"Solid" in this context means not braided, and that is what the inner bonded foil shield is in my RG-6 (actually F-6, for CATV). I left out "foil", sorry.
73 Mike W0BTU On Thu, Apr 9, 2020, 12:19 PM K9FD <[email protected]> wrote: > Ever see RG6 with a solid aluminum shield? > > > One thing that hasn't been mentioned here is how the aluminum shield, > > jacket, and dielectric behaves. I'm pretty sure that the CoE/°F of > > aluminum is *more than twice* that of copper and steel. > > > > I am speaking specifically about a solid aluminum shield bonded to the > > dielectric. > > > > Braided shields would of course expand and contract with the rest of the > > coax. > > > > Also, many cables also have the center conductor bonded to the > dielectric. > > > > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
