[TowerTalk] Coax standoffs

[Joe Giacobello]

While I haven't dealt with Tashjian in about three years, the 
communication lapses and delays reported here are about the same as I 
experienced.  It is my distinct impression that Tashjian Towers is a one 
man operation with his XYL acting as a sometime secretary and message 
forwarder.  Although I don't know, I strongly suspect that he has his 
fabrication work done at local facility and ships from there.  He 
probably has no control over the production schedule and simply stands 
in line with the other customers.

Nevertheless, my experience with the quality of fabrication has been 
good and when you are able to get him on the phone or communicate via 
e-mail, the technical information provided has been sound.  One should 
jut factor in delays of a few months when placing an order.

73, Joe
K2XX

Tom Anderson wrote:
> Fellow Tower Talkians:
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> Does anyone know if the coax standoffs of different crank up tower manufacturers will work on other brand towers?
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> I bought a set of C0-3 standoffs from Tashjian Towers a while back and apparently they sent me the wrong size since all of them are too big for my W51 crankup.  After initally agreeing to replace them weeks before the Visalia DX Convention, they are now refusing, stating I "never" bought them from Tashjian.  Its funny that I "never bought them" from Tashjian, because I bought an extra W51 base at the same time from Tashjian.
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> >From the previous e-mails it looks like I'm not the only ham who has had trouble getting parts or even towers from Tashjian.
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> I mentioned the problem to a woman at Tashjian's booth at Visalia and they "promised" to look into the situation when they returned.  But nada, nothing so far.  
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> I've e-mailed, called, even sent Karl Tashjian a personal letter and so far since the second e-mail saying I never bought them from Tashjian, they have refused to answer my e-mails, a couple letters, and even phone calls that keep getting routed to voice mailboxes, even Karl Tashjian's supposed cell phone.
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> 73 de Tom, WW5L
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