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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
>
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