Hi Tom,
I always come back to Belden.  And I've had some trouble with the 
crimped on connectors not staying crimped!!
The coax you're getting might well be very good; if you have 
expertise putting on "real" connectors or know someone who has that 
might turn out to be a good approach.
Good luck.
Pat, K9JAU At 06:17 PM 5/2/2006, you wrote:
>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