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?In a past life, indications and warning (IW) was a required skill. Sorry for not expanding prior thoughts sufficiently. Maybe this will be better.? That the administration believes there is sufficient infrastructure in place to cancel exemptions for one category, means all other categories are in play. That the "detent" has been removed from that proverbial "control" is not good for hams? because there's less friction - things can change much more quickly now. (Indicator/warning).? It's not good for folks that homebrew Farhan's rigs or test equipment, either. Right now.
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There's currently a 10% tariff on imports from India, with an additional 26% on the way in about 12 hours. The only thing keeping Farhan out of the cross hairs is that they ship individual radios, or small lots, in quantities below the *current* threshold.? That also means HF Signals better not send a large box to retailers (ie Gigaparts) as that would cause a price disconnect between them and 'factory direct'.? Those sorts of trade wars are no less damaging than the larger nation-state level urinary Olympiads.?
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?Batteries and chargers for the zBITX are impacted now, as are PCB orders from JLCPCB et al. Scratch builders are affected.? I planned a board order for my re-worked uBITX PA section and that's on indef hold.? Mouser and Digikey have tariffs advisory pages and are highlighting parts/assemblies that are affected. About 80% of my project parts are impacted.
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I had a business making custom LiFePO4 batteries and management systems last time around. I feel for HF Sigs - I know how many jars of Tums I went thru before being forced to shut the business down. I don't wish this chaos on any business owner.? Please note that the captain has turned on the fasten seatbelt sign...
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This lovely corner of the internet isn't just for the folks that buy complete radios, Ken.
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73, Andy
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On Sun, Apr 6, 2025 at 10:11 AM, Ken N2VIP wrote:
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