Plus, a Look at Some Branded DX Engineering Legacy Products
As OnAllBands celebrates DX Engineering’s 25th anniversary throughout 2025, we’ll be highlighting the long list of innovative products designed and engineered by the company’s active amateur operators who are always dreaming up ways to make your on-air experience and time tending to your shacks easier and more enjoyable.
Look for articles showcasing many trusted DX Engineering branded products developed by the DXE team, including:
In 2024, DX Engineering introduced its RG-8X High-Visibility Orange 50-ohm Cable—an immediate hit with amateur operators who wanted to make sure their cable installations could be easily seen and avoided, especially during portable operations.
DXE-8XV RG-8X coaxial cables are covered in a non-contaminating orange PVC jacket, so you get the high-performance benefits of DX Engineering RG-8X low-loss 50-ohm coax plus high-visibility that ensures your installations won’t be missed by you or bystanders.
Flexible and low-loss DXE-8XV RG-8X cable features a stranded copper 16 AWG center conductor and gas-injected foam dielectric with a braided copper shield. In addition to its visibility, the Type II-A PVC jacket is highly water-resistant and perfect for direct-bury applications. The cable is intended for most low, medium, and medium-high power HF operations in base, mobile, and portable applications where short runs, flexibility, and visibility are key factors.
Note: DXE-8XV Orange will fade with continuous sunlight UV exposure. Color delivered can vary.
The orange version of the cable has the same industry standard specifications as DXE-8X black jacket coax, offering significantly better handling characteristics than larger cables, excellent shielding, and lower loss than slightly smaller RG-58. Further, DXE-8XV is easily terminated with crimp connectors, including DX Engineering Next Generation Crimp-Solder 8X PL-259 Connectors.
New BNC Male Connector Options
DXE-8XV cable can now be purchased in 3-, 12-, 25-, and 50-foot assemblies with BNC male connectors installed on both ends.
With DX Engineering’s patented PL-259 connectors installed on both ends, the high-visibility cable is available as 1.5-, 3-, 6-, 12-, 18-, 25-, 35-, 50-, and 100-foot assemblies.
It is also available by the foot or in a 1,000-foot spool.
Find all options for DX Engineering High-Visibility RG-8X Cable at DXEngineering.com.
