[BC] Kevlar cored wire?

[Ron Cole]

I saw a strange coax test lead, it was either Kevlar or a very flexible 
Teflon that was used inside the cable.
When a Test lead is damaged its tossed for ISO Compliance reasons.
I was never able to figure out how to put a connector on this strange 
RG-58 sized coax.

Ron Cole



Kent Winrich wrote:
> We use it in Army Short Wave long wire antennas.  Or so I think.
> Personally, if it is Kevlar, I think it is a little over kill.
>
> Kent Winrich
> BAE Systems
> and
> Assured Technologies
>
>
> On 2/26/07, Ron Youvan <ka4inm at tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
>> > I have someone tell me that we are using a wire that has a Kevlar 
>> core with
>> > silver "shield" (the real conductor) around it.
>>
>> > Has anyone ever heard of that?  Or is someone pulling my leg and we 
>> have
>> > just a fiber cored wire?
>>
>>   Well "fiber cored wire" describes "wire that has a Kevlar core with 
>> silver
>> `shield' (the real conductor) around it" pretty well.
>>   I never heard of such a thing, and can not think of a reason to make
>> such a thing to improve strength, conductivity or flexibility.
>>   We have products for all of the special application that we run into,
>> as far as I know.
>>   Where did it come from?  What is it being used for?
>> Have you split a piece open to see what is how it is constructed?
>> -- 
>>    Ron  KA4INM - I think I could live on my pay if
>>                 governments didn't take half!
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