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From: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Thinnet cable choices
Keywords: RG-58A/U cable
Message-ID: <15578@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 3 Nov 90 04:41:50 GMT
References: <376@dsinet>
Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <376@dsinet> marka@dsinet (Mark Anacker) writes:
> Hello,
> 
>     We are about to order a bunch of coax for our ethernets around here, and
> I am faced with a choice of two RG-58A/U cable types.  One the one hand, we have
> Belden 8259, which is the usual black PVC with a NVP of 66%.  The other is
> Belden 8219, which has a cellular polyethylene core and a NVP of 78%.  Since
> these are both 50 ohm cables, it looks like we would get more distance out
> of the second type.  My only fear is that this type of cable is too stiff to
> handle easily.

I'm a little fuzzy on the Belden numbers, but by all means go with the foam
core stuff.  It's actually a bit less stiff than solid polyethylene core.  The
cable I get also has an inner foil shield under the braid, which takes a few
seconds extra to clip back. (don't make the mistake of not clipping it 8-(

I may not matter, but if you check around you may be able to get other than
the usual black, I've gotten grey from Cabletron, which is much less obstrusive
if you do much running up and down walls or dangling from the ceiling.

I don't know if it's a stock item, once I asked and they said the might be
able to order it for me, once cables came in grey without asking...
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