Coax Cable Guide
We have coax cable with numerous connector combinations available here.
| Size | Model | Maker | Group | Center | Notes |
| 1/2" | LDF4-50A | Andrew Heliax |
L1 | Single | This cable is moving into commercial grade. It's very stiff and difficult to work with. |
| 5/8" | LMR600 | Times Microwave | L2 | Single | Very stiff. This cable would need a smaller patch with anything less than the biggest desktop radio. |
| 5/8" | LMR600UF | Times Microwave | L2 | Multi Strand | More flexible than the single conductor version above, but still big and difficult to work with. |
| 1/2" | LMR500 | Times Microwave | L1 | Single | Very stiff cable and will most likely need a smaller patch to work with anything but the largest radios. |
| RG8 | 9913 | Belden | i | Single | 9913 has been around a long time, but sometimes water seepage can be more of a problem on this cable. |
| RG8 | 9913F7 | Belden | i | Multi Strand | This is the more flexible version of regular 9913. This can be easier to work with. |
| RG8 | 9914F | Davis RF | i | Multi Strand | Known as "Bury-Flex". This cable is a very good all around cable and fairly easy to work with. It's flexible enough to be used with rotators and can often go directly to radios without a smaller patch. |
| RG8 | LMR400 | Times Microwave | i | Single | 400 is an all around good cable. It doesn't seem to exhibit water problems as much as 9913, but it's still pretty stiff and can be difficult to connect directly to smaller radios without a patch cable. |
| RG8 | LMR400UF | Times Microwave | i | Multi Strand | 'UF' stands for "UltraFlex". This cable is more flexible and easier to work with than the regular 400. |
| RG8 | Flexi-4XL | Wireman | i | Multi Strand | This is another multi strand flexible RG8 cable that www.thewireman.com offers. |
| RG8 | Super 8 | Wireman | i | Multi Strand | Slightly more loss than the Flexi-4XL, but also flexible to work with. |
| RG213 | Various | Various | e | Multi Strand | More popular in Europe than the US. Typically has a 7 strand center conductor. Somewhere between RG8 and RG8X in terms of loss. Harder to find connectors in the US. Better to just go with RG8. |
| RG8X | LMR240 | Times Microwave | x | Single | Same outer dimension as regular RG8X, but slightly less loss due to solid center conductor. Too stiff to use in most mobile applications. |
| RG8X | LMR240UF | Times Microwave | x | Multi Strand | 'UF' stands for "UltraFlex". Basically the same as regular RG8X. More flexible than regular LMR240. |
| RG8X | "Mini 8" | Various | x | Multi Strand | RG8X size cable is offered under numerous brands. The 'RG8' designation is misleading, because it's considerably smaller than RG8 size cable. RG8X is good for runs shorter than 25', patch cables, and mobile applications. |
| RG58 | LMR200 | Times Microwave | c2 | Single | Same outer dimension as normal RG58 cables, but center conductor is slightly larger, so it often won't fit in normal RG58 connector pins. |
| RG58 | Various | Various | c | Both | RG58 comes in both single conductor and multi strand variety, and many different versions. Bottom line, this should only be used in mobile applications or in very short runs. |