[Amps] Richardson Seeking Global Monopoly?

[Will Matney]

By mentioning RF Parts, I didn't mean the company RF Parts, but all RF Parts and components in particular being made. Oh, if Richardson had their way with it, they'd love to force Merit who owns the RF Parts company to buy through them too. Right now, I think Merit is buying direct through an importer or a stocking warehouse for a Chinese manufacturer here in the U.S.. The reason for this, a manufacturer who made the 3-500ZG e-mailed me back about last year sometime, and I seen they had those listed. I inquired about them and they said the 3-500ZG was not available in the U.S. direct from them as they were private labeling for someone here in the U.S., and wouldn't say who. My guess is either RF Parts or you guessed it, Richardson. RF Parts, I have no problem with and have bought from them several times. I just despise a company trying to be a monopoly.

Best,

Will

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On 4/12/05 at 7:00 PM Gary Smith wrote:

>Can they be purchased through RF parts?  Or are they also an "off limits"
>supplier?
>Gary, wa6fgi
> 
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Will Matney 
>  To: amps at contesting.com 
>  Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 5:15 PM
>  Subject: Re: [Amps] Richardson Seeking Global Monopoly?
>
>
>  I think, I do believe, that I said they would do this in the not to
>recent past on here. I had heard they had been a while back but couldn't
>prove it. There was a Chinese tube maker I e-mailed, forget the name, who
>advertized new 6LF6 sweep tubes. Anyhow, they mentioned Richardson in an
>e-mail and I told um I would NOT buy through them at all, either direct or
>through any other importer. If they get their way, they'd like to tie up
>all the RF parts in the US. Now that China is probably the largest if not
>only maker of the 3-500ZG and several others, they'll sure tie it up if
>possible. Eddies gonna keep it up and find his self in front of a hearing
>in D.C.. Hopefully sooner than later IMHO.
>
>  Best,
>
>  Will
>
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>  On 4/12/05 at 4:53 PM Bill Fuqua wrote:
>
>  >If it is not bad enough that just about all power tubes are sold thru 
>  >Richardson Electronics, now I see a headline that reads "Richardson
>Opens 
>  >New RF/Microwave Office In Nanjing, China".
>  > From RF Glogalnet News.
>  >
>  >
>  >73
>  >Bill wa4lav
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