Noble Pepper wrote:
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.

What you describe is sometimes called "flooded braid" cable, but it's
pretty uncommon. The /U suffix doesn't mean underground - one source
I found says it means "universal". Most coax will have a /U on it if
it's marked at all, but almost none of it is flooded braid. An RG
designation is supposed to mean it meets government standards, but
there's lots of RG- cable out there that's far from gov. standards. A
major brand is more likely to be good cable but even Belden makes some
cheap grades.

Roger Grady
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