John:

Did the coax already have the pl259 ends on it?  Also, was it RG8X?

Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

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From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 8:01 PM
Subject: Re: coax question


> I got some for my skywarn antenna like you're talking about from HRO =
> about a month ago and I didn't pay near $25 and I got 75 feet. I'd look =
> in to that a little more.
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>   From: T Behler=20
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>   Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 7:17 PM
>   Subject: coax question
>
>
>   Hi, all.
>
>   Yesterday, I called Ham Radio Outlet, and ordered 2 25-foot runs of =
> RG8X
>   coax with pl259's on the ends, and was shocked to learn that the price =
> per
>   run is $25.95.  The guy from HRO said that coax has gone up =
> trememdously in
>   price recently because of the greatly increased cost of copper.  =
> Hmmmmmmmm.
>   I went ahead and processed the order anyway, but now, I'm re-thinking =
> what I
>   did.
>
>   Today, I called R and L Electronics, and can get 25-foot RG8X coax =
> runs with
>   pl259's on the ends for $13.95 a piece--almost half the price of the =
> HRO
>   stuff.  The guy at R and L Electronics said that they have their coax =
> runs
>   specially made for them, but he couldn't tell me who makes them.  He =
> says
>   the coax has the name "Jet Stream" on the jacket.
>
>   Does anyone know anything about this R and L coax?
>
>   Any thoughts on why the HRO stuff might be so much more expensive?
>
>   Maybe it's a quality issue, but I'm just not sure.
>
>   I am ordering the coax runs for antenna feedlines for our travel =
> trailer, so
>   it will have to withstand outdoor conditions.
>
>   Thanks for any info or thoughts you can provide.
>
>   Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>