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From: mitel!spock!meier@uunet.uu.net (Rolf Meier)
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Subject: Re: DTMF Decoder Wanted (or Chips/Schematics)
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Date: 6 Nov 90 14:11:24 GMT
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In article <14327@accuvax.nwu.edu> motcid!segal@uunet.uu.net (Gary
Segal) writes:

>Before this turns into a shouting match by all of the people that make
>DTMF decoders, please note that Mitel is not the only company that
>makes them.  Of course, I'd like to see you use the Motorola chip
>(MC145436), but it sounds like your best bet is to go to your local
>Radio Shack and buy whatever manufacturer happens to be in the bubble
>pack.

I don't know about Radio Shack in the U.S., but in Canada they have
the habit of selling components which are "seconds".  I suggest that
you go to a qualified distributor/representative if you want quality
components, be it Mitel, Motorola, or whoever.  Ever notice how little
ESD protection there is in the Radio Shack packages?


Rolf Meier	Mitel Corporation