Coax Brands K5MGR's history with one brand --

[butwheat]

This is the kind of honest appraisal I Iurk on lists such as this to
read and consider . . .

Mark KX8XX

thanks!

 10s, 2009 at 11:36 AM, Mike Langner <mlangne at swcp.com> wrote:
> Another readily available coax RG-8/RG-213 I've used for years is BuryFlex
> from Davis RF.
>
> I have no connection with nor am any part of or related to anyone at Davis
> RF.
>
>
> The jacket is made from non-contaminating PE, which at our New Mexico high
> desert altitude is very important!
>
> I have placed their product atop a local 10,000 foot mountain (lots of UV),
> used in in my home ham radio shack both direct-buried and exposed, and have
> yet to have a problem.  Here's a quick manufacturer's summary of the
> product:
>
>
> Manufacturer's blurb from their website:
>
> BURY-FLEX (TM) is a 50 ohm cable with double shield yielding 100% shield
> coverage, consisting of a 97% braid shield which is tinned for ease of
> soldering and corrosion protection, PLUS a bonded foil shield for added
> moisture protection. The velocity factor is 82%. With a loss factor of 2.9
> dB/100 ft @ 400 MHz, it is quite competitive with 9913 and LMR 400 (the
> latter which requires expensive connectors). BURY-FLEX uses standard
> PL-259's or the standard N connector, available from us.
>
> Quite important is the fact that this cable uses a PE (Polyethylene) outer
> jacket which is highly abrasion resistant, as compared to PVC which is not
> nearly as durable. This product is direct buriable and PE is
> non-contaminating to its dielectric or to other cables it is bundled with.
>
> More info is available at http://www.davisrf.com/coax.php#buryflex
>
> End of manufacturer's blurb.
>
> Again, I have no connection with this company or product other than years of
> use.
>
> Mike Langner, K5MGR, Albuquerque, NM
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