Tariff Tax Strikes Again !
https://spectrum.ieee.org/will-tariffs-hurt-makersphere
Of course hams are fellow travelers in that makersphere along with musicians, robot builders and students.
Adafruit paid over $36,000 on goods that sold for less than $80,000 ! Makes me want to buy some Adafruit modules while they are still cheap ! For example the ever popular SI5351 at Digikey:
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used in many a digital VFO |
source: https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/adafruit-industries-llc/2045/5353666
Oh yeah, I was gonna check Mouser, too but got this:
Sorry Mouser, hate my VPN, hate me ! NO SALE ! :)
Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
http://wb9kzy.com/ham.htm