Re: Local source for coax & connectors?

I'm lucky:
I live in northern VA about 10 miles from ydi (www.ydi.com)
they do 99% of their business through a loading dock but will accomodate
walk in customers.
they look at you a little funny when you pay cash and usually have to take
up a collection if you need change, but they always act happy about it and
treat you like as good of a customer as any of their NWS contracts or anyone
else they never see but sell millions to.
they'll make any size shape or flavor cable you need and I doubt they have a
minimum.
their prices are fine considering noone really gives away custom cables and
theirs are great quality!
Their staff is smart and pretty willing to give a little free advice when
you need it.
More than once I've had questions answered by Michael Young who can pretty
much make any link work properly. (he's the Y in YDI)  If he can't make it
work it's most likely illegal, impossible or both.
I know they have a location here in northern VA, but I thought they had an
office out west.
good luck!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jay R. Ashworth" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 10:44 AM
Subject: Re: [BAWUG] Local source for coax & connectors?


> On Sat, Apr 17, 2004 at 08:44:02PM -0700, Joel Jaeggli wrote:
> > On Sat, 17 Apr 2004, Alf Watt wrote:
> > > You can try, but last time I was at their store in Oakland, on Tim's
> > > advice, they did not have any 2.5Ghz gear of any kind. Call ahead.
> >
> > Most places that I know that work with microwave gear don't do a lot of
> > walk-in business. The popularity of consumer wifi notwithstanding, I
don't
> > see that really changing. The consumer in the US is to cost sensitive
and
> > these guys make more if not most of their money on consulting and
engering
> > which the consumer won't pay for.
> >
> > That leaves online speciality retailers as your best choice for just
> > random rf cables and connectors...
>
> In particular, Pasternack Enterprises (I'm not sure if they have
> anything to do with Bill Pasternack, WA6ITF, who fronted Newsline for
> years -- is Newsline still in business?) seems to have damned near
> everything, though I can't speak to the competitiveness of their prices
> and their minimum order might be a problem.
>
> http://www.pasternack.com/
>
> Cheers,
> -- jra
> -- 
> Jay R. Ashworth
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