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Not all coax is made well. I consider Radio Shack coax is better used as jump rope - rather than used as coax. Cheap coax isn't a bargain. Poor shielding/braid and the outer jacket isn't well UV stabilized - will crack when exposed to weather after a short period. Keep in mind that coax losses continue to rise above 24mhz as you go up in freq with even the best coax; so quality is important.

I still can remember the day some thirty years ago when I changed from Radio Shack/Tandy RG-8 to some real Belden RG-8. My receive meter seemed to go up 2-3 S-units. Eye opening.

[QUOTE="Robb, post: 578069, member: 8446"] Not all coax is made well. I consider Radio Shack coax is better used as jump rope - rather than used as coax. Cheap coax [I]isn't[/I] a bargain. Poor shielding/braid and the outer jacket isn't well UV stabilized - will crack when exposed to weather after a short period. Keep in mind that coax losses continue to rise above 24mhz as you go up in freq with even the best coax; so quality is important. I still can remember the day some thirty years ago when I changed from Radio Shack/Tandy RG-8 to some real Belden RG-8. My receive meter seemed to go up 2-3 S-units. Eye opening. [/QUOTE]

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