[time-nuts] Minicircuits 10% discount in December

[Tim Shoppa]

For a hobbyist doing things a few at a time, what advantage is there to
buying RF transformers made by Mini-circuits etc., vs winding them using
commonly available ferrite cores/binocular cores?

If I needed to do a production run of 1000+ boards with tiny SMT
transformers, sure, no problem buying them from mini-circuits or a
distributor etc. But for hobbyist stuff seems far more flexible to wind
them onesy-twosy using not so tiny cores and windings selected for the
particular application.

Tim N3QE

On Thu, Nov 27, 2014 at 9:58 AM, Bob Camp <kb8tq at n1k.org> wrote:

> Hi
>
> What time (note the tie in to be on topic for the list :) will their
> retail location open on Thanksgiving?
>
> Spending quality time on the auction sites can yield some pretty
> substantial discounts on RF transformers. The search process is not simple
> due to the crazy range of part numbers.
>
> Once you have the transformer you get to decide how to handle coax
> grounds. In most cases the solution either creates a bunch of problems or
> it eliminates any benefit of transformer isolation.
>
> Bob
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Nov 27, 2014, at 7:55 AM, Jim Lux <jimlux at earthlink.net> wrote:
> >
> > Time to stock up on those transformers, mixers, amplifiers<grin>
> >
> > "Throughout the month of December, all online orders of any quantity of
> any Mini-Circuits catalog model from our web store on minicircuits.com
> will receive a 10% *discount!
> > "
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