Larry, Go to the Belden home site and look at the coaxial cable catalog. Belden 88240 is an RG-58A/U TYPE cable which is plenum-rated and has FEP dielectric and jacket- nothing at all similar to genuine MIL-Spec RG-58A/U cable. You can compare Belden 88240 to the genuine RG-58 datasheet in the Files section of the Repeater-Builder group, along with several other cables.
73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Larry Horlick Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 5:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Repeater-Builder] RG designations Anyone want to take a stab at this, or point me to a good primer on this topic? The datasheet for Belden 88240 gives it an RG58A/U designation even though it OD is .159". Most RG-58s are .195". I have always thought that even though the materials may differ at least the cable sizes and connector compatability were consistent within an RG type...amongst reputable manufacturers, anyway. Such appears not to be the case. What's the scoop? lh
