Coax cable
What's the best outdoor cable to use. Apparently the last couple of cables I have bought were not that great as the ends ended up breaking after several uses. I don't think the quality of the wire was...
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A lot of the coax used for CATV has a copper plated steel center conductor. At the frequencies involved, the skin effect causes most of the signal to flow through the copper.
Belden 1694A = copper, about $0.72/ft
Belden 1189A = copper coated steel, about $0.19/ft
Belden 1694A = copper, about $0.72/ft
Belden 1189A = copper coated steel, about $0.19/ft
