[TowerTalk] DX eng

[Jan Erik Holm]

Yes and owned by NO8D (I think it was), he also has a
huge antenna installation.

/Jim SM2EKM
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On 2010-07-26 12:09, Pete Smith wrote:
> I have been told that DX Engineering is a ham radio offshoot of Summit
> Racing Equipment, a huge Internet retailer of street and strip
> aftermarket car stuff.  As such, they obviously understand how to handle
> Internet sales.  Summit has a beat-a-price guarantee -- I wish DX
> Engineering did, too, but most of what they sell is proprietary and
> pretty pricey, IMO.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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> On 7/25/2010 8:18 PM, Jim Thomson wrote:
>> The only one that stood out, miles above the rest has been DX Engineering.
>>
>>
>> ## Ever since  911,   box's  from the usa take a lot longer to arrive in
>> Canada.
>>
>> ## Except for DX eng.   I ordered a ton of stuff, like a case load of those
>> super mast clamps,
>> etc,  on line at 2 AM  on a thursday.. and they were all shipped before I
>> even gotta out of bed !
>> They arrived the following wed, pristine condx !   Same deal with the other
>> 4 x caseloads of parts
>> from DX eng, over the last 18 x months... including dozens of SS saddle
>> clamps, dacron rope, etc.
>> Their kit  for installing  PL-259's  really fast is superb, the best.  It
>> makes installing PL-259's a breeze.
>>
>> ##  The coax cable cutter they sell, made by channel lock, is deluxe.  It's
>> cuts  RG-213 better than
>> any heavy duty side cutter's ever did.   A 8 yr old girl  can use em with 2
>> x finger's.   I also used em to lop
>> off 2 ga stranded cu grnd wire that was in the way of the new tower base.
>> Effortless.
>>
>> ##  I'm going to try an experiment with a new boom... and will use some of
>> their 6061-T8 alloy  [.120' wall]
>> to fabricate it.     I can only get .125"  wall here locally, and only in
>> T-6.    The  T-8 alloy they sell, is a full  10 ksi
>> stronger, and it telescopes!   1.5-1.75-2-2.25-2.5-2.75-3.0     No more
>> turning down the ends in a lathe, or
>> swedging.   The telescopic fit  has another huge advantage,  for  shipping
>> purposes.  One size  will  slide
>> completely inside the next size,  full length.  You can then pack more
>> tubing into one box.
>>
>> ## another good vendor is Steve Davis...from Davis RF.  This fellow goes
>> the extra mile, to handle odd
>> ball requests for one off material.
>>
>> later... Jim   VE7RF
>>
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