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Review on πŸ“Ί 4-Pack of Amazon Basics 4-Feet CL2-Rated Coaxial TV Antenna Connector Cables by Jeremy Bradford

Revainrating 4 out of 5

It's a coaxial cable but poorly constructed

You only need one cable, right? Easy, cheap, easy. Don't do much wrong. Well, ultimately it does the job and seems to carry the signal quite well. But he has two problems. First, there are small plastic plugs in the wells. You cannot use the cable until you have removed the caps as they will block where the connector/connector screws in. And there's nothing on the caps that would make this task any easier. The only way I could find was to slide the knife under the cap, finish the edges and gradually raise it. Which of course led to me stabbing my finger as the knife inevitably slipped no matter how careful I was. But caps are disposable. Another problem is that the wells they cover don't rotate. In many coax cables you have a nut that you screw into the jack. Not this cable. Instead, you have a free-floating grommet around the spade, but the actual threads are an integral part of the cable itself. So if you want to connect a cable, you either have to twist the entire cable (which doesn't work if you're trying to plug the other end secure) or you have to rotate the whole device you want to connect. (which is cumbersome at best and downright impossible when trying to connect to an outlet, for example). Rather look for a better cable.

Pros
  • Impressive
Cons
  • Big and bulky

Comments (4)

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May 21, 2023
Good Replacement Cable!
April 11, 2023
ok this is obviously a good cable. However there were white plugs inside with ...
March 12, 2023
Great replacement for old coax cables
December 30, 2022
All is great except THE STUPID PLASTIC CAPS!!!