What Does A Coax Factory Look Like? ABR Industries

[@HamAround23]

Ordered a 50ft 240 ultra flex cable for Pota. Your channel, kb9vbr and ham radio crash course have been bad for my wallet.

[@WG5Xradio]

I enjoyed the video, and the people, but I have to agree with others that to me a factory is where they make the actual cable, not where they put the connectors on. Doesn’t mean I won’t try them , just talking about semantics on the video title. My go to place has always been USACOAX/MPD Digital in Georgia because also USA made and $14.99 flat rate shipping. I heard they were sold though so I will have to look into further to make sure nothing is changed.

[@matthew.tamasco]

Just sitting here trying to find an excuse to order cable from this company... More American manufacture spotlights like this, please!

[@ronwolenski-n8wcr]

Fantastic video, great company! Amazing how they do so much cable in a relatively small business. If they didn't know who you are previously, they sure know who you are now!

[@Mike_12345]

Shannon and Chuck are really nice people. Always helpful and greet you with a smile. I live close enough to pick up from their warehouse and they always have my cable ready in a day.

[@ReedAB8AS]

Hello again Mike. Thanks for the tour of ABR Industries. I am currently 100% ABR coax use here in the shack and when out activating a POTA park. Thankful that Shannon and Chuck were available to speak with you and Chuck was available for the shop tour. The quality of this coax/connectors is amazing and I am pleased that ABR Industries is a US based company there in Texas. Additionally I like the detail of the heat shrink and labeling at each end of the coax. Nice touch. I am planning to continue using ABR products.

[@wassman27]

I have been ordering direct from ABR for years and Shannon continues to provide top notch customer service. My last order I needed some jumpers with unique connector and length and type configurations. They had my order ready the next day and was exactly as I specified. All my coax cable is ABR and was ordered direct some have been in service for years with no issues.

[@hamradiowithkevin]

Cool Tour Mike, what great people. I have purchased some cable through ABR before and never been disappointed. Thanks for sharing the what Shannon and Chuck do.

[@deankq4adj125]

Fantastic video and tour. Loved listening to Chuck talk, very knowledgeable and informative. Next time I order Coax, it will be ABR!

[@truckinguy92]

Having choices is a good thing. With that said I have to ask…. ABR or M&P. I have M&P for a jumper and 75’ for my EFHW and love the connectors they use.

[@michaeledmonds3027]

Thanks Mike....I was happily surprised at the professionalism of Chuck, he's an excellent speaker and obviously knows his product. Cool that they're sending you home with some customized coax. Glad you became a Texan and buddied up with Jason!

[@dougdaniels]

Great presentation, perfect balance of engineering info in layman's terms.

[@JulietNovember9]

"How It's Made: K8MRD Edition" 😆 Really cool! Thanks for this! Quality product and Small Business Owner? Done. Will be ordering from them. 👍

[@hamradiotube]

Right?! I love that show.

[@rfdave3980]

I say Mike, audio and video was excellent. Over all the video entertaining as well informative. Thanks to Shannon and Chuck at ABR Industries.

[@kd5you1]

The first time I ordered coax direct from ABR Industries I drove 30 miles to pick up my coax for my two Winlink gateways. Shannon brought my order out to my car as soon as I arrived, and she was very friendly. I use ABR-240 on my 40' Spiderbeam mast and it works great! Thanks Mike for giving us a tour of their shop! 73 KD5YOU

[@Ghostbit]

This was a lot more interesting then I was expecting. Looks like a nice company to do business with. Thanks for the video!

[@StuartM0TTQAmateurRadio]

What a great company and what a great tour!

[@Davidjb37721]

Thanks for your time

[@davidsradioroom9678]

Nice tour!

[@bodacious2276]

ABR Industry makes fantastic cables.

[@stevegriffin9552]

Hey Mike a fantastic tour of ABR coax. i’m also running a couple 50 foot ABR coax for my VHF and UHF antenna. Also I did not realize they did so much for other like hospitals and so on. Thanks for taking the time to do the video and it must’ve been awesome taking a tour also. Have a great weekend. WD5ENH Steve

[@pieterdutoit9642]

Thanks Mike and also ABR Cables

[@Jody_VE5SAR]

I've always been happy with my ABR cables. They're distributed in Canada by RadioWorld/GPS-Central.

[@VE9ASN]

Wish I'd have known before I ordered from MFJ, almost 2 months waiting for a 50 foot piece of hyperflex 5. I'll be ordering a 50 foot piece of 240 from these guys, 73.

[@kevinmatthews2620]

Made From Junk worst customer quality product i ever seen ,missing loose screws on brand new factory sealed product (mfj auto tuner)first and only purchase, not bought any MFJ since then nor will again

[@christinamarks6349]

Fantastic video, and it certainly has raised my interest in ABR Industries as a cable supplier. However, I have to agree with some of the previous comments in asking the proverbial $64K question, does ABR industries actually manufacture their own coaxial cable? If not, who manufactures the actual cable and, is that company American owned and operated? I ask because the term "Made in America" over the years, has increasingly been misused and, more often than not, actually means "Assembled in America from foreign parts/suppliers" Granted, it seem like the video implies that the actual cable is manufactured in America, but is never explicitly stated. Indeed, at one point he used the term "our supplier" verses our factory. So again, who makes the actual cable?

[@hamradiotube]

Not sure. But the cables are clearly marked made in America on the jacket.

[@jamescstanley5018]

Hi Mike, from the title i was expecting to see how Co Ax is actually made, rather than the fitting of connectors, that said, I am impressed with the set up, and the range of cables available. Just a thought for a future show, how about having a Ham You Tuber near a Co Ax factory doing a video tour for you, with a Zoom or similar link so they could run the camera on site while you interview, present and direct the camera work from your home studio? Obviously it would take a bit of setting up, but it is not so far removed from news media outlets do everyday, come to think of it, given co operation from other Hams and Tubers world wide, it should be possible to interview and show manufacturers from anywhere in the world, where you would interview from a US perspective, which would obviously have a different slant to an interview from a UK presentation. Just a thought. Jim M7BXT

[@laszlokovacs8827]

Outstanding Mike. Very informative. Would like to see more of these types of productions. A+

[@toddhowell2299]

I'm sure some other brands have snuck in, but ABR is my go to cable. Cool video.

[@RossDaniel-san]

They are a cable house, not a cable manufacturer or "Factory". Belden or General Cable are examples of a cable manufacturer. ABR builds cable assemblies from components like the cable itself and connectors. Right from their website: "ABR Industries is a full-service cable assembly and bulk cable facility." They sell assemblies and resell bulk material. This does not detract from the quality by any means, it just means that they are beholden to the quality of their supplier when it comes to the individual components. They can only have direct control of the quality of their assembly work. This is how many things are in the industrial world. Fiber optics come to mind as well. I will always support companies like ABR, because they fill a very important niche, like custom built made to order assemblies, that the major mfgs would not take on, unless you had orders in the thousands.

[@laszlokovacs8827]

Visit the East Coast factory - ABR INDUSTRIES Part II. HOW ITS MADE style You and one of your fellow KZbinrs could make it a road trip. You could do POTA activations along the way. Go for it!!

[@markn1mmo510]

Great tour Mike!! Well done!!

[@W9HJBill]

Great video. I love that you are doing videos like this.

[@barryinnerarity7268]

Not what I thought this was, I want to see the coax being made. All they do here is put connectors on coax.

[@imarunner2]

Great video. I just ordered some after watching this.

[@DominicMazoch]

ABR does coax for N5TRS station at TranStar, the multi-agency transportation ops center and Harris Co TX Emergency Management.

[@rufusrizzo78]

Thanks for sharing!

[@buzzsah]

Very well done, great tour, great info vid

[@wireworks616]

Great video. I've always used abr cables.

[@hamradiotube]

Awesome!

[@n5yiz]

Excellent!

[@mmckinney3]

My shack is equipped with ARB cables with a peace of mind running my Alpha 9500. KG5IMG

[@hamradiotube]

Nice! Thanks for sharing.

[@the_mad_swimbaiter455]

Thanks Mike my club needs a backup run of repeater cable, I know where we are getting it from now

[@DominicMazoch]

The Coax in Chameleon Antenna packages is from ABR.

[@kennethherring2918]

Great video. Makes me wish I had gotten into the hobby before I moved away from Houston back in 2016. This would have been a great place to visit. What I'm wondering however, is who sells them the coax cable and is it made in the U.S?

[@hamradiotube]

They have a factory on the east coast somewhere. Yes. It is all made in the USA.

[@kennethherring2918]

@@hamradiotube That's great to know. Thanks for the update. We need more small businesses like ABR Industries who sources products that are made in the United States.

[@boatsyoung]

AWESOMENESS!!!!

[@frankartieta4887]

Where is the Coax Factory ????? This is just a advertisement

[@joeblow8593]

Thanks for the tour. But can the coax be coaxed ? lol

[@TaivenJanick]

Thank you Mike, great video. It was very educational and well produced. Keep up the great work. Cheers

[@mikegianfrancesco9431]

Amazing company a 1

[@kennethblackwell1137]

Great info.👍👍👍

[@mikemiles3068]

Very impressive video❗️👍

[@ShooterReadyStandBy]

Weren't they selling chokes at Hamcation? Sold out the first day. I don't see them listed on the website.

[@kd5you1]

I'm thinking that if you build a short length of coax like maybe 1 foot, you can order it with ferrites installed, and that section would be your choke. You can order ferrites with any length of coax they offer.

[@stephanhersey1186]

Great video and great company. I had a jumper fail and they sent me a replacement super fast. I am a believer of ABR products and have a lot of their coax. Thanks for the video. Steve, k7ofg

[@paulaubuchon2336]

Great video...actually just ordered some custom jumpers. Hard to find quality....can't wait til the arrive... Paul K1YOU

[@DominicMazoch]

My to go coax.

[@brianmoss5483]

Ham’s are funny about their coax

[@AnglinTexas]

Coupon code has expired. 🙄 I waited too long…

[@hamradiotube]

Hmm, that sucks

[@MikeN2MAK]

ABR was the first coax I got and it might be time to get some more with the discount. The explanation of the differences between the types was great. Thanks!

[@glenmartin2437]

Thank you. That was enlightening. I did not realize all that went into a coaxial cable. Thanks for the education. N0QFT

[@jakep5121]

pro tip. 1.5 speed. ;)

[@PatrickKQ4HBD]

For sure!

[@johngriswold]

That’s more a warehouse than a factory, eh? I was hoping to see machines a bit more interesting than a cable spoiler.

[@thecarys563]

Very satisfied with quality and durability of ABR. Sometimes you need to call if the configuration tool doesn't offer what you need. They send you back a quote right away.

[@kevinmatthews2620]

and i thought noise in a auto scenario was alternator based not battery, eg alternators create a electromagnetic field that is picked up electronic devices and improperly shielded devices and not the battery ??, he should have known the battery does not create a eltromagnetic field

[@donnyarmstrong9559]

Your not thinking about the components correctly... the vehicle's alternator creates what??? D/C, nope, its an alternator, so it creates A/C. The diode rectifier within the alternator effectively "squares up" the sine wave to emulate DC voltage, the battery acts as a filter to further make that voltage more pure DC. If one 9or more) of the diodes begins to fail, the A/C component being produced becomes to much for the battery to correct effectively. It will ruin your battery as well as other D/C loving components within the vehicle.

[@wb8cxo]

Glad to see a video showcasing a USA coax manufacturer! Thanks.... Mike, You really should have more subs!

[@RicSpivey]

Hey great video and walkthrough Mike! Love to see a good setup for cables here stateside. 73!

[@kb0qaq393]

Thank you for this video. I've used this coax and it's been a good made in the USA product. Buying more with the 15% discount!

[@hamradiotube]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing.

[@cliffyoung5712]

I didnt see any RG62 sadly. I need some jumpers for a Heathkit twins i am restoring.

[@donaldsmith3048]

Is there much difference between 400 flex and RG214. I have used RG214 before. But all the Ham talk about the 400. But it looks a lot like RG214.

[@user-mk4wr5xm2u]

They made all my VHF contest rover custom length cable with application specific connectors

[@Martin_PA0KGB]

Oh.. I thought you specially to Italy to M&P your main sponsor.. Oeps they will not be happy to see this..

[@bigchew3149]

wait a second here i thought you was a Big Messi & Paoloni Fan ! Are you still I Assume or What Happend ? ? i am not trying to be Nosey by no means but i just placed a large order with them mainly on your & some others recommendations as the best pretty much have you found something Better ? ? I wanted the Best same as a lot of guys!

[@drillkjh]

Great video. I'v been wanting to visit them. My son lives right down the road from them.

[@W7LDT]

I was ready to to complete an order for 100’ of 400 UF until I saw the $40 shipping fee. Sorry. Deal breaker.

[@judgejudy7312]

K8mrd you are such a trader. Which is it, this coax or m&p?? Whichever pays you more??

[@brandonashley9958]

what's up Mike! Brandon WB9BLA

[@Bob814u]

Watched, looked, ordered. Thanks! de KE5ES (Supporting Texas Industries!!)