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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rhagfo wrote:...and the OP didn't say what he has, or even what the coax was for. I presented a perfectly workable option, and gave facts to back it up. You asked why someone would use RG-59 instead of RG-6. I answered twice, but you seem to have reading comprehension issues. And, since there are many more batwings out there than sat dishes, well...
There is a difference between the needs of a batwing and a Sat Dish.
SaltiDawg wrote:Both are RG-6 type. Full copper center conductors tend to be in higher spec cable - in this comparison, the more expensive cable also has a 95% tinned copper shield (plus foil), while the cheaper stuff is 40% aluminum plus foil.
Wonder why copper coated would be cheaper? Both RG-6?
Steel and aluminum are much cheaper than copper.
