From the luminiferous aether

The BER is increasing and we suffer dropouts or who is going to get their shoes wet ...

by Dave Fant on January 10, 2025

Suddenly everyone got busy doing stuff as no one wanted to clean the dish and get their shoes wet ... we will make it a...

2025 changes to packing materials

by Dave Fant on December 29, 2024

As you know, parcels require packlng materials or "dunnage" as it is properly called. Particularly box type parcels. It usually just goes into the trash can...

Boxes and Parcels, Parcels and Boxes

by Dave Fant on November 29, 2024

We sometimes get questions about why we use a certain size box or bubble envelope. Sometimes we hear we could use a bit smaller box...

What happened to your store in the Anheuser-Busch Building ?

by Dave Fant on June 12, 2024

NOTE - We are no longer at this location Anheuser-Busch Building, 600 Main Street, Van Buren, AR Also known as the Anheuser-Busch Ice House and...

Customer Service and/or the lack of it ....

by Dave Fant on July 19, 2023

One of my pet peaves is the lack of customer service the consumer or buyer is "expected" to endure and accept in order to purchase...

Ahh, China made stuff. What is the truth ?

by Dave Fant on February 06, 2023

I am asked just about every day what I think of China made connectors and why should our connectors cost more. I am told the...

Why a new website?

by Dave Fant on December 27, 2022

The former www.W5SWL.com website has served well. It has served for many years but we have out grown the hosting companies capabilities and we wanted...