This sounds like video cable, not RF cable. Probably has copper braid
shield and solid dielectric. For many baseband video applications
(generally rated for 6 MHZ), the characteristic impedance would not be
an overriding concern. But video cable made by Belden, Alpha, Commscope,
or other well known manufacturers would be close to 75 ohms.
-Steve K8LX
On 2/15/2015 6:11 PM, charlie carroll wrote:
I have some rg-59 that I want to use for phasing a couple antennas in a
low-power environment. The 2 cables are marked as:
S.I.W TYPE RG-59/U-SP-95 MADE IN U.S.A
and
S.I.W TYPE RG-59/U-P-95 MADE IN U.S.A
I am looking for the manufacturer's data sheet to understand the
differences and characteristics of the cables. The cable marked "SP"
actually has a stranded center conductor while the other is a solid
center conductor.
The big difference, however, is the impedance of the cable. The "SP"
measures in the 63-65 ohm range with a VNWA, depending on which of
several I measure. The solid-center version measures about 71 ohms on a
single sample. The velocity factor is in the .64 to .66 range on all
cables.
Is there anyone that can point me to some data?
73 charlie, k1xx
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