> I have bought a couple of different lengths, mainly from Chinese online sellers at AliExpress. You can stop reading right there... This is not a new problem

> I have bought a couple of different lengths, mainly from Chinese online sellers at AliExpress. You can stop reading right there... This is not a new problem however. 20 years ago you might go to the local ham store and pretty much any cable in a plastic bag was going to be total crap.