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. > > > > 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 >>> >> > > > > >