On 8/25/14, 10:54 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

RG-213/u is good stuff. Double shielded and 95% coverage. However,
I've seen some RG-213 "style" coax, which is basically junk
counterfeit coax. If it's not from a known name brand manufactory, it
might become a problem.

I expect that this is a story most of you have heard in one form or
another and/or experienced.

A local ham was having trouble hitting the repeater using his handheld
at home, so he decided to put a whip up on his tower. He did so, and
discovered that he couldn't hit the repeater at all with the new
improved antenna.

The problem was that he bought poor quality coax. Note that I did not
write "cheap coax". Based on the type designation he shouldn't have had
much loss in the run. The designation makes little difference if the
manufacturer and/or vendor is providing shoddy merchandise that doesn't
really meet the standards implied by the designation of the coax.

So perhaps more important than the price is the source.

73, Steve KB9X