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KM6CS

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Wheres all the radios?
« on: March 22, 2021, 11:47:46 AM »

Seems to be quite a problem distributors wide. NO stock..
Something is very wrong at the ports of call. No mention on the MSM as to what is holding up all suppliers of electronic goods.
It is not looking good.
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KC6RCM

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Re: Wheres all the radios?
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2021, 11:55:12 AM »

I just purchased an IC-705 and didn't incur any delay.
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K1VSK

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Re: Wheres all the radios?
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2021, 11:58:14 AM »

It is taking months to get a refrigerator and a lot more folks need them more than a ham radio.
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KM6CS

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Re: Wheres all the radios?
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2021, 11:59:19 AM »

Not ALL radios but most base rigs. The 705 is in short supply...
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W1VT

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Re: Wheres all the radios?
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2021, 12:01:06 PM »

Higher demand than usual because we are in a global pandemic.
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KM6CS

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Re: Wheres all the radios?
« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2021, 12:01:15 PM »

The point being this is a very real problem across the board.
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W9GB

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Re: Wheres all the radios?
« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2021, 12:10:35 PM »

What you are seeing is the Economic Recovery from COVID-19.

Rapid Rise in consumer & business demand, BUT the suppliers (semiconductor, appliances, autos, etc.) have not returned to post-epidemic production.
The semiconductor shortage has shutdown production lines (last seen during 2011 Japanese earthquake/tsunami).
The Logistics industry is also un-even in returning (ship, rail, truck, air cargo) to capacity levels.
The Port of Long Beach and Los Angeles have trans-Pacific cargo ships (imports from Asia) backed up, beyond current unload capacity.
Railroads (UP and BNSF), who furloughed crews, have not returned to earlier capacity levels.
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WB8VLC

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Re: Wheres all the radios?
« Reply #7 on: March 22, 2021, 12:20:25 PM »

https://hbr.org/2021/02/why-were-in-the-midst-of-a-global-semiconductor-shortage

Several causes and effects of various global semi shortages.

The AKM fire in japan was the major one contributing to ham radio and consumer electronics shortages.
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VE3WGO

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Re: Wheres all the radios?
« Reply #8 on: March 22, 2021, 12:54:58 PM »

and in another little-discussed area, a certain huge country that manufactures many of the components is still being affected by the pandemic according to my company colleagues who are located in facilities there, in spite of the fact that its official government statement is that the coronavirus was already wiped out and under control long ago there.
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KD6VXI

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Re: Wheres all the radios?
« Reply #9 on: March 22, 2021, 01:24:54 PM »

and in another little-discussed area, a certain huge country that manufactures many of the components is still being affected by the pandemic according to my company colleagues who are located in facilities there, in spite of the fact that its official government statement is that the coronavirus was already wiped out and under control long ago there.

This.  The main contribution to the problem, along with logistics.

They are leaving vehicles unbuilt because they cannot get the computer systems built for them at the moment.

Semiconductors are a real problem at the moment.

--Shane
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KA1CNK

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Re: Wheres all the radios?
« Reply #10 on: March 22, 2021, 04:39:40 PM »

The problem at least in part is a consequence of everything disrupted by the pandemic going on for the last year or so.  It's been in the news occasionally.
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WA6NUT

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Re: Wheres all the radios?
« Reply #11 on: March 22, 2021, 05:59:22 PM »

More details on the AKM fire are here: https://www.converge.com/resources/news/supply-chain-disruption-news-akm-factory-fire/

The article lists audio A/D converters, audio D/A converters, and TCXO's produced by AKM, which may be in short supply.

73, Rick, WA6NUT
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NA4IT

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Re: Wheres all the radios?
« Reply #12 on: March 23, 2021, 06:02:58 AM »

The problem... COVID.  :(
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KC6RWI

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Re: Wheres all the radios?
« Reply #13 on: March 25, 2021, 10:05:54 AM »

Semiconductors, I needed 2 audio output chips for 2 different radios, one was an amplified speaker the other a fm cd table top box.
I wanted to find it on a big supplier like Newark or Mouser or Digikey, but these chips are disc or not in stock, I had to buy from ebay (hate em) from 2 different suppliers.
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