"VHFRadioBuff" wrote in message
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Ok so I'm getting back active with my ham gear and while looking into a
new
HF antenna, discovered a new cable type being recommended here and there,
RG-213. What is so much better about RG-213 than what I have used so
much
of over the years, RG-8?

RG-213 has less loss per 100 ft than RG-8. Nothing too significant though,
not
at HF freq's at least. Check out:

http://www.radio-ware.com/products/t...o/coaxloss.htm
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73! de Andy KC2SSB - WPYI880 (GMRS)
Beachwood, NJ USA! Grid FM29vw
http://vhfradiobuff.tripod.com

I think you are comparing RG-8X (the mini stuff) to RG-213. RG-8U has lower
lose than 213.

Sorry, I don't mean to be pedantic, but as a new ham myself, I found the
various 8s confusing.

73

Paul AB0SI