On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 21:49:15 -0500, orangetrader wrote:

How do you tell if a cable is RG-59, RG-59U or RG-6?

If there an harm if these cables are used together? In other words, if
the able from the outside to the outlet is RG-6 and from the outlet to
the VCR is RG-6 and from VCR to TV is RG-59U, will this cause problems?
Is RG-6 the best? I am not sure what the difference is, but I am
getting bad images on some channels, and wonder if I would be using
different cables and if this can cause problems?

Thanks in advance,

O

The one thing no one seems to have mentioned is the U suffix. This
usually indicates underground. It may have a thicker jacket but should
also have a flooding compound under the jacket. The flooding compound is
a greasy goo similar to vaseline. It does wonders to stop corrosion
damage if the jacket is nicked during the burial. It also is a supreme
pain to clean off the shielding and can cause bad connections if you
don't clean it off.

Use the U if you are burying the cable but avoid it for indoor
applications.