"Solid" in this context means not braided, and that is what the inner
bonded foil shield is in my RG-6 (actually F-6, for CATV). I left out
"foil", sorry.
73 Mike
W0BTU
On Thu, Apr 9, 2020, 12:19 PM K9FD <merv.k9fd@gmail.com> wrote:
> Ever see RG6 with a solid aluminum shield?
>
> > One thing that hasn't been mentioned here is how the aluminum shield,
> > jacket, and dielectric behaves. I'm pretty sure that the CoE/°F of
> > aluminum is *more than twice* that of copper and steel.
> >
> > I am speaking specifically about a solid aluminum shield bonded to the
> > dielectric.
> >
> > Braided shields would of course expand and contract with the rest of the
> > coax.
> >
> > Also, many cables also have the center conductor bonded to the
> dielectric.
> >
>
>
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