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Reviews For: Bury-Flex 50 ohm RG-8 type coax

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Review Summary For : Bury-Flex 50 ohm RG-8 type coax
Reviews: 26MSRP: 0.59 per foot
Description:
50 ohm cable with double shield yielding 100% shield coverage, consisting of a 97% braid shield which is tinned for ease of soldering and corrosion protection, PLUS a bonded foil shield for added moisture protection. The velocity factor is 85%. With a loss factor of 2.9 dB/100 ft @ 400 MHz, it is quite competitive with 9913 and LMR 400 (the latter which requires expensive connectors). BURY-FLEX uses standard PL-259's or the standard N connector. Quite important is the fact that this cable uses a PE (Polyethylene) outer jacket which is highly abrasion resistant, as compared to PVEC which is not nearly as durable. This product is direct buriable and PE is non-contaminating to its dielectric or to other cables it is bundled with.
Product is in production
More Info: http://www.davisrf.com
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K2VI Rating: 2006-10-30
last forever Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I have this coax feeding my dipole which has been up 50' on a roof tower and mast since 1991.that 16 years,this coax will go another 16 year because the outer jacket still looks new.unbelivable long life coax.I would not think of buying anything but this remarkable coax.Radio works sells it here in virginia for around 58 cents a foot.This is the best coax money can buy.please stay in bussiness davis rf.thanks for a great product.
N4NYY Rating: 2005-12-29
Super ! Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I have it in a swamp. Works as good as advertised. Better than LMR-400, because it is not as stiff.

I purchased it based on reviews here, and didn't disappoint.
W7IS Rating: 2004-11-03
2000 V High Quality Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Bury Flex costs 30% more than the bargain basement Rg213 type coax but in return you get twice the quality. Although Rg213 is rated for 4000V breakdown, the Bury Flex is rated 2000V. So you would want to keep that in mind if your planning on running a full 1.5kw at a HIGH SWR. Below 3 to 1 swr the Bury Flex would be more than adequate at 1.5kw. A word of caution about soldering on coax fittings with this coax. The 9 gauge stranded center conductor wont fit through a standard Pl-259 unless you remove one strand of wire from the center conductor. Also, the tinned braid shield is very small tinned wire. So when using a knife to cut off the outer covering, use caution to not knick the braid. If you use silver plated teflon connectors it makes soldering to the tinned braid faster and easier. What I use is a fine tipped propane torch in order to heat the Pl-259 faster, as a regular heavy duty soldering iron just wont get the fitting hot enough. This is some great coax that should outlast any of the other bargain basement coax by many years.
K9WIT Rating: 2004-10-14
SIMPLY THE BEST ! Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Have had 5 runs of 100' up now over 5 years and no signs of wear on the outer jacket. This coax is the best you can buy period.
W8PT Rating: 2004-02-18
Excellent Products and Customer Service Time Owned: more than 12 months.
have purchased this product (Bury-Flex) as well as others from Davis RF and all have been great. 73 Rich, W8PT
N3YV Rating: 2004-02-11
VERY,VERY GOOD!! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Simpley the best coax i ever used,easy to handle,super strong cover and very good customer service.
K5YC Rating: 2003-10-03
FANTASTIC STUFF! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I bought some certified rg213 fromTHE WIRE Man to use on my new antenna. Well this stuff is certified for what? Junk! maybe good for cb.
Going to pull it down and throw into thrash! Then i will replace it with Bury Flex from Davis RF!
Great wire porducts. Less loss and easier to work with. Measured SWr ON Wire Man cable and on Davis RF and no comparison. Davis wins easily!
This is the coax to use. Davis coax has a better
outer jacket that will last.
W0JSB Rating: 2003-08-29
Very excellent Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
Not much more I can say that others haven't said - other than to add my 5 rating to the list.

I purchased ready-made 100' runs from Radio-Ware.com - included Amphenol connectors. Excellent work.

http://radio-ware.com/products/ca9914f.htm
N4UM Rating: 2003-03-12
Good Stuff! Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I've been using this stuff for more than a year. I have two runs of it; one about 220 feet, and the other about 260 feet. The last 70 feet of one run is under salt water, varying in depth from 4 feet to about 10 feet. The stuff has held up very well. I got quick, personal responses to my e-mail queries about its properties from the company. I'm very happy with the product and with the company.
W4TME Rating: 2003-03-12
Fantastic product Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I have just finished a re-cabling of my very modest antenna farm using Bury-Flex to connect my HF, VHF and UHF antennas. I was previously using just a single run of Bury-Flex with various other brands and types. After a year, the others showed signs of wear, but not the Bury-Flex. Being able to get an additional 3 db gain on VHF just by upgrading the coax is a lot cheaper than buying an amp. The performance characteristics are great! Low loss and high velocity in an almost indestructible PE jacket is a great combination. I recommend it for any and all uses.