[TowerTalk] RG-214 cable size

[Rich WA1TRY]

Can anyone help to identify this roll of cable I have?  It's about 300 
feet, and looks like RG-214.  On the cable jacket it only says "Times 
Wire & Cable".   No other Mil-spec numbers or other identifying marks. 
On the wooden palette there is hand written "MI-10401".  I believe this 
roll of coax may have been a run of custom stuff ? possibly made special 
for a client a long time ago, before Times Wire became Times Fiber.

It is double shielded and silver tinned and the inner conductor is also 
silver tinned and multiple stranded.  I've checked the cable and it 
seems to have RG-214 specs but exhibits much lower loss.  Also the outer 
diameter of the coax is several thousandths larger than RG-8 or 213 and 
seems to be larger size like the RG-214 mil-spec stuff.

This stuff is nice BUT it is almost impossible to thread a standard 
PL-259 onto it.  I've had to lubricate the outer part and use a couple 
stout pliers to get the PL-259 onto the coax.

I just wonder what this stuff is.  I wonder if there is a different type 
of PL-259-like connector made specifically for the larger sized  RG-214? 
  Was thinking to change everything on these new cable runs to N-type 
connectors, but don't know if I will have the same problem with the 
larger over-all diameter of this coax.

I've attached a picture and as you can see it's all silver coated copper 
on both shields and the stranded center conductor.

73, Rich A - WA1TRY