[Elecraft] Spaghetti Wire Zip Cord to connect m K3 to the power supply.

[Richard Thorne]

The proper term which I should have used is silicone wire which is very 
flexible due to the high conductor count.

Rich - N5ZC


On 9/8/2013 11:13 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On 9/8/2013 6:02 AM, Richard Thorne wrote:
>> I'd like to get some 'spaghetti' wire that is zip cord type. 
>
> What do you mean by "spaghetti wire?"  Zip cord of any type should 
> never be used around transmitter sites because it is really poor at RF 
> rejection.  Twisted pair is MUCH better -- it provides 30 dB or more 
> rejection of noise and RFI as compared to parallel wires (zip cord).
>
> Over the years, I've cured a lot of RFI to home stereo systems by 
> replacing zip cord, glorified or otherwise, by twisted pair.  In North 
> America, at least three very good cable companies, Belden, Gepco, and 
> West Penn, all manufacture twisted pair cable sized in the range of 
> #13 to #10.
>
> We can easily "roll our own" twisted pair simply by buying two colors 
> of stranded wire at the local big box store, spooling out needed 
> lengths of both colors, sticking one end of both conductors in a vise 
> and the other end in a drill, and twisting.  Works great!
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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