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.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: T Behler 
  To: [log in to unmask] 
  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