[TowerTalk] Coax Rating

[Pete Smith]

At 04:13 PM 3/1/01 -0000, utahfolk wrote:
>My understanding is that you cannot properly use the desgination RG (which
>stands for Regulation Guideline) on any coaxial cable that does not have a
>copper shield ... thus you see those with aluminum constructions begging
>the issue with "Type RGxxxx" and similiar designations ... and so
>some/many?
>miss the "type" and see only RG ????   Read before you buy! 

correct me if I'm wrong, but is RG-8X even a real RG cable?  I think that
all I've ever seen is RG-8X TYPE or "RG-8X/Mini-8"

73, Pete N4ZR
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