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

Tom Rauch w8ji at contesting.com
Tue Jan 11 20:05:21 EST 2005


> 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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