[Michael L. Squires]

In article ,
TonyP wrote:
Thanks to all that replied. Like I said, it's for something to do on a
winter evening. The cost is nominal to say the least. Belden 89259 seems
to be real hard to get unless you want 1000ft of it. I also looked into
89207 with the same results. Any suggestions on cable would be greatly
appreciated.


If there's an electronics surplus store in your area take a look. I
used very small diameter coax made for military (aircraft?) use which
measured 3 pf per foot, and had either silver or silver-plated braid and
center conductor. I paid a few pennies per foot.

For runs of a foot or so I doubt that it matters, unless the connectors
start corroding (most likely if the plug and jack are of different metals,
it makes no sense to use gold on one side and something else on the other).

Mike Squires