Times Microwave Dealer in Silicon Valley?

My Google-foo has failed, and all I want is some Times Microwave coax and accessories.

One of the things I have learned in 20 years as an engineer is that if I use the product everyone else compares themselves to, I will have a much better experience over all.  There will be a price premium initially, but much less will go wrong and things will work as described more often than not.

I have chosen to apply this lesson to my amateur radio hobby, and want to use Times Microwave (TMS) LMR coaxial cable and accessories with Amphenol connectors.  Actual TMS cable, actual TMS accessories, and actual Amphenol connectors.  No "LMR equivalent" or re-branded residuals, thank you.  Just the real thing.

Sure, TMS is used to selling 100's of kilometers of cable to huge companies.  As a lone amateur radio hobbyest I will use, at most, a few hundred meters.  Even so, I don't understand why this is so hard.  Even the 50' of cable listed on Amazon has a comment saying it showed up with a different name printed on the sheath.  Several other online comments say the same thing.

I live in freakin' Silicon Valley! Why don't any of the parts suppliers carry TMS coax any more?

Update on Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 9:38AM by Byron Servies

I have been using Tessco for all my Times Microwave needs for over a year now.  They are friendly, ship fast, and have excellent customer service.

Update on Friday, March 2, 2012 at 4:20PM by Byron Servies

I use Tessco for all my Times Microwave needs now.  They deliver fast, and I find their prices reasonable.