TRAM Tramflex Coaxial Cable, 500 Feet, Black

This appears to be well made cable. This provides for a much better solution than RG58 with considerably lower loss. I purchased this cable for connecting ham radio antennas, and I bought enough for my forseeable needs. This cable is easy to work with, flexible, and great for medium size runs. The stranded center conductor allows for the flex, and the inner foam insulation appears to be high density. Covered with a nice black jacket, this cable looks like it will withstand nature. The price was more than fair, as was reasonable shipping. I received the product in less than a week after ordering. Highly recommended for craftsmanship and value.

If you need good 8X cable and are trying to read all those specs., I'll offer this recommendation that Tramflex is the Good Stuff. True, I haven't put it in outdoor conditions for years yet, but making cables using solder/crimp ends, the stranded core, core insulation, shielding and outer material appears to be top-quality. Could not find the velocity factor specification, but appears to be foam PVC. -Good quality cable - good price. Thanks!

I purchased this cable to install some ham radio antennas. I needed less than 500 feet of cable but the roll was cheaper than buying the cable elsewhere and a shorter amount. I used PL-259 cables with standard RG8x reducers. I had no trouble soldering the connectors and the reducers fit perfectly. I was putting up three antennas and I needed to make six cables sets. Two for each antenna. I used a window panel with connectors on to get the cable through the window. So I needed an outside cable and an inside cable for each antenna. After making each cable, I checked it for continuity and shorts. Of all the cables I made, I only had one short. I cut the bad connector off and make a new connection. The problem was mine. I got the connector too hot when soldering and the insulation melted and created a short. The insulation on the center conductor does melt when it gets to hot, so one must be careful in soldering the connector. I did not take off a star for this since it was my fault.

This is not my first purchase of this cable. I'm a Ham with lots of wire antennas and this cable has been tested and the losses of this cable are to any standard RG-8X specification (I used belden specs for my test). I use this cable mostly for HF use 80-10 meters and it works well. I also use this for 6 and 2 meters 50 ft runs and it works well. Check photo for actual cable I received, note the shielding, it is clearly 95% shield or better and it is equivilent to Belden cable but 1/3 the price. Also note the cable covering wall thickness. I have buried this cable for about three years in Florida and still holding up to specs. I cover the ends with proper protection around the connectors. This is a good cable for the price. Shop for the bargin price from sellers on Amazon 157.00 500ft you can't go wrong.

It works. Shielding is inadequate, IMHO. Suitable for HF antennas like 75 meters or 160 meters.I will be shopping or something better for jumpers and higher HF frequencies.It is all copper, stranded center conductor and copper shield for easy soldering.

I always like Tram. This coax is of great quality. It performs very good with my HF and 2 meter systems. Both are over 90ft away from the radios.

Using this wire for my ham shack. Both ground shield and center conductor are copper. The insulator does not melt when soldering. This is good quality wire and comes with enough wire on a quality spool to last me awhile. Have not tested the wire with my rig expert analyzer yet for losses but I believe this wire will not disappoint. If it does I will update.

Outstanding to have stock on hand. 500 ft will be a live saver to anyone I know in a pinch. I try to keep 2 dozen pl259 in stock too. Problems happen and in a few min a new feed line is ready to go.