Re: RG59 direct burial siamese

[Jim <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Feb 27, 2:12=A0pm, "Bob La Londe" <n...@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> "Jim" <alarmi...@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
>
> news:2610df62-f9b6-43d4-bda4-29ae72a8a7c5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> > Anyone have any idea why there's such a wide price range for this
> > cable?
>
> > From the low hundreds to high $400.00 plus.
>
> > Who do you trust?
>
> Part is the mfg. =A0Belden and West Penn will cost more. =A0Part may be t=
he
> cable itself. =A0Gopher proof costs a lot more than waterproof.

We only have rats around here but I'll keep that in mind for the
future.

>
> Waterpoof has a heavy exposure rated outer jacket. =A0Gopher proof has a =
heavy
> exposure rated outer jacket, a shield under that usually of hard copper, =
and
> a heavy exposure rated inner jacket.
>
> Lots of things involved. =A0Also some distributors will just mark things =
up
> more than others. =A0Telephone primary distributors tend to have less cus=
tomer
> service orientation and higher prices than alarm primary distributors.
> Gaybar comes to mind.

Yeah. Gay bar always comes to my mind when anything involving
incompetence or overpricing is being discussed.