[TowerTalk] Amidon Inc.

[wcmoore at verizon.net]

Is CWS Bytemark & Amidon run by the same group. I had some
ESL difficulties with CWS a while back and received the
same sort of response.

Lodestone Pacific distributes both Fair-Rite and Micro-Metals
products. Only problem is they have a minimum order of $40.00.
Good news is that is usually a lot of cores so at least I am 
building a pretty decent inventory in my closet. :-) 

73 Chuck WD4HXG
> 
> From: "Tom Rauch" <w8ji at contesting.com>
> Date: 2004/05/13 Thu AM 05:26:48 CDT
> To: "Robert Shohet" <kq2m at earthlink.net>,  <towertalk at contesting.com>, 
> 	"Chuck Counselman" <ccc at space.mit.edu>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Amidon Inc.
> 
> .....and when or if you do receive parts, you had better
> actually test them to be sure the materials are what they
> are claimed to be. They may look the same, but you'd better
> watch the materials closely!!
> 
> 73, Tom W8JI
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Robert Shohet" <kq2m at earthlink.net>
> To: <towertalk at contesting.com>; "Chuck Counselman"
> <ccc at space.mit.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 11:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Amidon Inc.
> 
> 
> > Hi Chuck,
> >
> > Sounds VERY similar to the absurd service problems that I
> had with Amidon
> > 3 years ago when I ordered from them.  The language
> barrier certainly makes
> > thing worse, but even allowing for that, but I found that
> they were
> > INCREDIBLY disorganized, sloppy, negligent and evasive
> when trying to pin
> > down their sources of error.  Not to mention that some of
> the personnel like
> > to hide behind their voicemails and never do return
> telephone calls.  I
> > could not have been more unfavorably impressed! and I
> never ordered from
> > them again!
> >
> > Incidentally, ANY person or company that claims that it
> doesn't have the
> > time to handle small orders properly, and uses that as an
> excuse for their
> > sloppiness, certainly can NOT be trusted with major orders
> from large
> > companies either.
> >
> > BTW, usually the LARGE order are a GREAT place to bury
> vendor sloppiness
> > because the ordering company usually does not have the
> time or manpower to
> > check every single piece.
> >
> > 73
> > Bob KQ2M
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Chuck Counselman" <ccc at space.mit.edu>
> > To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 10:42 PM
> > Subject: [TowerTalk] Amidon Inc.
> >
> >
> > > I have bought about $2,000 worth of ferrite beads,
> toroids, cores,
> > > etc. from Amidon (now d/b/a/ Amidon Inc.) within the
> last few years;
> > > and I have recommended Amidon as a source of ferrite
> products to many
> > > hams, individually and via four email lists, including
> this one.
> > >
> > > Now I warn _against_ buying from Amidon, because I have
> had problems
> > > with _three_ of my last seven orders.  These problems
> began two years
> > > ago, about when Dr. Bob Yuan and his family began
> running the company.
> > >listinfo/towertalk
> >
> >
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> _______________________________________________
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