[TowerTalk] Crimp Connector Tool

[jimlux]

On 1/8/20 12:49 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
> On 2020-01-08 3:13 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
>> So materials cost for a 6 ft jumper is about $25.
> 
> If materials is 50% of the selling price, a company is not making
> much profit!
> 
> How many jumpers can a competent production worker make and test
> in an hour?  If that worker is making $10/hour, he/she is costing
> the employer at least $15/hour with local/state/federal payroll
> taxes *without* any other benefits.  Add benefits, the cost of
> supervision, the cost of packing, cost of storage/carry, cost of
> sale (credit card fees, commercial terms for direct sales or discounts
> to retailers), cost of commercial overhead (buildings, electricity,
> interest/depreciation for equipment) accounting, advertising, etc.
> and that "50% over the cost of materials" is likely to produce
> considerably less than 10% net profit before corporate taxes.
> 

The usual small volume mfr thing is that "sell price" is 5 to 10 times 
the raw parts cost.

That would make jumpers around $125.

The cable making companies do it for around $50-100

rfmax.us seems to want $23 for a 6 foot  N plug - N plug with their 
PT400 (0.400" diameter) coax. (I think that's a LMR400 equivalent).

They just happened to be the first hit that turned up on google - never 
used them, etc.