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Universal selling new coax


I may drop by and check it out this weekend. I want to look at the connectors up close.

I use Belden 9913F on all of my runs, but this might do nicely on my next project.

I was just in there last week, but was unaware that they had or was about to stock this cable.
 
looks identical to RG-213
Ecoflex 10
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RG-213
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Personally I would never buy a braided coax, they kink and the individual strands become fubared, might not matter much on lower frequencies but upper UHF its make or break it. Its weaker than solid hardline, such as 1/2" Eupen EC4-50, Andrews Superflex, Commscope SFX-540 or SFX-500.
But that aint my biggest issue with it.........The outer jacket cracks/rubs/tears/etc, or water gets in through a grounding kit or connector, then water gets into the braid, seeps down into the braid, ruins your coax.
I have personally ripped down dozens of this type of line for this reason.

I suppose it might be alright for an antenna on your rooftop though.
 
I don't have anything that sees extreme duty. Moisture ingress is always a concern and I try to ensure a proper seal.

I used to use the commercial stuff when I had a friend that was a Motorola field tech. He would fix me up, but he passed aways years ago.
 
The jury is still out, I think, I'll wait and see. The connectors are interesting but I'd definitely have to see one before buying/using.
At this point I have no use for coax in the Ghz range. When the information is 'translated' for typical HF/VHF/UHF use, I don't see a benefit that would warrant the price.
- 'Doc
 
W5LZ said:
The jury is still out, I think, I'll wait and see. The connectors are interesting but I'd definitely have to see one before buying/using.
At this point I have no use for coax in the Ghz range. When the information is 'translated' for typical HF/VHF/UHF use, I don't see a benefit that would warrant the price.
- 'Doc
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I am more interested in the connectors myself. They look a little different than what's out there now.
 
Probably the next best thing when compared to hard line coaxes and the aluminum feed line should make it much lighter and less costly.
 
If those specs are true I would have no problem using that cable at all instead of heliax cable up to at least 6m. Personally I don't like to see anything more than about 1 dB loss in my cables and use 1/2 inch heliax for all my runs except dedicated receive only antennas but that's only because I got the stuff free. If/when I need to buy cable I will have to seriously look at that stuff. :thumbup1:
 
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mackmobile43 said:
Probably the next best thing when compared to hard line coaxes and the aluminum feed line should make it much lighter and less costly.
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Well, at $2.19/ft for the .400 dia cable, it isn't that cheap. But I will agree that it is far cheaper than the Heliax and works nearly as well for the purpose it is intended for.

This cable is a great solution for 2m and 440 setups.
Didya see the power handling specs?
Pretty respectable too . . .
 
it must be the dielectric thats doing the magic. i hope we will soon see more of it by other brand names for le$$
 

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