Re: What kind of cable is this?

From: Ross Herbert (rherber1_at_bigpond.net.au)
Date: 11/13/04 

Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 05:06:12 GMT

On 12 Nov 2004 20:37:19 -0800, marshall@perilith.com (Marshall) wrote:

>dplatt@radagast.org (Dave Platt) wrote in message news:<10pa4a7tmufu51a@corp.supernews.com>...
>> >><snip>
>> >At high frequencies, the loss in the diaelectric is significant.
>> >My guess is it's coax intended for use at very high frequencies.
>>
>> Yup. I don't know what specific type this is, but it's an
>> air-dielectric RF cable. The spacer tubes are probably polyethylene
>> or something like that. Likely intended for high-UHF and microwave
>> frequencies. As it appears not to have any sort of waterproof outer
>> jacket, it's certainly for indoor applications only... perhaps
>> intended to be pulled through a conduit of some sort.
>
>Wow, great, so I have 100' or so of indoor UHF or microwave ready RF cable.
>Now let's see... you can cook with microwaves, then there's those
>microwave `relay' towers dotted on the hills around me and... Ummm... I
>seem to remember having a big, goofy UHF dial on my ancient TV set... So
>what in the Wide Wide World of Sports does one do with 100' of this stuff?!
>
>-mt
Before we can tell you that you have to find out exactly what its
specification is. So unless you can find a type number and
manufacturer then anyone's guess as to application is not going to be
entirely accurate.. However, you could possibly use it for esoteric
interconnects on your hi-fi system but whether this would sound better
is debatable.

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