On 27 Jul 2007 at 16:03, Joe Reisert, W1JR wrote:
< snip >
> In 1989 I helped develop a low cost PTFE coax for the Cushcraft
> Corporation. They needed a cost effective coax for installing mobile
> antennas in automobiles that wouldn't melt if placed near catalytic
> converters etc. Cushcraft marketed it as "Ultra Link" coax. Ultra
> Link, as I recall, is about the diameter of RG58. It uses PTFE
> (instead of teflon) dielectric.
Hmmm. I was under the impression that "Teflon" IS "PTFE". I thought
that Teflon was DuPont's trade name for PolyTetraFluoroEthylene. Am
I wrong?
73,
George T. Daughters, K6GT
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