ya, for my skywarn antenna that's exactly what it was since running the antenna in my attic I had a very small gap to run it through and I was too lazy to put my own ends on this time though I usually do.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: T Behler 
  To: [log in to unmask] 
  Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 10:15 PM
  Subject: Re: coax question


      John:

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

  Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
  To: <[log in to unmask]>
  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.
  >   ----- Original Message -----=20
  >   From: T Behler=20
  >   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
  >