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Re: [TowerTalk] Coax...braid "coverage" at HF.

To: <towertalk@contesting.com>,<john.brewer@us.schneider-electric.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Coax...braid "coverage" at HF.
From: "Tom Rauch" <w8ji@contesting.com>
Reply-to: Tom Rauch <w8ji@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 20:05:21 -0500
List-post: <mailto:towertalk@contesting.com>
> Given that the "holes" in the braid coverage are so small
as to appear
> as a solid sheet at HF frequencies, is there any
meaningful difference
> in performance in 1.8-30Mhz?


Probably not John. I've tried to measure crosstalk in some
pretty poor cables (radio shack RG8 type) and it wasn't
worth worrying about at HF, although I still avoid using
that real thin see through shield stuff.

73 Tom

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