Items We Don't Sell!

We are often asked about whether we sell a particular product and the most common reason for not offering it is that we cannot beat the price of an another supplier or that the margin is just not worth the "hassle" for us. Also, more and more people are happy to buy from China and wait a bit longer for their item to arrive.

So, we decided to list the most popular "Why don't you sell xxx?" on this page!

• Trancseivers - There's simply not enough margin when competing with Chinese sellers (and they're appearing "next day" on Amazon, too) and there's also the expectation of support/programming on a codec/system that we may not be able to fully test at our QTH.
   
• Aerial Wire - This is catered for by other suppliers, but we tend to use CB19925 (white) or CB23702 (green/yellow) from CPC for our aerial wires
   
• PL259 Plugs - We simply cannot beat the price of places like Moonraker for their Multi-packs (in RG58, RG8-mini , RG213 plus the RG213-size compression-fit type.
   
• Custom Patch Cables (other than our range of PL259/RG8-mini)
  Sadly, we are unable to provide custom cables as some people were a little miffed for us including "parts and labour" to do the job!  If you're unable to make these yourself, we'd suggest asking at your local club.
   
• Complete HF Aerials - Dipoles are pretty straightforward, but there are several factors that affect their resonant frequency: Height above ground, flat-top or inverted-v etc.  We do sell a Dipole Centre Kit allowing you to create an easy feed-point for an HF Doublet/Dipole.
   
• Small 31-mix snap-on Ferrites - Although we sell the big "Problem-Solver" (as featured in the "In Practice" articles, the smaller USB/audio cable ferrites made from 31-mix can be bought from Aerial Parts of Colchester.  We do of course stock the "generic" (43-mix equivalent) 5mm and 13mm varieties which work well on keyboards, mice, speaker cables and also VHF aerials (like our Slim-Jim Kit).

Prices of items (notably raw materials like ferrites) may vary on a weekly basis due to supplier costs - quantity discounts on ferrites are shown on their respective pages, so if you've looking at a club/group project, it's usually best to combine your items into a single order.