Hi,

Was wondering where you folks order small quantities of made up coax
assemblies, adapters (such as SMA to BNC) and the like from ?

Grove and Universal always seem to have only about 75% or so of what i need
in stock.
Deliveries from the Wireman the last time I ordered, about a year ago, were
pretty long.

Any good source(s) for these kind of things that usually have them in stock
?

There are zillions of sources, apparently, if you do a Google, but i was
wondering if there are any you guys use that you know are really good and
stock a large and divergent supply of these types of things ?

Thanks,
Bob

"Robert11" wrote in message
...
Hi,

Was wondering where you folks order small quantities of made up coax
assemblies, adapters (such as SMA to BNC) and the like from ?

Grove and Universal always seem to have only about 75% or so of what i
need in stock.
Deliveries from the Wireman the last time I ordered, about a year ago,
were pretty long.

Any good source(s) for these kind of things that usually have them in
stock ?

There are zillions of sources, apparently, if you do a Google, but i was
wondering if there are any you guys use that you know are really good and
stock a large and divergent supply of these types of things ?

Thanks,
Bob
Give Joel a call at The RF C0nnection in Gaithersburg, MD.
www.therfc.com
great service and product.

Dale W4OP

On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 07:39:10 -0400, "Robert11"
wrote:

Was wondering where you folks order small quantities of made up coax
assemblies, adapters (such as SMA to BNC) and the like from ?

If you really need "small quantities", then consider do it thyself.

Stock up on an assortments of connectors, a few crimpers:
http://802.11junk.com/jeffl/antennas/Misc/slides/crimpers.html
and a thermal wire stripper:
http://www.teledyneinterconnect.com/products/wire_strippers/wirestrip.asp
Crimpers cost about $35/ea. A used thermal stripper is about $50 on
eBay. RF Industries connectors are $3/ea to $7/ea. There are plenty
for sale from other vendors on eBay. I stock LMR-100, LMR-240,
LMR-400, and the usual RG-6/u and RG-58/cu for CATV and jumper cables.
For the hams, I grudgingly stock UHF connectors, but most of my stuff
is SMA, RP-SMA, RP-TNC, BNC, and Type N.

If you do more than a few LMR-400 cables, consider investing in a $25
stripping tool such as:
http://www.jefatech.com/product/T400STRIP/Low_Loss_400_Strip_Tool.html
or an overpriced version:
http://www.jefatech.com/product/T400PREP/Low_Loss_400_Connector_Prep_Tool.html

Buy a supply of shrink tube and a heat gun for a professional look
(and to hide the mess).

I have a TDR for testing long cables, but an ohms-guesser and pull
test are usually good enough for checking just continuity and for
shorts.

Whether this is an economical solution depends on how many cables are
in a "small quantity" and how often you need to make them.

--
Jeff Liebermann
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

In article ,
"Dale Parfitt" wrote:

"Robert11" wrote in message
...
Hi,

Was wondering where you folks order small quantities of made up coax
assemblies, adapters (such as SMA to BNC) and the like from ?

Grove and Universal always seem to have only about 75% or so of what i
need in stock.
Deliveries from the Wireman the last time I ordered, about a year ago,
were pretty long.

Any good source(s) for these kind of things that usually have them in
stock ?

There are zillions of sources, apparently, if you do a Google, but i was
wondering if there are any you guys use that you know are really good and
stock a large and divergent supply of these types of things ?

Thanks,
Bob
Give Joel a call at The RF C0nnection in Gaithersburg, MD.
www.therfc.com
great service and product.

Dale W4OP

I use RF Connectors www.rfindustries.com They have a bunch of pre-made
assemblies that are very reasonable, and can custom build what ever you
need. They also can supply Part 15 Reverse Thread, and Reverse Gender
Connectors, Adapters, and assemblies. I have used them for years and they
have ALWAYS shipped on-time, and never a failure, or quality concern.
I am just a very satisfied customer.

Bruce (AL7AQ) in Alaska

--
Bruce in alaska
add path after fast to reply

Robert11 wrote:
Hi,

Was wondering where you folks order small quantities of made up coax
assemblies, adapters (such as SMA to BNC) and the like from ?


L-com has reasonably fast service.. prices are middle of the road.

I used AES Ham.
slade

"Jim Lux" wrote in message
...
Robert11 wrote:
Hi,

Was wondering where you folks order small quantities of made up coax
assemblies, adapters (such as SMA to BNC) and the like from ?


L-com has reasonably fast service.. prices are middle of the road.