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Inexpensive source for RG-58 50 ohm coax, SMA connectors and/or preassembled?

 

Can anyone tell me a source for inexpensive source for RG-58 50 ohm coax cable and/or for preassembled RG-58 with an SMA male termination on one or both ends, basically like that shipped with the NanoVNA. I've been checking Mouser and they're fairly pricey. Thanks
Bob Albert
 

I have had good luck with Chinese suppliers on ebay.
Bob

On Thursday, September 17, 2020, 02:00:55 PM PDT, tjackson382000 <tedj1@...> wrote:

Can anyone tell me a source for inexpensive source for RG-58 50 ohm coax cable and/or for preassembled RG-58 with an SMA male termination on one or both ends, basically like that shipped with the NanoVNA.? I've been checking Mouser and they're fairly pricey.? Thanks
 

"Cheap" RF cables breed nothing but problems. One might get away with
"cheap" RG-58 cables at HF, but NOT above 30 mhz!!!!! Don't tempt
problems!!!!!!

Dave - W?LEV

On Thu, Sep 17, 2020 at 9:00 PM tjackson382000 <tedj1@...> wrote:

Can anyone tell me a source for inexpensive source for RG-58 50 ohm coax
cable and/or for preassembled RG-58 with an SMA male termination on one or
both ends, basically like that shipped with the NanoVNA. I've been
checking Mouser and they're fairly pricey. Thanks





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*Dave - W?LEV*
*Just Let Darwin Work*
 

Tonnes of options on amazon.
You can also try Universal radio, The Main Trading company, Gigaparts, pacParts.
You can buy 50 feet of RG58 on amazon for like $20. It usually has pl259 connecters so you can either use adapters, or pick up your own SMA connecters and a set of crimpers and make up your own cables.
Lots of smaller 18 inch, 3 foot and 6 foot jumpers on there too.

The stuff that comes with the nanovna is RG174 I believe. Or at least, a Chinese version of it. Usually the Chinese clone coax is the same as the pricy name brand stuff.

Regards
Colin va6bkx

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Subject: [nanovna-users] Inexpensive source for RG-58 50 ohm coax, SMA connectors and/or preassembled?

Can anyone tell me a source for inexpensive source for RG-58 50 ohm coax cable and/or for preassembled RG-58 with an SMA male termination on one or both ends, basically like that shipped with the NanoVNA. I've been checking Mouser and they're fairly pricey. Thanks
 

I bought these:



I cut the second one to verify that it is a real
PTFE coax and it checks out.
Get a bit longer length as these are semirigid
so quite stiff ...

On Thu, 17 Sep 2020 at 23:00, tjackson382000 <tedj1@...> wrote:

Can anyone tell me a source for inexpensive source for RG-58 50 ohm coax
cable and/or for preassembled RG-58 with an SMA male termination on one or
both ends, basically like that shipped with the NanoVNA. I've been
checking Mouser and they're fairly pricey. Thanks
 

MPD Digital has an online custom cable assembly builder. They make cable
assemblies for NASA so it's good enough for me.



Dave-KB1PVH


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On Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 5:00 PM tjackson382000 <tedj1@...> wrote:

Can anyone tell me a source for inexpensive source for RG-58 50 ohm coax
cable and/or for preassembled RG-58 with an SMA male termination on one or
both ends, basically like that shipped with the NanoVNA. I've been
checking Mouser and they're fairly pricey. Thanks
 

On 9/17/20 2:24 PM, Bob Albert via groups.io wrote:
I have had good luck with Chinese suppliers on ebay.
Bob
On Thursday, September 17, 2020, 02:00:55 PM PDT, tjackson382000 <tedj1@...> wrote:
Can anyone tell me a source for inexpensive source for RG-58 50 ohm coax cable and/or for preassembled RG-58 with an SMA male termination on one or both ends, basically like that shipped with the NanoVNA.? I've been checking Mouser and they're fairly pricey.? Thanks
My NanoVNA came with something more like 0.1" coax (RG-174 type or something).

Multitude of suppliers from companies you've never heard of. If you want more consistency, maybe try L-com () or Citrus Cables. ( )


L-com is around $20 for each cable. Citrus is about the same.
 

I have bought good short RG316 cables with BNC and SMB connectors from Kiki at . They have good prices and cables were well made. I would recommend RG316 instead of RG58 or RG174 with SMA connectors. I also bought two 18 in. SMA RG316 cables on Amazon for use with my nanoVNA. No ideas about the VHF/UHF specs. but reasonably priced.
 

I at one time installed satellite receivers. I have a a lot left over.

larry
 

Hit & miss as they say, DX Engineering use to sell good coax in the past but in the past year on 2 separate occasions I got BAD cabled from them that were made in China. You get what u pay for!
 

Check R&L Electronics, They have a full compliment of connectors/adapters and coax types. Also check msg4u.com for hardline surplus cables and connectors/adapters as well.
 

Also check msg4u.com for hardline surplus cables and connectors/adapters as well.
bad link
 

On 9/20/20 1:28 AM, Oristo wrote:
Also check msg4u.com for hardline surplus cables and connectors/adapters as well.
bad link
try mgs4u.com
Max Gain Systrems
 

Try The RF Connection:



email at: rfc@...

Wide selection of connectors and coax types.

Disclosure: I know Joel (w3rfc)
and buy from him regularly.

Bob, w3idt


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On 9/17/2020 5:00 PM, tjackson382000 wrote:
Can anyone tell me a source for inexpensive source for RG-58 50 ohm coax cable and/or for preassembled RG-58 with an SMA male termination on one or both ends, basically like that shipped with the NanoVNA. I've been checking Mouser and they're fairly pricey. Thanks
 

You may want to look at Fair Radio Sales. They have an interesting and
ever changing mix of military surplus cables and connectors:



-pat
N8PN
 

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