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From: djl@fisher.UUCP (Dan Levin)
Newsgroups: net.dcom
Subject: Re: Thin EtherNet, anyone tried RG8/X
Message-ID: <1417@fisher.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 27-Apr-86 12:19:40 EDT
Article-I.D.: fisher.1417
Posted: Sun Apr 27 12:19:40 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 2-May-86 08:22:48 EDT
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Organization: Princeton University.Mathematics
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For the past several years, ham radio operators have been using
Belden RG8/X in place of what cs types call "thick" cable.  RG8/X
is RG58/U size (ie. thin), but has the electrical characteristics
(50 Ohm, .66 velocity) of thick coax.

I suspect that it would not make it with "stinger" type xceivers,
but would do better than 58U for "T" style.  It is much sturdier
than RG58, I have had a couple hundred feet outside of my house
for four years now with no problems at all.

Anyone tried this stuff?  It's much cheaper than real "thick"
cable, but should fit the spec just fine.

-- 
			***dan

{allegra,astrovax,princeton}!fisher!djl
The misplaced (It snowed here in April!) Californian