[Boatanchors] 50 ohm "twin lead"?

[Richard Post]

A well-respected member of the paid Boatanchor list has paralled two 
pairs of the wires in relatively cheap CAT-6 cables and found it to 
be 50 ohms.

You can read the note and some responses in the digest by Googling

"Interesting transmission line test"

(Use the quotes)

Rich KB8TAD



At 1:50 PM -0400 6/6/07, Al Klase wrote:
>Hey Steve,
>
>How about making twisted pair out of Teflon-insulated wire.  You'd 
>have to choose the right wire gage and insulation thickness, and 
>measure it to make sure.  However, I'm afraid the "transmitting" zip 
>cord is extinct, and lamp cord is probably lossy due to the PVC and, 
>also, not consistent in impedance from one batch to the next.
>
>Al
>
>--
>Al Klase - N3FRQ
>Flemington, NJ
>http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/
>