for the DIYers out there. Mini Circuits components are now being distributed through Mouser! On Mini Circuits, a lot of the stuff may be cheap, but usually comes with a minimum order quantity of 10 or 20 items. On Mouser you can place single item orders. The flipside of this though is the per unit cost is higher on Mouser, but totally worth it if you only need one or two of something and don't want to eat the cost for ordering 20.
This could be a huge plus for microwave and other satellite projects. A lot (maybe all?) of the W1GHZ transverter designs are based around Mini Circuits components. There was some discussion on this list a while back about DIY VHF/UHF preamps and I piped up about a PGA-103 based design that I like. On Mini Circuits, one amp is $1.99, but again you'd have to buy 20 (so minimum cost of $40). On Mouser same amp is $3.12 for 1. Much more reasonable if you only need one or two.
I haven't checked every component that might be of interest, and I'm mostly looking for SMT components at the moment. So far amps and baluns seem to be cross listed, though a number of mixers are listed but 'out of stock' on Mouser.....still that might just be stock ramp up delays if this is relatively new for Mouser.
Just thought I'd let folks know. Keep your eye out for the 'buy on mouser' link if your searching around on Mini Circuits page. Spread the word to your microwave friends! If this is old news, sorry for that, I got excited when I found it!
-Zach, KJ4QLP
-- Research Associate Aerospace & Ocean Systems Lab Ted & Karyn Hume Center for National Security & Technology Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Work Phone: 540-231-4174 Cell Phone: 540-808-6305
Yes, but with the restriction that it's only for US based customers. Outside the US you can't order any of them via Mouser. Wonder what MiniCircuits is thinking. We have a local distributor here and I'll talk with them about this, because it's plainly ridiculous. --Hans
On 6/12/20 6:14 AM, Leffke, Zachary via AMSAT-BB wrote:
Hi Folks, Just thought I'd drop a quick note for a recent discovery I made for the DIYers out there. Mini Circuits components are now being distributed through Mouser! On Mini Circuits, a lot of the stuff may be cheap, but usually comes with a minimum order quantity of 10 or 20 items. On Mouser you can place single item orders. The flipside of this though is the per unit cost is higher on Mouser, but totally worth it if you only need one or two of something and don't want to eat the cost for ordering 20.
This could be a huge plus for microwave and other satellite projects. A lot (maybe all?) of the W1GHZ transverter designs are based around Mini Circuits components. There was some discussion on this list a while back about DIY VHF/UHF preamps and I piped up about a PGA-103 based design that I like. On Mini Circuits, one amp is $1.99, but again you'd have to buy 20 (so minimum cost of $40). On Mouser same amp is $3.12 for 1. Much more reasonable if you only need one or two.
I haven't checked every component that might be of interest, and I'm mostly looking for SMT components at the moment. So far amps and baluns seem to be cross listed, though a number of mixers are listed but 'out of stock' on Mouser.....still that might just be stock ramp up delays if this is relatively new for Mouser.
Just thought I'd let folks know. Keep your eye out for the 'buy on mouser' link if your searching around on Mini Circuits page. Spread the word to your microwave friends! If this is old news, sorry for that, I got excited when I found it!
-Zach, KJ4QLP
-- Research Associate Aerospace & Ocean Systems Lab Ted & Karyn Hume Center for National Security & Technology Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Work Phone: 540-231-4174 Cell Phone: 540-808-6305
Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Following on from Zach's "buy from Mouser" email:)
We had a lightning strike here last Saturday on a tree about 100 feet from the shack. Amongst a number of bits of kit that did not survive intact was the trusty (old) LVB tracker.
Neither windows nor the PST rotator could see any USB serial device so I assumed that the DLP-USB232-M daughter board had been zapped.
A quick Google search showed that Mouser stock an updated DLP-USB232M-G2 board which appeared to be a direct plug in replacement.
It arrived yesterday and, after a few driver updates, normal service has been resumed and I am, once again, busy happily tracking the FUNcube birds.
I was pleasantly surprised that the dreaded "obsolescence" issue did not apply here!
Have a great weekend
73
Graham G3VZV
On 11/06/2020 23:14, Leffke, Zachary via AMSAT-BB wrote:
Hi Folks, Just thought I'd drop a quick note for a recent discovery I made for the DIYers out there. Mini Circuits components are now being distributed through Mouser! On Mini Circuits, a lot of the stuff may be cheap, but usually comes with a minimum order quantity of 10 or 20 items. On Mouser you can place single item orders. The flipside of this though is the per unit cost is higher on Mouser, but totally worth it if you only need one or two of something and don't want to eat the cost for ordering 20.
This could be a huge plus for microwave and other satellite projects. A lot (maybe all?) of the W1GHZ transverter designs are based around Mini Circuits components. There was some discussion on this list a while back about DIY VHF/UHF preamps and I piped up about a PGA-103 based design that I like. On Mini Circuits, one amp is $1.99, but again you'd have to buy 20 (so minimum cost of $40). On Mouser same amp is $3.12 for 1. Much more reasonable if you only need one or two.
I haven't checked every component that might be of interest, and I'm mostly looking for SMT components at the moment. So far amps and baluns seem to be cross listed, though a number of mixers are listed but 'out of stock' on Mouser.....still that might just be stock ramp up delays if this is relatively new for Mouser.
Just thought I'd let folks know. Keep your eye out for the 'buy on mouser' link if your searching around on Mini Circuits page. Spread the word to your microwave friends! If this is old news, sorry for that, I got excited when I found it!
-Zach, KJ4QLP
-- Research Associate Aerospace & Ocean Systems Lab Ted & Karyn Hume Center for National Security & Technology Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Work Phone: 540-231-4174 Cell Phone: 540-808-6305
Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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