Decent Quality RG-58

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Does such a thing exist ? Because any RG-58 iv'e ever seen the braid is about as plentiful as yul brynners hair and is only fit for use as a washing line, Don't need any just curious..
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Have a butchers at Messi & Paoloni coax cables, seem pretty good.
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Transwarp wrote: 19 Mar 2022, 22:04 Have a butchers at Messi & Paoloni coax cables, seem pretty good.
Don't see any quality RG-58 for sale Transwarp.
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Have a look at the links to RG58 and another very similar to. Look pretty good to me.


www.hamradio.co.uk/accessories-coaxial- ... pd-359.php

www.hamradio.co.uk/accessories-coaxial- ... d-5829.php
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Transwarp wrote: 19 Mar 2022, 22:57 Have a look at the links to RG58 and another very similar to. Look pretty good to me.


www.hamradio.co.uk/accessories-coaxial- ... pd-359.php

www.hamradio.co.uk/accessories-coaxial- ... d-5829.php
Yea that seems to be good quality, Most of the stuff you see on ebay and most of the stuff iv'e seen in general tends to be poor quality hence RG-58 Has gained a reputation as only being good for tying your mrs up during a kinky session :lol:
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I only use M&P coax these days. IMHO, amongst the best non hard-line available.

Definitely worth that little bit extra. If you can stretch to Ultraflex 7, it runs rings round any equivalent 7mm coax.
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You need that cable for single or multi band antenna? What length?
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ch25 wrote: 20 Mar 2022, 17:01 You need that cable for single or multi band antenna? What length?
No i don't need any lemmy i was just asking :)
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It's a good point here is their any good quality rg 58. Dam I have seen some junk in my time,braid like fish net .
Specs aside but just braid coverage. Unispectra did a decent 58 95% braid tinned copper. Sf I believe it is I bought some nice rg58 Au with a good quality build and braid .
A couple on eBay advertised at 95 or 96% braid are 89% when you look at specs not printed on their advert but by manufacturer.

Yes it's poor, were losing quality in everything presently .look at the pl plugs too like corrugated steel edges.
Terrible.
Yes theirs better but generally the majority is poor.
Shakespeare is still ok tinned copper marine seems ok generally.

I'm honestly I started holding onto and buying quality coax when I saw it cheap as I suspected like everything else quality was well down on anything produced now.
See it but it if you may use it.if not someone will always buy it in future if it's good stuff.

I feel sorry for those who don't fully understand it and come into hobby for what ever reason and get robbed buying junk.
Me and a friend went out up antenna for a guy time back.he ordered own coax from amazkn.braid like fish nets.n idea, didn't know better.

Their is a coax on eBay presently,will put link up If I can.but can't find any specs .
Emailed the company who distribute but no reply but the brand seems failure to me.I thought maybe quality ok for pricd.
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No, quality RG-58 does not exist. Use RG-8X coax.
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