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DX Engineering RG-6U 75-ohm Standard Quad-Shield Coaxial Cable

DX Engineering RG-6U 75-ohm Standard Quad-Shield Coaxial Cable is our regular RG-6U with a Type II PVC jacket, low loss and greater protection against electromagnetic interference. Available cut to length or in 1,000 ft. spools; this is a high-quality standard RG-6U quad-shield cable. This cable may be terminated in the field with black EX6XL Type-F Universal Compression Connectors, also available from DX Engineering.

(Please Note: Also available is our waterproof direct-bury PE jacket RG-6 version: search 75-ohm Flooded Quad Shield, DXE-RG6UFQ-CTL and DXE-RG6UFQ-1000.)

DXE-RG-6UQ cable is ideal for many applications, such as active or passive HF Amateur Radio and SWL receive antenna arrays and systems, LW and MW magnetic loop antennas, Beverage antennas, over-the-air TV, AM and FM broadcast reception, CATV systems and video distribution as well as satellite radio installations like Sirius/XM. In fact, the low-loss characteristic of our RG-6 cable is excellent for digital audio up to the microwave frequencies that Satellite Radio systems employ!

Our RG-6 quad shield cable has gas-injected polyethylene foam dielectric for the lowest loss and maximum moisture resistance. With an 18 AWG copper-clad steel center conductor it is extremely strong and durable. Two foil shields plus two high-density aluminum braids provide ultimate four-layer RF shielding and the UV protected black jacket is made with a tough, but very flexible, PVC. The nominal impedance of DXE-RG-6UQ cable is 75 ohms, and it has a nominal Velocity Factor of 82%. The minimum bend radius of this cable is 2.50 in.

Beware of cheaply made cable with unknown impedance and loss characteristics. If some other cable is substantially less expensive, that should tell you something, right?

Please Note: Also available is our direct-bury PE jacket RG-6 version: search 75-ohm Flooded Quad Shield, DXE-RG6UFQ and DXE-RG6UFQ-1000.

This DX Engineering RG-6UQ 75-ohm Standard Quad-Shield Coaxial Cable is a Type-II PVC jacket RG-6 quad-shield cable that is RoHS compliant. Check out these low attenuation figures:

5 MHz: 0.6 dB/100 ft.
30 MHz: 1.1 dB/100 ft.
55 MHz: 1.6 dB/100 ft.

Losses at 1.8 MHz are virtually insignificant over several hundreds of feet of this coaxial cable. It can be used for low band receive antennas and arrays without the complications of using a preamp at the antenna.

Are you installing or upgrading a Low Band receiving antenna or a CATV or satellite video distribution system that uses RG-6/U Quad cable? Order DX Engineering RG-6U 75-ohm Standard Quad-Shield Coaxial Cable.

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