[TowerTalk] coax advice

[Joe Giacobello, K2XX]

Bill, echoes my experiences exactly except, since they ship from eastern 
VA, my cost was a little lower.

73, Joe
K2XX

> Bill via TowerTalk <mailto:towertalk at contesting.com>
> Saturday, August 19, 2017 1:05 AM
> I heartily recommend Jefa Tech coax. If put side by side with 
> Times/Belden LMR-400 you wouldn't be able to tell the difference. Less 
> than half the price of brand name stuff, and I've used it exclusively 
> on four different stations. No cracking of the jacket or any other 
> issue, physically or electrically. I bought a 1000 foot roll about two 
> years ago and the price including shipping to FL was less than $450. 
> They also have 500 foot rolls available. A+ satisfaction with the 
> product and customer service.
>
> Bill KH7XS/K4XS
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> Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2017 18:16:30 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Richard Smith <n6kt1 at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "towertalk at contesting.com" <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Coax Cable choices
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> It's been a while (maybe 10 years) since I have purchased coax. I have 
> purchased RG-213, LM-400, and RG-8x in the past. For a new station 
> build, I am interested in acquiring some RG-8 (generic size) coax. I 
> see that DX Engineering has a new 400MAX coax offering, which is 
> described attractively on their website. RG-8 size coax will probably 
> be used for short runs (antennas to stackmatching boxes) and also for 
> some long runs (shack to antenna, maybe 200 foot runs).
>
> The station will be on a Caribbean island. Dilligent attempts will be 
> made to seal connections very well. I believe coax runs will be 
> above-ground. Some antennas will rotate.
>
> I realize this question may be too generic, but what might folks here 
> on Towertalk recommend for these applications?
> Thanks and 73,
> Rich, N6KT
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