The Best All Around Radio Transmission Cable

Prior to investing in a cable and antenna system there are some facts you need to consider. Chinese manufacturers are becoming well known for substituting off brand and substandard copper alloys and poor quality jacket material in an attempt to keep profit margins up. The difference in cost in making a jacket that lasts 20 vs.5 - 10 years is substantial! Real LMR-400 Times Microwave coaxial cable is better made with lower loss than other coax just passing itself off using the trade name illegally. Large companies who own factories overseas have an interest in maitaining quality control, but coax that is of a poor quality and does not meet name brand quality standards is often dumped online under fake brand names. There are other companies still making quality cable in the US other than Times Microwave, but LMR-400 sets the standard. But by all means, do your Homework!

All cable is not created equal. Genuine LMR-400 coaxial cable is designed and constructed differently than those cheap Chinese imitations made with poor construction techniques allowing power and signal loss. What happens to the power lost? Its dissipated as heat inside the cable. Inferior coax with cheap materiels will begin to display excess heat; this is not good. Times Microwave technology uses a center conductor bonded with pure copper for the lowest transmission loss. Constant foam dielectric insulation surounds the center conductor to seperate it from the second transmission channel on the outside of the table. The outer channel of LMR-400 is the shield comprised of metal tape and and braided copper tinned for easy soldering.

To achieve maximum transmission to antennas with lowest signal loss LMR-400 coax provides the best option. How cable is used determines which is your best choice. A solid all around perfermer gives you more options. LMR coax cables provide much lower loss and greater RF shielding than old style RG series cables. Ultra low loss Times Microwave LMR240 and LMR400 is MUCH more flexible than traditional hard line cable with it's corrigated jacket but offer transmission loss profiles that are nearly the same. Times Microwave, the maker of LMR cables, is a technology leader in coaxial cable design and development and it's cables set the standard for quality. A good cable assembly takes into consideration Ham, CB or WiFi system requirements and is selected to meet specific transmission requirements. Cheap cable and antennas not properly designed or tuned for a specific use are sold online and in many stores. By considering the specific application you will use your LMR cable assembly and antennas for you can assemble a transmission system that is far superior to any you can buy in a big box store for twice the price.

About the Author :

As SageMaiden, Kim has been running her custom coax business on eBay and Amazon for many years selling Times Microwave LMR400 US Made coax cable assemblies. With thousands of cables sold and top-rated status on eBay she is setting up her first ecommerce site at http://USACoax.com as the title says, only US made coax with no Commie Cable sold! Prior to wasting money on coax that won't provide the best service for you check out another of her articles on Avoid Cheap Commie Cable | LMR-400 Coax