[TowerTalk] pull lubricant -- follow-up (installing Heliax connector

[Dick Green WC1M]

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?

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Solomon [mailto:dickw1ksz at gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 4:39 PM
To: TOWERTALK at 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 at 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 at kk9a.com [mailto:john at kk9a.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 10:35 PM
> To: TOWERTALK at 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 at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] pull lubricant -- follow-up (installing Heliax
> connectors)
> From: Steve Maki <lists at oakcom.org>
> Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:31:50 -0400
> List-post: <towertalk at contesting.com">mailto:towertalk at 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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