Favorite Links of where to get parts for electronic and amateur radio repair or projects.
The stores for older components a disappearing fast as technology marches forward, just like the demise of Shortwave Broadcasting. What we have here is a small resource of information culled from the Internet and social interactions. Comments might be from other peoples opinions and not necessarily my own.
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The last place I know of in Ontario with overflowing shelves of equipment, where you take your own life into your hands when you visit. Wear a hard-hat. Stock is a mix of surplus parts up to modern stuff. Some components, but mostly electronic test equip ment and assemblies. Absolutely worth a visit if you are in western Toronto.
Sells Arduino and microelectronics, what seems to be mostly typical Chinese products that you might see on ebay. Good prices. Their stock is dwindling; but they did have some modern hardware. Local pickup can be arranged.
Distributor and wholesaler in professional Security Systems and Accessories, high quality Networking Cabinets & Accessories, commercial-grade LCD Video Wall Panels & Accessories, LED Lighting and Accessories, Home Theater and Professional Video/Audio pro ducts, and variety of Tools for electronics.
Quite a wide range of parts, kits and boards.
Amateur Radio and DX Reference Guide
Queen St. Toronto. (No relation to Active Electronics or Active123) Always had a stuffed ape in front of the store. Had a good selection of new and surplus electronics. However, it closed in 2015. There may be an echo of this store in the form of "The Go rilla Store" http://thegorillastore.com/ located at the Ontario Science Centre and 609 College St., but this store seems to be aimed at the educational market.
Was a pretty good place for parts and test equipment. Name changed a few times, was Active Electronics, Active Components, then Active 123 and now Active Tech.
Be warned: ordering from Adafruit can cause unexpected UPS invoices. To avoid this, several Canadian suppliers distribute Adafruit items.
Add-Tronique and Maddison were sub-distributors of Addison in the 80s and 90s. Today, those stores are independent from Addison. 8018, 20eme Avenue Montreal, Qc H1Z3S7 145, Rue Lafayette Repentigny, Qc J6A8K3 1025, Boulevard Lachapelle Saint-Jerome Qc , J7Z7M4
11990, Rue Sherbrooke Est, Pointe-aux-Trembles Qc H1B1C5 1750, Chemin Gascon, Terrebonne Qc J6X3A4
Radios and Accessories.
They have traditionally been my go-to destination for antique parts, but recently they have moved more towards musical instruments. Good tube stock.
This site has information on clubs and club events with pictures, auction pictures, radios in my collection, links to other sites, data and information on restoring antique radios and electrical repairs, and an archive of over 1000+ antique radio picture s in alphabetical order.
Classis Radio Restorations out of St. Louis ,MO
Sells tubes, antique radios and miscellaneous radio items.
ARBE-III Universal Battery Eliminator
Retail store. Components and boards, including Sparkfun and Adafruit. (Poor site with broken links in menu.)
Tube shop, Batteries, Chargers, Energy Savers and more
333 Queen St. W, Toronto
Electronic Components and Computer Products Distribution.
A good source of high-quality manuals for test equipment, but you must pay "a little" for the quality. For HP manuals, also check the Keysight web site as they have a good collection of historical manuals. And check the boat anchor manual archive http:// bama.edebris.com/manuals/
5824 Rue Jean-Talon Est, Saint-Leonard Qc H1S1M2
886 Dundas St., Mississauga. A small place mainly supplying the radio/TV repair trade, but it had almost everything at a price. Closed in 1980s?
Full-Line of Amateur Radio Equipment
Retail outlets in all three cities. Slanted towards industrial electronics. Refreshingly they only ship to Canadian addresses.
miscellaneous electronic parts and hardware in their retail store
Arduino; R-Pi; Beagle; Adafruit; a bit of Spikenzie. Strange that one learns about a (the only?) local electronics supplier from somebody at a bus stop in another city! It did help that I was on the way to the Vancouver Mini Maker Faire...
parts
Vintage auto radio expert out of California
audio tubes and more
electronic parts and tools
pac-comm, maybe other stuff
Online ordering only. Rasp-Pi (of course!), Adafruit, Arduino, littlebits, some SparkFun, Mostly sells stuff related to computers. Low voltage components, even Printrbot 3D printers and a whack of parts.
Amateur radio equipment, accessories and service
see web for store locations
Retail outlet. Roombas to Arduinos...
Sell kits and boards. Their own designs as well as SparkFun and others. No components.
Batteries
Very cheap custom circuit boards from China. I was very impressed with their service. 5 double-sided boards for $15 CAD total including shipping and tax.
Dixie Road, north of the 401, in Mississauga. True military surplus, including tanks. Closed in 1970s?
tubes
one of the most professional radio web sites out there
metal and surplus
The biggest vintage and antique resource directory on the web. Sideshow.
Welcome To Collectics.com, the Internet's original Antiques & Collectibles Search Engine! What can you find at Collectics.com? Antiques & Collectibles at upcoming auctions and estate sales Antiques & Collectibles for sale Online Museums
radios and accessories
Two-Way Radios - Wireless Networking - CCTV - Accessories
Storefront will be checked out soon. Mostly seems to be a re-seller, but they do state that they are an authorized distro for Hammond.One of those annoying online stores which post NO prices. OK, they do post prices now (noted August 2017)...prices seem high though.
Grundig Kenwood Yaesu MFJ Vertex Uniden
La comunidad de los especialalistas en reparaciones electronicas
Mostly seems to be service parts. Trying to drill down to their listings the site says 6,681 entries under semiconductors, yet the only categorization that exists is that there are 43 voltage regulators. First item in that list is an op amp! Hmmm, needs work! no clue on the site as to whether the address I was given is a storefront. No pictures, except of credit cards, on the site at all!
349 College St. Toronto (also in Scarborough) A range of electronic components, mostly modern. If you are visiting, you are better off going down the street to 290 College St. Retail store on College. Wide range of parts and assemblies up to modern board s such as the Lilypad series and Raspberry Pi.
Search "National Capital Region" under "Electronic and communication equipment and supplies" or "Medical, dental, scientific, lab equipment" (or occasionally under other categories). It is an on-line auction site, and you pick the stuff up on Hawthorne R d. I have purchased test equipment, but I have seen antique radios and tubes for sale. YOU BID ON-LINE, BUT PICK-UP IN PERSON.
Welcome to the "Stay Tuned" Crystal Radio Web Site Dedicated to the preservation, experimentation, and advancement of crystal radios. This is a noncomercial website. In other words........We don't sell anything!
Tube supplier who sells world-wide.
They have an immense catalogue, excellent prices, are happy to deal with "hobbiest" quantities, and ship amazingly quickly to Canada. I've had parts in under 48 hours without paying anything extra. $8 shipping flat rate for orders under $100, and they ta ke care of duty and brokerage somehow. I'd rather not spend my money in the US, but Digikey make it irresistible.
Seems to be a failrly complete line-up. Looking at just one type of device, they seem to carry most all of the ultrasonic range finders you would ever need for a robot. No retail store.
Web-based initially, then, in mid 2014 a retail store was opened in Niagara Falls, then it closed in late 2015. No phone orders. They sell new components and some boards, e.g. Chinese Arduino clones. They do a good job of showing the availability of item s by showing their stocking level and whether more can be ordered.
535 Yonge St., Toronto. Excellent source of surplus electronics of all types. One of my favorite places. Bought my first IC and LED there. Right next to the old Electrosonic building. Closed in 1990s?
One Great HAM Shop. Good guys. Radios and accessories. Always bought stuff when found at the flea markets.
Surplus Military Radios No. 19 Mark III
The Early Television Foundation is dedicated to the preservation of the technology from the early days of television. Our website's mission is to preserve and make available to the public the history of early television, from the mechanical systems of th e 1920s through the introduction of color television in the 1950s.
Dedicated to the miracle of wireless communication.
At Electrical & Electronic Supply Inc., we offer electrical and electronic supplies to the commercial, industrial and hobbyist market place. We also specialize in a wide variety of repurposed and refurbished equipment and components. Come on in to our s tore, there is something here for everyone.
Canada's second largest consumer electronic repair parts supply distributor.
Know nothing about them. Never used them.
Home of Jon's Antique Radios and More
The grandfather of Canadian electronics supply. In business since September 1952. Originally at 543 Yonge St., Toronto, and moved to Gordon Baker Rd., Toronto, in 1974. They moved again and are only online. ONLINE ONLY.Used to maintain, a huge and comple te stocks of the widest possible variety of product linesOne of the best things about taking EE at the University of Toronto when I did was being able to walk over to Electro Sonic at lunch! Alas they moved long ago, and they no longer list any semi comp anies on their linecard. Still OK for passives, tools, instruments and Hammond cases. Despite their stock being maintained in the US I still think of them as Canadian.
radios and accessories
amateur radio equipment sales
Electrical Engineering Community & EE News Outlet Website
all about electronics
Veiw some really beautiful 1921-1927 French receivers.
Interesting selection of boat anchors and vintage surplus parts. ON-LINE sales, but I believe they have a storefront.
1712 Dundas St., London. Brian says that they have surplus of all varieties, some electronics but less than they used to, sounds like it is somewhat like KW surplus. STOREFRONT.
Semiconductors and passive, interconnect and electro-mechanical components.
antennas
Also called Accessotronic https://www.accessotronik.com/ 716 Industrial Ave. A long time electronic supplier, recently merged with Active123. They have a good selection of resistors, some high voltage electrolytic, basic semiconductors, good selection of hardware.
1736 Avenue Road, Toronto. Mostly for audiophiles.
Product line includes everything from semiconductors to test equipment and accessories. Was there, now gone.
Surplus semiconductors and passive components.
Radios, test equipment, manuals, (military surplus and commercial), tubes, semiconductors, transformers, and passive components. Place always smelled like an old cigar shop.
Restored Valve and Transistor Radios
towers and accessories
This site is dedicated to all fans of Vintage Hallicrafters Radios!
all major brands, stores in several states
Hammond Manufacturing is a leading supplier of enclosures, racks, power strips, and transformers.
The Museum is home to hundreds of receivers and transmitters dating from the spark era up to and including National's first solid state HRO500. Over the years the Museum has evolved to become one of North America's premiere wireless museums. A must see C anadian radio museum.
1478 Dundas St., Mississauga. This was their Canadian head office. They also sold some parts and occasionally had surplus sales.
The Historical Radio Society of Australia has 1,200 members who collect and restore vintage radios, typically from the 1920s to 1960s.
see web for store locations
Web Resources that includes Electronics and Electrical
Manufacturer of radio equip.
New amateur radio equipment, power supplies, Kantronics TNCs,
Ham radio equipment repair, electronic component sales.
More oriented towards repair and maintenance of equipment, these stores are still sources for passive components and test equipment.
Vintage talking machines, music boxes, 78 RPM and cylinder records
Not as seamless as Digikey, and shipping is more expensive, but they have inventory of some older parts that Digikey does not.
John's Vintage Radio (johnsvintageradio.com) is a small antique store which competes against brands like WorthPoint, The Saleroom and Getty Museum. John's Vintage Radio is one of the less active retailers when it comes to offering discount codes on its w ebsite.
Dave Cantelon sells a bewildering array of capacitors and other related components mainly for our old radios. Ships from the Toronto area. CONTACT ON-LINE. High Voltage Capacitors, Resistors and Schematics for Tube Radios A very comprehensive listing of capacitors and resistors for vintage electronics repair.
radios and accessories
(King George Electronics) 2995 Boulevard Moise-Vincent Saint-Hubert, Qc J3Z1K2
666 Victoria St. N., Kitchener. Very Interesting place to visit. A Kitchener-Waterloo fixture for over 40 years), they used to have excellent electronic surplus, old and new, but most of the electronics is gone. Now they mainly have cheap tools, hardware , and housewares, and non electronic surplus. Stratford K-W Surplus in Stratford, Deals Surplus in Owen Sound, Cambridge Surplus in Cambridge, Brantford Surplus in Brantford.
antennas
Retail location on Main in Vancouver. Wide variety of items, including some Hammond boxes.
towers, ham radio equipment
382 Boulevard des Laurentides, Laval Qc H7G2T8
Inventory is up for sale! Arduino clones, good selection of power supplies and some other test equipment, NTE TV service components.
amateur antennas, coax, aluminum stock etc. (Bob VE3BFM)
Favorite Store 2500, Boulevard Taschereau, Longueuil Qc J4R1T7 68, Rue Antonio Barrette, Notre-Dame-des-Prairies Qc J6E1E4
specializing in quality McIntosh audio components
Seems to be gone! An interesting collection. Mostly discrete parts aimed at repair and refurbishment. A good place to look for a replacement bulb or an audio grade capacitor.
JustRadios is a proud Sponsor of the MARC website
A supplier of boards and kits of their own design. Aimed largely at the education market, their microcontrollers are heavily Propeller based.
Motorola two way radios, batteries, accessories & more
Good service. A very complete line-up, probably not as many as Digi-Key, but close.
Radios, accessories, service, solar/wind power
a Valuable Music Directory and Information Resource
metal
A mix of new and surplus. A tip came into the contact page about this one!
radios and accessories incl. SGC
Radios sales and service
Used books, esp. radio, etc Many pre '40s
Virtual Museum of Old Radios in Czechoslovakia
Radios for Oldtimer & Classic Cars
Sell boards only. European manufactures Olimex, Embest and Samicc (Chinese).
Kitchener. Surplus modern parts.
There are numerous other Digikey-like distributors like Mauser, TTI, Newark, Richardson (has tubes), Avnet, and Arrow.
Stainless Steel Hardware
Was located just off of Preston. Had limited electronics. Believed to be affiliated with KW Surplus.
email your requirements, run by a very friendly and helpful guy. Can’t beat the prices. CONTACT ME ON-LINE
PCBoard.ca is the online presence of Publisher's Resource Centre. We are located in Mississauga, Ontario Canada, just outside of Toronto. We do not have a formal store front to allow for personal pickups. We operate as a web-only entity with delivery by the International postal system.
Antique Radios and Memorabilia
PiShop.ca is one of the largest distributors of Raspberry Pi products and accessories in North America. We work with schools, libraries, commercial projects and happily supply individual hobbyists and DIY-ers. Please see our contact details below for mor e information or to request a quote. We welcome volume quote requests. We specialize in building complete Pi kits for various projects (from education to entertainment) with pre-loaded software and necessary accessories - including our Raspberry Pi st arter kit, Raspberry Pi Budget Kit and one of our most popular - Raspberry Pi Media Center Kit. We also offer a large selection of educational products and kits for tech development for various age groups.
Has good selection of transformers for old radios (Retired and for sale! Now new owner!) If nothing happens soon the shop will be moved to HISTORICAL.
specializes in vintage Bakelite radios
Sometimes have some surplus electric and electronic thingys, but it's not an electronics store! Nice supply of linear actuators for robotic projects.
ceiling, in-wall & cabinet sprakers, amplifiers, microphones and more
Mostly breadboarding package adapters, but Arduinos also carried, especially the Netduino.
Another entry from my contact form. Another distributor of both Arduino and Raspberry pi boards, etc. etc.
620 Cataraqui Woods Dr., Kingston. I have never used them, but other club members have, and apparently, they have decent quality kits and modern parts, as well as tools and hardware. Worth the drive. STOREFRONT.
QSL cards
radios, accessories incl. Ten Tec
selling Radios from the days when Radio was King
a Soundbite History thanks to James Widner
Rochester, NY. Another member favorite. They feature many custom radio items like dials, decals, knobs, and grill cloth.
Shortwave, scanning, CB, FRS and amateur radios and accessories. Radio HF has one of Canada's largest selection of radio books and publications on hand as well.
radios, accessories
(Radio City?) Yonge St., Toronto.
The Real Thing in Vintage Radio
sales and great resources
Reproduction Manual & Paper Items
Old radios and antique radios for collectors>
nice Italian radio site in choice of English or Italiano
Amateur Radio equipment sales. Diversified with other lines (marine, metal detectors, Optical (telescopes and binoculars)
Specializing in antique and vintage vacuum tube radios, with over 30 years of experience in repairs.
Batteries, Antennas, (Les Smith Crystals) parts, accessories
9712, rue Notre-Dame, Montreal Qc H1L3R2
Formerly on Morrison Drive. Modern parts. Apparently formed by ex-Wackid Radio staff.
electronic parts
yaesu dealer, maybe others
See how it is done - start to finish.
Components and boards related to robotics mostly.
Components and boards related to robotics mostly.
Retail location in Vancouver. Fairly full line from books to components, to test equipment.
Product mix is geared towards wholesale, OEM educational & repair centers.
Solid Aluminum Capacitors
Six locations in Southern Ontario (Burlington, Cambridge, Markham, Mississauga, Scarborough, Concord) Wide variety electronic parts and educational hobbies. With a good selection of modern components. Some surplus stuff. Great Web site with live inventor y levels!
Was like Electrosonic.
antennas and accessories
From BEAM robotics to solar to Arduinos...
based in Atlanta Georgia. Great a web site!
Several Canadian suppliers distribute SparkFun items.
Pac-Com dealer, maybe other lines
Don't be fooled by the intimidating name, this is a very hobbiest-friendly business that specializes in vintage Tek and HP parts, Nixie tubes, slide-rules, and a fascinating variety of eclectic components. They have monthly "surprise packs" and annually "free and almost free" sales. ON-LINE unless you catch one of their sales events.
Sell new components and many boards: AdaFruit, SparkFun and others. A few ICs only.
radio information from Spain
CB Radio Tips and Tricks
In the basement of Home Hardware, 290 College St. Toronto. (web presence unknown). This hidden gem has the best selection of self-serve parts in Canada. Some high voltage parts, too. Some surplus and odds and ends. Note that it looks like a Home Hardware from the front. A long wall of thousands of part drawers that you can browse through.
Amateur radio accessories, cables and connectors.
Hybrid Quad Antennas
new/used/vintage commercial VHF/UHF gear crystals and elements for above manuals and surplus eqpt. Test equipment.
A Valuable Television Directory and Information Resource
antennas and accessories
Amateur Radio Internet Guide
will fix almost any radio
Dedicated to Good Old American Tube CB Radios
find your old radio here!
nice restorations by Chris King
A good selection of tubes and other parts related to tube-based equipment. Aimed more at amplifier repair than towards vintage radio repair.
Not sure I understand the relationship with Active (see #4): this was reported to me as a “former Active Tech Electronics store [which is] still affiliated but changed their name, however, the same address is listed on the Active site as their Winnipeg store.They sell Adafruit, Sparkfun and Seeed Studio items. As far as I can tell, Active also sells these lines, with the exception of Adafruit.
Communications and Test Equipment, some parts, High prices, more geared to institutions, not little guys like us. I have browsed on-line for years but have never bought anything. I like them when they had a store for browsing around on Gordon Baker Rd.
Batteries of all types
premiere source for your electronics needs
Antique Radio Repair and Restoration
hand built guitar and harp amplifiers and DIY parts
valve and hybred specialist
Time waits for no one, and that includes Barbara and myself. We have decided to retire and our current location in Worthington will close on November 30, 2020. Even though the store is closing we will fulfill all existing customer orders and have a large amount of inventory to close-out. The Universal Radio website will be maintained for the foreseeable future to sell remaining stock, publications and some select products. Unfortunately the lack of a store front showroom will preclude us from carrying some manufacturers' products.
If you are reluctant to buy parts from China, consider this site as an option. Lots of interesting modules and some parts. ON-LINE.
QSL cards
Sales and Service of Vintage Stereo Equipment
Repairs and Restores all types of Home Tube Audio Equipment
Arduino, Raspberry pi, Beaglebone as well as general parts and prototyping supplies.
Surplus transmitters, receivers, lab equipment, test equipment. Bill Ford and his son ran this sprawling warehouse full of ancient electronic and lab equipment. I remember wandering around for an hour, only to discover that I had missed an entire buildin g. His prices were, at best, erratic. I certainly purchased stuff there, especially near the end, but often I was dissuaded by high prices on obsolete and potentially inoperative equipment. Still, it was a great place to explore.
Formerly on Parkdale (and before that, on Bank St. Don Judd saw the Bank St. location burn down!) Had traditional walk-up-to-the-counter service and carried traditional radio parts. Also, at other locations, sold TVs and stereo equipment.
Waterloo, Ont. A traditional radio repair supplier.
Specializes in old tube type auto radio repairs and restorations.
New and Used Vacuum Tubes