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ID this coax cable

Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 6:14 am
by arlojanis
Several times I have found a strange coax that a customer has installed. This cable is larger than RG58 and smaller than RG6. It looks like RG6 TV cable. It has a very stiff center conductor and foil and wire shield. Connectors for RG8X, RG58 and RG6 do not fit. I could not see anything stamped on the cable. What is the cable and what connectors fit?

Re: ID this coax cable

Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 6:53 am
by jackhackett
Sounds like LMR cable. LMR240 maybe?

Re: ID this coax cable

Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 7:31 am
by tvsjr
Measure (with calipers) the external diameter - that will help narrow it down.

LMR240 is RG8X size, and connectors should be compatible.
I'm thinking LMR200 or a knockoff thereof... .005" bigger than RG58, with its own connector family.