Flexible Coax
Does anyone know of a brand of RG-6 Coax that is highly flexible? The one I've got now gets very stiff below about 50 deg F. It gets very upset with me if I try to uncoil it. I tried uncoiling it a...
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There are 3 different dielectrics used in coax:
- Solid poly(whatever) stuff
- Foam
- Air
Solid core is not very tolerant of cold tempetures and just stiffens up. Even in California when I want to straighten it out I have to lay it out and let the sun warm it
I'm not sure where you find 75 0hm foam cable anymore, but look for something called "Superflex". It did exist in 75 ohm, and is still available in 50 ohm.
Air coax is for much larger coax and very stiff
- Solid poly(whatever) stuff
- Foam
- Air
Solid core is not very tolerant of cold tempetures and just stiffens up. Even in California when I want to straighten it out I have to lay it out and let the sun warm it
I'm not sure where you find 75 0hm foam cable anymore, but look for something called "Superflex". It did exist in 75 ohm, and is still available in 50 ohm.
Air coax is for much larger coax and very stiff
