On 2/14/2023 12:49 PM, Art Greenberg wrote:
Note that "brand X" claims to be suitable for outdoor use.
Designing and specifying large systems for performance facilities, I
learned that there's a lot of "brokered" cable being sold by companies
that don't manufacture it, and don't know anything about their
properties. To avoid getting junk, I had to list specific brands into
specs for contractors to bid on.
One of the more revealing phone call was to one of these brokers that a
bidder wanted to use. When I asked to speak to their chief engineer, I
was connected to a young lady who, when I asked where she got her EE,
she responded, "IBM."
What brand did you have trouble with? The jacket of LMR-400UF has long
been known to not hold up well. Many years ago, I learned that the hard
way when I bought some from a Chicago-area contester at a hamfest. I've
never had trouble with Belden cables.
73, Jim K9YC
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