Where to get RCA RF cables

[tripletopper]

I noticed most of my RCA cables though they can work as RF cables are not the best.

 

Do they make RF grade RCA in the following connections? I need two male to male cables about 2 m in length, a y cable with one male and two females, and a double female barrel connector for Odyssey 2,  Bally astrocade and other systems that have RF cables built in.

 

Is it correct to assume that standard RCA cables are not shielded and I have to find shielded RC cables and Y adspter  and barrel adapter,  that would just be a simple as finding shielded RCAs.

 

Do they make shielded barrel adapters and Y adapters.  Is it as simple as that?  Or is there more to it than that?

[+-^CrossBow^-]

Correct, normal video RCA cables are not typically shielded properly and while they will work, they will allow for noise to come into the signal giving a less than ideal output.

 

Some folks will use RG6 type coax similar to what is ran into your home for cable TV and cable internet services and then use different connectors to convert over to standard RCA as needed. 

 

Console5 used to sell nice RF cable replacements as I own a few that I use in the lab and in my game room. But it doesn't appear they offer them anymore...

 

[+bent_pin]

You want a "75 ohm coax with RCA" connectors instead of f-connectors. Use the quoted search term.

[tripletopper]

I notice when  searching "75 Ohm RCA", I get SPDIF / Coaxial surround RCA cables.  Therefore, is it correct to assume that 2 SPDIF Y-adapters would be good for splitting between my direct to CRT for light guns and to my VCR for video capture as well as  having male and female RCA 75 Ohm access?

 

[+Black_Tiger]

I've found that thicker and modern RCA cables barely or don't work at all as RF connections and have been looking for a source for cables that work.

 

In the meantime I buy thin RCA cables new and used whenever I encounter them.

[tripletopper]

I just found out that SPDIF cables are garbage.  Very noisy in terms of color noise.

 

It seems like if not everything in your chain is RF capable, it's a very noisy picture in both buzz and fuzz.