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Coax Cable for Ham Radio Applications

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/* RG8, RG8X, RG58U */
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RG8/U and RG8A/U has been obsoleted and RG213/U is the modern replacement.  Both RG213/U and RG214/U are considered military specification cable.  This is very rugged cable and a popular choice among amateur radio operators.  However, the cable begins to be noticeably lossy at higher frequencies.  A 50ft run of RG213 for the 2m ham band is perfectly acceptable.  A 100ft run of RG213 for the 70cm ham band is ill advised.   RG8/U and RG8A/U has been obsoleted and RG213/U is the modern replacement.  Both RG213/U and RG214/U are considered military specification cable.  This is very rugged cable and a popular choice among amateur radio operators.  However, the cable begins to be noticeably lossy at higher frequencies.  A 50ft run of RG213 for the 2m ham band is perfectly acceptable.  A 100ft run of RG213 for the 70cm ham band is ill advised. Comparing RG8X and RG58: They are both the same diameter.  RG58 is more flexible.  RG8X has slightly less signal loss.  In a mobile installation any loss below 1GHz is inconsequential.
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