On 7/28/2011 3:14 PM, Dick Green WC1M wrote:
> The online order system didn't reject my order. Of course, that doesn't mean
> it won't get rejected when they go to process it. Did you register as an
> individual?
It more than likely acknowledged it as a $50 order if they have $50
listed as the minimum order. Cross your fingers.<:-))
73
Roger (K8RI)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Solomon [mailto:dickw1ksz@gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 4:39 PM
> To: TOWERTALK@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] pull lubricant -- follow-up (installing Heliax
> connector
>
> I tried to order one from Tessco, but they have a $50 minimum order.
>
> 73, Dick, W1KSZ
>
> On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 12:49 PM, Dick Green WC1M<wc1m73@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Thanks. I went back and read the registration categories more carefully.
>> They include "individual". So I setup and account and ordered an LDF4-50
>> prep tool. It was about $19, quite a bit cheaper than TheRFC. They don't
>> have a prep tool for LDF5-50, but in the past I've found that it's not all
>> that hard to manually prep.
>>
>> 73, Dick WC1M
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: john@kk9a.com [mailto:john@kk9a.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 10:35 PM
>> To: TOWERTALK@contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] pull lubricant -- follow-up (installing Heliax
>> connector
>>
>> It is pretty easy to set up an account at Tessco
>>
>>
>> To: towertalk<towertalk@contesting.com>
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] pull lubricant -- follow-up (installing Heliax
>> connectors)
>> From: Steve Maki<lists@oakcom.org>
>> Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:31:50 -0400
>> List-post:<towertalk@contesting.com">mailto:towertalk@contesting.com>
>>
>> Yes, I see what you mean. The Andrew Easiax MCPT-L4 is easily available
>> from Tessco, Hutton, Pace, etc, but not many consumer oriented dealers
>> advertize it. RF Parts has it for 34.50.
>>
>> I've heard that Tessco will sell to anyone, but if not, drop me a direct
>> email with your details and I'll have them drop ship you one.
>>
>> -Steve K8LX
>>
>> On 7/26/2011 3:57 PM, Dick Green WC1M wrote:
>>
>>>> If you ever anticipate installing L4 (1/2") connectors again, do
>>>> yourself a favor and buy an Andrew Easiax tool. It's just a clamp type
>>>> manual prep tool with internal razor blades that cuts the shield right
>>>> on top of a peak and cuts the jacket at the same time. We install
>>>> thousands of these connectors (usually over 100 on one cell site as we
>>>> build it) and once you get rolling it takes 4 or 5 minutes per connector
>>>> max.
>>> Thanks. I knew about the tool, but for two reasons I didn't buy one:
>>>
>>> First, it wasn't clear to me that there were two blades that cut both the
>>> jacket and the shield. Some of the descriptions implied only one blade,
>>> which would just cut the jacket.
>>>
>>> But more important, when I looked on the Internet to find one, they were
>>> only available from distributors who sell only to businesses (or, at
> least
>>> it looks that way.) Can anyone direct me to a place where I can buy one
> of
>>> these tools for a reasonable price?
>>
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