I have bought a ton of stuff from Connect-It. Their quality is amazing.
One of the most heavy duty tower mounts I have ever used came from
Connect-It. I have no idea how they get their prices so low, but it
definitely is not by cutting corners on quality.
On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 9:54 AM, Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote:
> That price is a little crazy though. You could just maybe buy that steel
> and weld that and galvanize it yourself for $78. Maybe they use slave
> labor.
>
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> On 3/11/2016 11:46 AM, Bill Prince wrote:
>
> Neither. Just making a snide comment.
>
> But you're right. It depends on who/what you're getting. Problem is that
> you never really know unless you've dealt with whomever.
>
> bp
> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>
>
> On 3/10/2016 8:20 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
>
> Do you know this, or are you speculating? My information was that
> Connect-It fabricated all their stuff in Florida including the
> galvanizing. That’s one reason I liked buying from them. That and their
> workmanship (welding and galvanizing) seemed better than Andrew/Commscope.
>
> Sitepro1/Valmont does import parts from China, which they do not hide, it
> is stamped right into them. I am sad to report however that the quality
> seems quite good.
>
> Remember that virtually all brand name tools are made in China, not just
> Harbor Freight. They can make junk and they can make good stuff.
>
>
> *From:* Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 10, 2016 8:27 PM
> *To:* af@afmug.com
> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] 5GHz Omni standoff
>
> Chinese steel. Otherwise known as zinc-plated lead.
>
> bp
> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>
>
> On 3/10/2016 6:25 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:
>
> Hmmm, that is very low. Like lower than wholesale low. I wonder how they
> do it for that...
>
> *From:* Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 10, 2016 5:48 PM
> *To:* af@afmug.com
> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] 5GHz Omni standoff
>
> $78 (plus shipping) here:
> http://ciwireless1-px.rtrk.com/product/tower-antenna-standoff/
>
>
> *From:* Kurt Fankhauser <lists.wavel...@gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 10, 2016 6:31 PM
> *To:* af@afmug.com
> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] 5GHz Omni standoff
>
> i thought i was paying somewhere in the $150 range for it
>
> On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 7:16 PM, Chuck McCown < <ch...@wbmfg.com>
> ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:
>
>> What do you pay for an Andrew/Comscope S200?
>>
>> *From:* Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com>
>> *Sent:* Thursday, March 10, 2016 1:25 PM
>> *To:* <af@afmug.com>af@afmug.com
>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] 5GHz Omni standoff
>>
>> How much standoff do you need? I have used Andrew S200 like George says
>> (2 ft standoff) or S300 (3 ft), actually they go up to 6 ft standoff. Or
>> Connect-It Wireless S2-S6. Can be used on vertical or sloping tower legs.
>> Sitepro1 also has several solutions, some of which are YUGE!
>>
>>
>> *From:* Jason McKemie <j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com>
>> *Sent:* Thursday, March 10, 2016 2:02 PM
>> *To:* <af@afmug.com>af@afmug.com
>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] 5GHz Omni standoff
>>
>> I had looked at those, I just didn't know if it had enough standoff for
>> use with an omni - from a shadowing perspective.
>>
>> On Thursday, March 10, 2016, Chuck McCown < <ch...@wbmfg.com>
>> ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Here is a good ‘un:
>>> <http://www.mccowntech.com/24-inch-pipe-standoff/>
>>> http://www.mccowntech.com/24-inch-pipe-standoff/
>>>
>>> *From:* Jason McKemie
>>> *Sent:* Thursday, March 10, 2016 12:00 PM
>>> *To:* javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af@afmug.com');
>>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] 5GHz Omni standoff
>>>
>>> Anyone have suggestions for a standoff mount for use with a 5GHz omni?
>>> It will be mounted to the side of a Pirod tower, so I'm going to need some
>>> sort of standoff to minimize shadowing.
>>>
>>> -Jason
>>>
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