THERE'S the answer I was looking for and it all now makes perfect sense.
Thank you very much John.

Jerry
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"John Passaneau" wrote in message
...
Hi:
RG-8 used to be a military specification cable but the military dropped it
in favor of a new specification called RG-213. They are very similar
coaxes
in general, but manufactures are free to make any cable they like and
call
it RG-8 so the quality and consistency can vary widely. Also RG-8 with
foam
a center insulator, and all the other variations are not nor never were
MilSpec.That does not mean that all RG-8 cables are crap, but it could be
and it depends on the manufactures idea of what kind of cable they want to
sell. On the other hand RG-213 as a current MilSpec cable is a higher
grade
cable and is more consistent from manufacture to manufacture. My feeling
is
that if I'm going to go to all the work of installing a antenna, I want to
use the best material I can. So I use RG-213. But my favorite coax is
Davis
RF Bury Flex, http://www.davisrf.com/ . It's a good coax that has low loss
and a very tough jacket. I have 500 feet of it in my antenna system and so
far I'm very happy.


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"Jerry Bransford" wrote in message
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Ok so I'm getting back active with my ham gear and while looking into a
new
HF antenna, discovered a new cable type being recommended here and
there,
RG-213. What is so much better about RG-213 than what I have used so
much
of over the years, RG-8? TIA.

Jerry
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On Mon, 8 Dec 2003 07:28:21 -0800, "Jerry Bransford"
wrote:

THERE'S the answer I was looking for and it all now makes perfect sense.
Thank you very much John.

Jerry

Not to confuse/clarify matters more, but try the coax chart at
http://thewireman.com/coaxp.html

They have five kinds of rg-8 and four kinds of 213. The rg-8s all show
less loss than the 213s.

Guess it all depends on who's manufacturing the stuff.

Bob
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