On Mon, 18 Aug 1997, Effinger SH (Sam) at MSXSOPC wrote:
> I am in the process of hooking up my Top-Ten Devices switch boxes with
> the A/B switches and need to buy some pre-made coax jumper cables.
> I need them about 3 foot long and made of RG-8x or higher quality
> cable...
> I have looked at some imported ones but am worried about the cable
> quality and the coax connection...
You should be worried. N4RJ ordered some phasing cables from a well
advertised outfit in south Florida. Cut to order with connectors. After
a couple of months of problems with that stack we took out those phasing
cables. Poor connections on the ground side on every one.
Important lesson learned: Never let someone else solder your cables.
I soldered every single one of my cables for my two top ten device
boxes. Yes it took forever. No I havnt had the first problem.
73
Bill, W4AN
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