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Can somebody please recomend sourse of a good "pliable" coaxial cable.
Spent ten minutes of my life winding up my old white cable that frankly was like trying to play with a live boa constrictor , so thought there must be some better stuff on the market that coils up nicely so you dont become a one man circus act.
At the moment its just for plugging into a post like found on cc or ccc
sites when the area has bad reception. At the moment i am using the traditional white cable which is a pain to coil up, because its so stiff...
In the mean time i have just been to maplins and have purchased some Black sleeved stuff that is smaller and more pliable, so just need to fit a male/ female conector ...
Its horses for courses I am afraid and as far as I know they do not make any coaxial cable which lends itself to easily and regularly being coiled up. Some may be easier than others depending on construction but be warned bending it sharply will damage it. Be patient and ROLL it up in a coil of about 1 to 1-1/2 foot diameter and don't squash it.
peedee
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I agree with Peedee, Don't be tempted to bend or coil your coax up too tightly, you risk damaging it.
The problem is, generally speaking, the thinner the coax the poorer the quality. Even at ordinary TV frequencies, unless you use a fairly good quality "low loss" cable, you will suffer degradation of the signal quality arriving at receiver, particularly when using longer lengths, 2 or 3 meters won't make much difference, but any longer, and you will start to see significant losses. So make sure you use low loss cable, and avoid any joints. Unfortunately good quality coax IS thicker and less bendy than the poorer stuff, but you WILL get a better reception.
Ideally if you can look at it, examine the braid. The more dense the weave is the better the coax. If it loose and flimsy the poorer quality the coax. Most of what I have seen in motorhomes and caravans is not good. Price is not always an indicator
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The answer to the problem you have is to , put the coax back on to a reel, in the same direction as it came off its original, all cables are made and delivered on reels.
Do not hold the reel and wind the cable onto it.
Place the cable on the floor(in straight line) place cable over centre of reel and roll the reel to collect the cable.
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