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Re: Topband: RG-6 Delay cables

To: "Richard (Rick) Karlquist" <richard@karlquist.com>, "topband@contesting.com" <topband@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: RG-6 Delay cables
From: Lee STRAHAN <k7tjr@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2020 21:11:19 +0000
List-post: <mailto:topband@contesting.com>
Robin WA6CDR mentioned this to me in an earlier exchange this AM. It was not 
me. Should have mentioned that before. Sorry Robin, You the Man!
Lee   K7TJR

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard (Rick) Karlquist <richard@karlquist.com> 
Sent: Wednesday, April 8, 2020 2:00 PM
To: Lee STRAHAN <k7tjr@msn.com>; topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: RG-6 Delay cables



On 4/8/2020 1:28 PM, Lee STRAHAN wrote:

>     Even if the copper center conductor expands, the way the cable connectors 
> are made allows the copper to simply push in the connector  past the 
> connection point maintaining its physical length.

Very astute.  You may have explained this paradox.
I didn't think of this type F effect.  Some type N connectors also work this 
way.

73
Rick N6RK

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