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.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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