On Tue, 1 Jun 2004 11:29:03 -0500, Dave N RQ wrote:
>Anyone have knowledge of CommScope coax, made in USA?
There was a HUGE warehouse full of several versions of this stuff, left over
from bankruptcy
of a major ISP/cell phone company. One of my ham buddies found it and visited
it last fall,
and bought a couple of dozen 1,000 ft spools.
I have two 1,000 foot spoinols of 3227, which is black, #10 solid copper,
tinned copper
braid, foil, foam dielectric, black PE jacket. Specs say it is OK for direct
burial, and
performance peaks 500 MHz - 1.5 GHz. I wouldn't call it "poor man's" anything
-- this is
good stuff. It is not intended for portable use or for anything that will be
flexed in use. I
believe the jacket is OK for UV, but I'm not sure. The cable is a bit loose in
a PL259.
Commscope is a well respected US cable vendor, and was a spinoff from a major
old line
telco. I've visited their booth at trade shows and been impressed with those
who manned it
(and I'm not easily impressed). This cable is cheap because it's from a
bankruptcy, not
because it's in any way inferior. If this is something that you could use
within ten years or
so, it's a steal.
Jim Brown K9YC
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