I have some 20 year old Radio Shack RG-8. I have to assume it was originally
of good quality. My assumption is based on the fact that I can't tell any
difference between it and new RG-213 bought from Texas Towers within the
last couple of years. I did put new connectors on it when I got my license
upgrade to General and needed to use it. I also have some new RS RG-8 bought
recently when RS was doing a sell off of that part of their stock. It seems
to work OK also ( especially considering the close out price of $9.95 per 50
foot length). I may have to eventually put new connectors on it since it
came with the swaged on PL-259s, but its holding up all right after 2 months
of use. Our local weather is rather harsh, mainly strong sunlight, since it
appears to have forgotten how to rain here in south central Oklahoma along
the Red river.

Harold
KD5SAK

"Roy Lewallen" wrote in message
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I had some good quality RG-213/U lying on the ground for about 25 years. It
was moved and flexed quite often. Its loss measures about the same as new
coax. However, western Oregon has a very gentle climate compared to most
places. Your experience might be quite different if you live in Phoenix or
Minnesota, or areas with comparable climates elsewhere in the world.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL

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