TEXAS towers is a pain in the "ass" in this regard....i no longer do
business with them due too this business practice.....some where along
the way the must have gotten burned........
Ron, i have access to tubing sources but only in Oregon so probably
not much help.....im sure there are sources in illinois tho and someone will
step up...tt is the only vendor in ham radio that has this policy at least
in my experience.......so they get none of my biz !!
73 de bob, w7gg
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> From: Ron Stone <ron@gw3ydx.demon.co.uk>
> To: Towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Tubing for antennas
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Date: Wednesday, May 14, 1997 2:40 PM
>
> Gentlemen
>
> I have a problem. I thought that I had a tubing order all sewn up with
> Texas Towers, who do not normally export, and would not accept a credit
> card from the UK. I got a friend (N3JT - who has been extremely helpful)
> to offer payment with his card and have the goods shipped to
> Bensenville, Illinois where the consignment will be loaded. Now it
> transpires that Texas Towers will not ship to an address other than on
> the card.
>
> I won't pursue the logic of this, given that Cable X-perts, M squared,
> Force 12 and a couple of others are all prepared to ship to me and for
> me to pay with my UK Visa card. I presume that the owner of Texas Towers
> has had a problem with export at some time and that is that.
>
> Anyway, I'm now looking for the following tubing, all .058 wall, in the
> following sizes in 6061-T832, in 6 foot lengths.
>
> 2-1/8" 24ft
> 2" 30
> 1-7/8" 36
> 1-3/4" 12
> 1-5/8" 6
> 1-1/8" 42
> 1" 78
> 7/8" 84
> 3/4" 36
> 3/8 12
>
> If anyone can suggest a source of this at a reasonable price, near
> Illinois preferably, will they please Email me.
>
> We cannot get .058 wall tubing over here. Looks like my 20m monobander
> project is going to bite the dust unless I can get some help on this.
>
> 73 de GW3YDX
>
> Phone - (44) 1691 831111
> Fax - (44) 1691 831386
>
>
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> Ron Stone
>
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