Re: OK to use TV coax for microphone?

On Sat 03 May 2008 22:24:49, Dead Paul wrote:

> On Sat, 03 May 2008 19:39:45 +0100, Walt Davidson wrote:
> 
>> On Sat, 03 May 2008 11:05:41 -0700, Kevin McMurtrie
>> <mcmurtri@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> 
>>>TV coax is very brittle.  The inner wire is copper-plated steel
>>>and the outer ****eld is aluminum wire and aluminum foil.  It will
>>>quickly crack where it meets the connectors.
>> 
>> What planet do you live on?  I have never seen TV coax as you
>> describe. Coax with copper-plated steel inner conductor is mostly
>> used as data cable (ethernet).
> 
> You want to see the crap which passes for rg58 at maplin
> electronics. 
> 


Maplins selling crap merchandise doesn't surprise me.  (Though to be 
fair, it does sell the odd good item too.)

But where would I go to get half-decent cables in relatively short 
lengths (not 50m drums) without paying a fortune for ultra quality 
dedicated-hobbyist stuff or exhorbitant delivery charges?