Hi, The use of double shielded cables does raise the question to what type of connectors to use?
Regards, Henk Op 3 mrt. 2013 om 17:30 heeft Jim Lux <jim...@earthlink.net> het volgende geschreven: > On 3/3/13 8:00 AM, Kevin Rosenberg wrote: >> On Mar 3, 2013, at 7:59 AM, John Ackermann <j...@febo.com> wrote: >>> Lesson learned -- use only double-shielded cable in the oscillator rack >>> (and in any RF measurement path) from now on. >> >> I've learned that lesson as well. John Miles said that RG-58 is occasionally >> referred to as 'soaker hose'. > RG-58 (which by the way, is a spec that officially no longer exists as part > of MIL-C17-28, ditto for RG-8, RG-213, etc. The military apparently doesn't > use PVC insulated wire any more.) comes in myriad forms all of which bear a > passing resemblance to each other. (leaving aside the RG-58A, RG-58, RG-58C > differences). > > The term seems to be used for any 50 ohm single shield coax that's about 0.20 > inch in diameter with solid polyethylene insulation. You really need to look > at the specific model number to know what the shielding looks like. It could > be anything from a very loose weave of thin copper strands to something nice > and dense. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.