[TowerTalk] Coax

[Martin, AA6E]

http://workmanship.nasa.gov/wppr_wc_rfcc.jsp :

"Bend Radii for Completed Interconnecting Cable or Harness Individual
coaxial cable, Optimum Bend Radius (10x OD), Minimum Bend Radius (6x OD)"

So, avoid a 6x OD bend.  (Esp. if you're building spacecraft!)

Yes, lots of info and pretty pictures at this web site.

73
Martin

On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 7:29 AM, Pete Smith <n4zr at contesting.com> wrote:

> At 05:29 AM 7/23/2008, Charles Gallo wrote:
> >...
> >Per NASA
> >"Coaxial cables shall not be bent below the minimum recommended inside
> >bend radius (6 diameters for flexible, 2 diameters for semi-rigid and
> rigid)."
> >
> >see:
> >
> http://workmanship.nasa.gov/lib/insp/2%20books/links/sections/404%20Coaxial.html
>
>
> Though it may be overkill for most of our purposes, this is a very
> enlightening resource -  go back to the base site (workmanship.nasa.gov)
> and follow the pictorial reference link
> -  http://workmanship.nasa.gov/lib/insp/2%20books/frameset.html
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
>
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Martin Ewing, AA6E
Branford, CT