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OK, I know that you all know this, but I figured I had to add something. <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT="">
Well, the stuff that I have seen at radio shack, now keep in mind, the stuff that has Tandy on the casing and has crimped on ends is junk. Whether it be the RG8 or the RG58 or 59, if it has the crimped on ends, the first thing I would do is cut the ends off and use some good amphenol connectors.
Those Rat Shack ends are crimped on, and have chicken crap threads. But I too ain't never had the coax fail under heavy load --- except for squirrel damage.
I found out last saturday in the middle of the DXPedition and AGAIN this afternoon that it's not Puppy Proof <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/laugh.gif ALT=":lol">
Radical shack stuff has & always will be Junk, My local shack never has what i need. I ask them if they can order it in and they don't even know what i'm talking about 1/2 the time, i have to show them in the book. If they can't hire people that know things,what makes ya think they got anything better to offer ? I cant evenget them to cary capasitors and Transistors that would come in hany for me.
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